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Association of Poetry and Music Glasgow have received a major award from the Heritage Lottery Fund for this February’s Sufi Festival. The project will use the framework of the World Sufi Festival to develop education and knowledge on the early development of Sufism in an age of enlightened scientific exploration and quest for advancement.
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The Iranian Scotland Association has joined APMG to bring a strong Iranian contribution to this year’s Sufi Festival.
World Sufi Festival
SECC Glasgow Friday 22 – Sunday 24 February 2008
Inner warmth in winter Glasgow
A rich and colourful celebration for all the family.
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Wend your way through the bazaar; sample the food; visit traditional stands from many countries, enjoy the art on display and the performances of music dance and poetry. If you enjoy mela and finding out about other cultures this is a festival for you – for the whole family. There is something for everyone.
In February, Glasgow hosts its second World Sufi Festival, aiming to capture and project positive messages that have been around for centuries in the east and west. Arts, culture and heritage are at the heart of the programme.
Sufism is a mystical way of life, which emphasises respect for all religions. It crosses cultural and religious boundaries and plays a part in the lives of many people across the world. The festival helps us to better understand where we have come from and what we have in common.
Around the world, Sufi festivals are platforms for great diversity. These events bring peace and love to the forefront of community activity.
This winter festival promises to be an entertaining, informative and enchanting get-together. There is a programme of talks and workshops in the lead up to, during and after the event, with discussion of Sufi themes as experts explore what it means to be a Sufi in the 21st Century. The festival showcases performers, artists, crafts, fashion, poetry, theatre and film from Glasgow and beyond, encompassing both the traditional and modern around the Sufi theme.
Find out about the performers who will be appearing at this years World Sufi Festival. Click here for more information.
Tickets
Daytime entry (12noon to 9pm)
Bazaar, performances and activities
throughout the day
Adults - £2
Children (6-12yrs) - £1
Under 6yrs - free
Family ticket
(4 people, including at least 1 child) - £5
Evening Performances
Sat 23, 6.30pm -
Naghmeh Ensemble - £8 / £5 (Snr citizen)
Sat 23, 9pm - Mustafa Zahid & Rox3n plus Asad Kishore - £12
Sun 24, 7pm - Kabul Ensemble & Salim Sabri - £10 / £6 (Snr citizen)
Telephone hotline - 0870 040 4000
Venue
SECC is Scotland's national venue for public events. It's also the UK's largest integrated exhibition and conference centre: a world class facility set in one of Europe's most vibrant cities and only a short journey from some of the most beautiful countryside in the world.
Glasgow's international airport is a 15 minute drive from SECC and provides direct access to and from major European and North American cities. The city sits on the nation-wide transport system with fast rail and road access to all the UK's principal cities.
