Hi friends! We’re delighted to finally introduce you to our fourth issue: WATER In many ways, this edition was our pandemic companion: catching us in a unique moment between isolation and reflection. In April last year we published our callout for #KhidrZine4 and the submissions we received blew us away in their breadth and creativity.
Hello friends! We have been quiet for a while but pleased to be active again and excited to announce the theme for the Khidr Collective Zine, Issue Four: Water! A source of life and death. A tool of coercion and control. Water is indispensable. It traverses time and carries memory. We’ve gazed into it entranced
On 21st November 2018, we held the launch for Khidr Collective Zine Issue Three at Mirth, Marvel & Maud in Walthamstow. The theme of Issue Three was Frontiers and we had an amazing array of artists involved including Farzana Khan, Javaad Alipoor, Dhelia Snoussi and Salma Ibrahim. The night was hosted by Khidr Collective members
In the spring of 2018, the Khidr Collective went on our first national tour, stopping at Manchester, Bradford and Leicester. Although most members of Khidr Collective are based in London, we make an active effort to ensure that the talent we showcase within our zine and online is representative of UK Muslims. In our efforts
On the 1st June 2018, we took part in a ‘Late at Tate’ event at Tate Britain. During each event Tate Britain opens its galleries after hours, attracting up to 2000 people aged 18-25 to enjoy music, workshops, live performances, talks, special guests and DJs and debate, all taking inspiration from the Tate Collection. Three
With a central theme of healing, restoration and well-being, the Shifaa’ issue of the Khidr Collective Zine showcases work by artists, musicians, poets and writers finding strength and resilience in the mundane, the unfamiliar, and in places of comfort. We brought some of these wonderful people together to help us celebrate the launch of Issue
Khidr Collective officially launched on 7th June 2017 at the Rich Mix in Bethnal Green. We launched with our very first issue, an introductory issue which featured a whole range of artists, writers and activists. The launch featured an amazing line-up of artists who’ve inspired us over the years. Khidr members, Raeesah and Zain hosted
As part of our reach-out initiative, Khidr Collective went to Stratford on the 3rd July 2017, to chat to folk and specifically young British Muslims about “what our communities need.” The aim of the day was to engage with Muslims in Stratford to gain an understanding of the issues that remain prevalent amongst our communities, and what we as a collective can do to make a difference.
By Raeesah Akhtar The character of Khidr —or al-Khadir, ‘The Green One’—has captivated Islamic tradition and numerous other world religions over the centuries, yet is not once named in any holy scripture. Who then is this mysterious figure, and why does he remain of such symbolic significance? In chapter eighteen of the Qur’ān (Sūrat
