East London Mosque archives

Anyone interested in the history of the Muslim community in Britain will be excited by a project to catalogue the archives of the East London Mosque.

Project archivist Eilís McCarthy and Dr Jamil Sherif are recorded discussing the value of the Mosque's archive, and the work which will be carried out, in a 12 minute podcast on the East London Mosque website http://www.eastlondonmosque.org.uk/

The archive, which comprises about 250,000 documents and occupies 26 metres of shelf space, is about to be re-packaged and catalogued, and the resulting online catalogue will be of huge interest to historians.

Indian Doumentary Film Festival in London 2011

Persistence/Resistance: Documentary practices in India, is being held in London between 1-8 November. The festival will run in conjunction with the Magic Lantern Foundation, New Delhi (http://magiclanternfoundation.org/) at SOAS, University of Westminster, Goldsmiths, and LSE. The festival will feature the work of seven leading filmmakers from India through screenings, conversations, panel discussions and art installations.

For further information about the festival, please follow this link: http://magiclanternfoundation.org/blog/2011/10/persistence-resistance-in-london/

The Himalayan Film Festival 2011

The Himalaya Film and Cultural Festival is on from 13th October. It will celebrate the rich and varied culture of the mightiest mountain range with film, music, art and photography.

The festival will showcase at various venues across the capital through the month of October. You can find more details below:

http://www.himalayafest.org.uk/