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Unveiling the Veil: Muslim Women in Hong Kong Art Exhibition

In collaboration with the Muslim Women in Hong Kong Organisation Committee, the Main Library is pleased to present Unveiling the Veil: Muslim Women in Hong Kong Art Exhibition at the 2^ndFloor Atrium/ExhibitionsArea of the Main Library from 18 April 2018 to 3 May 2017.

The exhibition will showcase the creative art pieces made by Muslim women living in Hong Kong.

This exhibition seeks to help students discover and understand the often stereotyped and shielded, yet diverse and vivid, voices of the Muslim women, who share with us the same living space of this multicultural city.

Currently, roughly 300,000 Muslims are living in Hong Kong. Indonesians, Chinese, and South Asians are the three major cultural groups while there are also Muslims from other parts of the world such as the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. With Hong Kong positioning itself as a multicultural hub, mutual understanding, cultural relationships, and social cohesion among the city’s sub-communities are crucially important.

To complement the exhibition, the Committee has also organised two “meet-the-artists” talks:

• Location: KB112, Knowles Building, HKU

  Date/Time: 29 April 2018 (Sunday) 3:00 – 5:00 PM

• Location: Global Lounge, G/F Fong Shu Chuen Amenities Centre, HK

  Date/Time: 30 April 2018 (Monday) 7:30 – 9:30pm

Peter Sidorko

University Librarian

The University of Hong Kong

Details for the Exhibition:

Date: 18 April 2018 – 3 May 2018.

Location: Atrium/Exhibition Area, 2/F Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
Time: During Main Library Hours
http://lib.hku.hk/general/hours/index.html

For enquiries, please contact:  Mr Gary Chin, Tel: 2859 2211 / Ms Marina Yeung, Tel: 2859 8903