Manchester Central mosque, Palestinian Embroidery, Shah Jalal mosque, Platt Fields. Ramadan Walk (& Iftar)
Sun 10 Mar
|Manchester Central Mosque
Leaving Victoria Park mosque and walk across to the Whitworth Art gallery to see some Palestinian Embroidery. We will walk then up to Shah Jalal mosque to pray Salat ul Asr and then walk on to Platt Fields. We will then walk back to Victoria Park mosque to pray Maghrib then Iftar at Wilmslow Road
Time & Location
10 Mar 2024, 14:30
Manchester Central Mosque, 20 Upper Park Rd, Manchester M14 5RU, UK
About the event
Leaving Victoria Park mosque at 2:30pm and walk across to the Whitworth Art gallery to see some Palestinian Embroidery. We will walk then up to Shah Jalal mosque to pray Salat ul Asr at 4:30pm and then walk on to Platt Fields. We will then walk back to Victoria Park mosque to pray Maghrib in jamaat. We will then open iftar at one of the restaurants on Wilmslow Road.
Go To person: Rizwana
Learn more about Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery:
The University’s Whitworth Art Gallery, in collaboration with Kettle’s Yard, proudly presents Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery, an exhibition unveiling the importance and evolution of Palestine’s most important cultural material.
On display from 24 November 2023 – 7 April 2024, this exhibition explores the art of embroidery, called tatreez in Arabic, characterised by its remarkable beauty and complexity. Historically, each area of Palestine was known for different motifs, techniques and textiles.…