I have been given the privledge of being part of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Fellowship. Myself, along with 12 other emerging leaders, are traveling to the Midd East in April to work meet with government officials and civil society members, in order to learn more about how to improve East-West relations and cultural exchange. Countries currently visiting include: Morocco, Jordan, Saudi Arabia Click here for info:
This Saturday, March 3rd, I will be speaking on a panel about LC Arts and the arts diplaomcy workshops I led for youth in Kashmir in 2011. There will be some amazing speakers sharing their projects and ideas related to the arts, philanthropy and development in Kashmir. I am looking to expand this project for youth in other regions, so I hope to meet some potential partners and donors to keep the momentum going.
Info on the panel and the workshops is here:
Thanks to the Kashmir Valley Network for inviting me to present about LC Arts in Kashmir.
KASHMIR VALLEY NETWORK: http://www.kashmirvalleynetwork.org/
Location:
Philanthropy New York
75 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
See you there!
A Tweet From Civilization to Civil-Violation
Please see the link for my latest article for the Huffington Post on the recent Kashgari-Twitter controversy in Saudi Arabia. I post it here because this site is about arts diplomacy and the importance of freedom of expression and a free space for creative expression and spiritual discovery and youth empowerment in the Muslim World.
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Kids’ Messages from Kashmir and Morocco
News Reel: Work w. Children of CHINAR, Kashmir
Thanks to Sana Beg and Mir Ubaid for their reporting and support.
Love and light to the brilliant children of CHINAR. Support CHINAR orphanage here: www.chinar.org
Presentaion @ Asia Society
Asia Society article on my presentation and video of my presentation about Lollipops Crown at the Asia Society: http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/mohsin-din-kids-kashmir-and-controlled-chaos
Last night I was invited by the Asia Society to participate in a fantastic panel of cultural ambassadors, international journalists and activists. I discussed developments in the Muslim World and I also spoke about the Lollipops Crown project and showed video clips of the children in action during the workshops. Thanks to the accomplished panelists for allowing me the opportunity to speak and show videos of Lollipops Crown in Kashmir and thanks to the wonderful Asia Society for being so supportive of the work. This panel is part of the Creative Voices in Islam in Asia program of the Asia Society. Take aways form the panel: ‘music is homeless’ Nusrat (MTV Iggy) ; cultural forms of expression are equally important as political developments-Zeyba (Cultural Ambassador) ; and author of Rock the Casbah, Robin Wright–the counter jihad will define the next generation. Watch the video from the link above to hear the amazing programs being done for cultural exchange and see videos from each of the panelists.
Social Media, Arts and Change in the Muslim World | Asia Society
Social Media, Arts and Change in the Muslim World | Asia Society.
I’ve been invited by the Asia Society to speak on a diverse panel featuring journalist Robin Wright (Rock the Cashbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World), poet and journalist Eliza Griswold (The Tenth Parallel), and cultural ambassador Zeyba Rahman. It is an honor to be asked to participate with such esteemed activists and thinkers and I look forward to discussing recent socio-economic developments in the Muslim world and the so called ‘counter jihad’ that may define the next decade through the arts and alternative forms of self expression.
The event is October 17th at the Asia Society in NYC
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