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Andalus

Andalus is a faith based organisation which promotes cultural understanding and social cohesion through community engagement, educational programs, and artistic initiatives, fostering a sense of belonging and shared identity among diverse groups.

If you are interested in learning how to recite Qur&rsquo;an or are wanting to improve your recitation to a higher level then please join our new workshops starting on Saturday 12 September 2026. Please register your name and make this an important change in your life to bring the recitation of the Qur&rsquo;an closer to your hearts.&nbsp; All are welcome to come along whether beginners or more experienced; let&#39;s add some peaceful creativity to our busy schedules.

Adults Qur’an and Tajweed Workshops

We will be running a series of workshops on video filming and podcasting for children aged 12 - 16 years.

Filming and Podcasting

Summer Art Class for children 8+ years.&nbsp;

Summer Art Class

Join us on Friday 24 July 2026 for a conversation with two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist author Carla Power, who will be talking about her new book, The Lady Imam. We will be discussing the life, faith, and global impact of Amina Wadud. Please note that the perspectives, historical analyses, and narratives shared during this event are based on independent journalistic research and biographical accounts. They do not represent an official endorsement or theological stance by Andalus or the broader Islamic community. This event is intended for open academic inquiry and literary discussion. We ask all participants that will be attending to maintain a respectful and constructive dialogue throughout the session. The soul-stirring intersectional biography of the most famous Islamic woman scholar working today, from the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist author of&nbsp;If the Oceans Were Ink&nbsp;and&nbsp;Home, Land, Security.A feminist scholar-activist, single mother of five, and queer advocate, amina wadud has led a struggle against Islam&rsquo;s patriarchal establishment that&rsquo;s been felt keenly all over the world. Like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X before her, wadud has mobilized faith&rsquo;s potential as an engine of equality. Yet this American trail-blazer&rsquo;s story has never been told in book form&mdash;until now.Born Mary Teasley, the daughter of a Methodist preacher, wadud grew up in Maryland with a rare vantage on socioeconomic divides, living through poverty and her sister&rsquo;s death from an illegal abortion. A gifted student, teenage wadud was sent to live with affluent white families in Weston, Massachusetts. After cross-country hitchhiking and a stint in a Buddhist ashram, she converted to Islam as a twenty-year-old Ivy League student.wadud devoted her life to studying the&nbsp;Qur&rsquo;an and challenged centuries of patriarchal interpretations, finding in it equality for&nbsp;all. In Manhattan in 2005, she became the world&rsquo;s most famous&mdash;and infamous&mdash;Islamic scholar when she became the first woman in 1400 years to lead men and women together in public Friday prayers.The Lady Imam chronicles the life of a singular figure not only in Islam, but also in feminism, Black history, and gender studies. With unprecedented access through years of interviews and archival research, Carla Power has written the definitive account of wadud&rsquo;s extraordinary life while shedding light on our deepest questions about faith, family, and social justice. Hope to see you there and please let others know.

The Lady Imam

For over 40 years Ashur Shamis was Colonel Gadaffi&#39;s enemy number one in exile with a $1m bounty on his head. His dream of a &#39;free&#39; Libya almost cost him his life and his family. Ashur&#39;s son uncovers a dangerous past and questions the choices his father made to inherit the mess Gadaffi left. Join us on Monday 22 June 2026 for a film showing of The Colonel&rsquo;s Stray Dogs and an after film discussion with Khalid and Ashur Shamis. There is no charge for this event but registration is essential. Hope to see you there and please let others know.

The Colonel’s Stray Dogs

We will be running introductory sessions, 4 x 2hr sessions, &nbsp;in Arabic Calligraphy by one of the students of the late master Calligrapher Abbas Al-Baghdadi. if you are interested in seriously wanting to take up Arabic Calligraphy and learn from someone who has studied for over 10 years with a master calligrapher, then this is for you or if you just want to try Arabic calligrapher then maybe it will be an introduction to this graceful art.&nbsp; All equipment will be provided. All are welcome to come along whether beginners or more experienced; let&#39;s add some peaceful creativity to our busy schedules.

Arabic Calligraphy

The first Friday of every month, we aim to organise a thought provoking and reflective look at the meanings from the Qur&rsquo;an. &nbsp;Looking through the Qur&rsquo;an is an interactive session discussing the message of the Qur&rsquo;an, in English with a relevant and contemporary understanding of the Qur&rsquo;an. All are welcome to come along whether beginners or more experienced; let&#39;s add some peaceful creativity to our busy schedules. Refreshments provided.

Looking Through The Qur’an

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Andalus's event. It's an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉 Join us for another Origami workshop with Origami Egypt. All are welcome to come along; let's add some peaceful creativity to our busy schedules.

Origami at Andalus

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Andalus&#39;s event. It&#39;s an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉 Join us for another Origami workshop with Origami Egypt. All are welcome to come along; let&#39;s add some peaceful creativity to our busy schedules.

Origami

Join us for the Andalus Iftar,&nbsp;an evening of shared food, conversation, and reflection that brings together people from diverse backgrounds. Your presence helps us strengthen understanding and a sense of belonging in our community. By registering, you also support Andalus&rsquo; work to build a safer, more inclusive community.&nbsp; Thank you for taking part and helping us care for one another.

Andalus Iftar 2

Join us for the Andalus Iftar, an evening of shared food, conversation, and reflection that brings together people from diverse backgrounds. Your presence helps us strengthen understanding and a sense of belonging in our community. By registering, you also support Andalus&rsquo; work to build a safer, more inclusive community. Thank you for taking part and helping us care for one another.

Andalus Iftar 1

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Andalus&#39;s event. It&#39;s an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉 Ramadan is coming very soon and, to commemorate the start of this blessed time, we are making origami lanterns. All are welcome to come along; let&#39;s add some peaceful creativity to our busy schedules.

Origami - Lanterns

Become an Andalus supporter and be part of a growing community to make the world a better place. This is a beautiful opportunity for you and your children to be part of helping develop our beautiful centre by giving a small regular donation and seeing the impact that it makes.&nbsp; Thank you for choosing to be part of our cause. Together, we can make a positive impact on our community. 🚀 Ready to make a difference? Start your journey by becoming a supporter now! We pray that God rewards all our supporters with much goodness in this life and in the next.&nbsp;

Become an Andalus supporter and be part of a growing community to make the world a better place. This is a beautiful opportunity for you and your children to be part of helping develop our beautiful centre by giving a small regular donation and seeing the impact that it makes. Thank you for choosing to be part of our cause. Together, we can make a positive impact on our community. 🚀Ready to make a difference? Start your journey by becoming a supporter now!We pray that God rewards all our supporters with much goodness in this life and in the next.

Become an Andalus Supporter

Your gift to Andalus helps maintain our Centre and supports living knowledge of our faith, as well as developing new projects,&nbsp;host public talks, workshops, and exhibitions that make this heritage accessible to students, educators, and curious visitors. By donating today, you help preserve, maintain and develop our centre for future generations. May God be with you.

Your gift to Andalus helps maintain our Centre and supports living knowledge of our faith, as well as developing new projects, host public talks, workshops, and exhibitions that make this heritage accessible to students, educators, and curious visitors.By donating today, you help preserve, maintain and develop our centre for future generations.May God be with you.

Donate to Andalus

Join us for the launch of the Andalus Resource Centre 📚, a new local space for learning, reflection, and community connection. This centre brings together the library and resources belonging to Javed Ali, one of the directors of Andalus. The resource has been built over a period of 40 years and has many interesting and difficult to find books and artefacts.&nbsp; By registering, you help us plan a thoughtful opening event 🎉 with room for conversation, reflection, and future ideas. Your presence strengthens this community-led effort for a better shared future.

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