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ARTS AND CULTURE
CHINA
noor deen, haji (mi guang jiang)
Haji Noor Deen is a globally recognized Chinese master and lecturer in Arabic calligraphy. In 1997
he became the first Chinese Muslim to be awarded the Egyptian Certificate of Arabic Calligraphy
and to be admitted as a member of the Association of Egyptian Calligraphy.
yue, ma
Ma Yue is a Chinese martial artist and national champion of Wushu. His Muslim Hui family’s
association with marital arts goes back six generations. Yue is a two-time gold medalist and a
graduate of the Wushu University of China.
INDIA
khan, shahrukh
Named by Newsweek as one of the 50 most powerful people in 2008, Shahrukh Khan is the
preeminent Indian Bollywood star, film producer and television host. Khan is the founder and
owner of two production companies, Dreamz Unlimited and Red Chillies Entertainment. He
campaigns for better relations between India’s Muslim and Hindu communities.
rahman, allah rakha
A R Rahman is a prolific composer, record producer, and musician for the Indian film industry. He
is the first Indian to receive a Golden Globe Award and two Academy Awards for his soundtrack
of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. In 2004, Rahman was appointed the Global Ambassador of The Stop TB
Partnership, a World Health Organization project.
INDONESIA
rosa, helvy tiana
Helvy Tiana Rosa is a prominent Indonesian writer and an lecturer in literature at the State University
of Jakarta (UNJ). Rosa is a member of Majelis Sastra Asia Tenggara (the Southeast Asia Board
of Literature) and often represents Indonesia in literary events at home and abroad.
MALAYSIA
raihan
Raihan are a world famous Malaysian nasheed group with four members: Che Amran Idris, Abu
Bakar Md Yatim, Amran Ibrahim and Zulfadli Bin Mustaza. Since their coming together in 1996,
they have made 11 albums and have received numerous awards in Malaysia.
PAKISTAN
ahmad, salman
Salman Ahmad is a Sufi Muslim and one of Pakistan’s most internationally celebrated musicians.
With a successful career as guitarist in rock band Junoon, he has performed across the globe.
Ahmad is also a UN Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS with a focus on raising awareness in
South Asia.
SINGAPORE
jalil, iskandar
Iskandar Jalil is a prominent Singaporean ceramicist whose work integrates Japanese and Islamic
styles. His art is featured in many international public and private collections. Though retired, Jalil
continues to give weekly lectures on pottery at the National University of Singapore.
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