DATE: October 16-21

PERFORMANCES by Mir Mukhtiar Ali and troupe
Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Road, UBC Campus

* October 16 (7:30 pm.)

* October 17 (3 p.m.) $15 general admission, $10 students. Special: $5 for UBC students, available through the Department of Asian Studies, 1871 West Mall, UBC Asian Centre.

**All proceeds will be donated.**

Mukthiar Ali represents the 26th generation in a family of Mirasi or traditionally nomadic singers of Rajasthan. He sings a wide range of devotional music, including Kabir, Mira, and Brahmanand, and a range of Sufi (Islamic mystical) poets such as Bulle Shah, Baba Sheikh Farid, Amir Khusro and others.

October 18 FIlms by Ajay Bhardwaj on Islam in Punjab, Laserre 102, 6-9 p.m.

* Kitte Mile Ve Mahi (“Where the Twain Shall Meet”) on Sufi and Dalit cultures in contemporary Punjab

* Rabba Hun Kee Kariye (“O Divine One! Tell Me, What Shall I Do Now?”) on the Partition of PunjabFollowed by discussion with the filmmaker

October 19 Lecture by Ken Bryant, 11-12:20 in UBC Asian Centre Auditorium (will be attended by students in ASIA 258, “Religion in South Asia” class, and open to the public)

Additional films by Ajay Bhardwaj, Oct 19, 12:30-3 in UBC Asian Centre Auditorium (the filmmaker will be available for discussion.) Co-sponsored by the Centre for India and South Asia Research.

October 21, 4-6 pm,  Lecture by Regula Qureshi, University of Alberta, on Performance Traditions in South Asian Islam, Room 604, UBC Asian Centre

For more information re: the performers, see:

http://www.mirmukhtiyarali.com

Sample tracks:

http://www.myspace.com/mirmukhtiyarali

http://www.youtube.com/user/mukhtiyarali

These events are made possible by the generous support of the annual Virani Lectures in Islamic Studies by Mr. and Mrs. Amir and Yasmin Virani.