THE INSTITUTE FOR THE CULTURES OF ISLAM

A CENTER PRESENTS MUSLIM REACTIONS TO THE WORLD

Created in 2005 and opened in 2006, its two sites foreshadow the ambitions that take wing a decade later. 

• At rue Leon

• At rue Stephenson

Their exhibits show how Muslim artists living in France view their cultures of origin. From March to July, 2022:

• Persian miniature or modern portrait? And silences, taboos and the forbidden

The past idealized: Cyrus and the Odor of Lilies by Iran's Ryan Yasmineh 

 

Mounds of tangled threads around which one must tread carefully: "Family Photos" by Oassila Arras, French of Algerian origin: 

• Paintings evoke uprooting by linking a Syrian poet's verses to symbols of the sky

Dialogues by Irak's Himat L. Ali

 

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A place to appreciate North African cuisine

The Institute follows Islam's command for charity:

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Now for far older infrastructure.

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Proof that interest in a destination is recent:

The "FGO Barbara," open in 2008