Salma Zulfiqar
Workshops & Debates
Salma Zulfiqar is available to lead creative workshops.
RSA RAWTHMELLS: ROUTES TO PEACE? A WORKSHOP, PERFORMANCE AND Q&A
'Routes to Peace?' is an event in two parts; a conversation exploring research into the stories of people who have to leave their homeland in search of peace and safety, and a workshop that encourages the audience to explore these stories creatively.
ARTconnects - Empowering Communities
a creative workshop to promote cultural connections between refugees and host communities, supported by UNHCR and taking place during the Venice Biennale 2019.
ART Connects Workshop
A special workshop to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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Once Upon A Time In Birmingham: Women Who Dared To Dream
To celebrate the launch of a new Birmingham City Council book celebrating the inspiring stories of 30 Birmingham women, Birmingham City University hosted a special City Talks event featuring women included in the book.
Art Connects: Peace One Day
Empowering communities, preventing hate crimes, preventing extremism and promoting integration
Refugee Week Festival 2018
Salma Zulfiqar delivered several creative workshops during Refugee Week in collaboration with Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham and Near Neighbours, Rivers of Gold and Migrant Help
Osman Yousefzada's Migration Festival
Salma Zulfiqar spoke at a special session to mark the start of Refugee Week in Fashion Designer Osman Yousefzada's Migration Festival - IKON Gallery, Birmingham
Displaced in Media Conference at the BFI
Salma Zulfiqar speaking at the opening panel session at Displaced in Media Conference at the BFI in London.
Migration SEAS Workshop, Special Event, Argostoli Library, Kefalonia
A special event was held as part of the Migration SEAS workshop in collaboration with the Ionion Centre for Arts and Culture in Kefalonia. To mark the International Day of Living Together in Peace on May 16, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Education and Peace Campaigner and father of Nobel Laureate and UN Ambassador of Peace Malala Yousafzai addressed audiences together with International Artist and Activist Salma Zulfiqar.
Exhibition: The Migration Blanket
Created by Refugee & Migrant Women with Salma Zulfiqar
Library of Birmingham - 8th March - 8th April 2018
Creative Expressions by Women on the Move
Creative workshops with migrant and refugee women focussing on integration.
Yasmin Alibhai Brown, Journalist, Author and Anti-racism campaigner joined International Artist Salma Zulfiqar and women from The Oasis Foundry in Birmingham in February for a session of Creative Expressions by Women on the Move. Ms Alibhai Brown shared her stories on the challenges she and her family faced with regards to migration and integration. Together with the Artist, the women created an artwork showing their struggles of integration, as well as their hopes and dreams.
Migration Debate - House of Lords, London 4th December 2017
Salma Zulfiqar was invited to hold a Migration Debate at the House of Lords to mark International Migrants Day 2017. The event was chaired and sponsored by Lord Sheikh. As well as Salma Zulfiqar, panelists represented the United Nations Migration Agency, IOM, UNHCR, TELLMAMA and the BBC. Panelists spoke about issues related to the integration of migrants and refugees in order to influence policy making and engaged with the audience and Lord Sheikh on questions related to migration.
Presentation on 'Building Peace through the Oceans' at the conference “Politics Responsibility and Peace”
at the United Nations University of Peace, Costa Rica 21st and 22nd, November 2017
ARTconnects workshop - Birmingham, UK
The ORT Gallery, Mosley Road, Birmingham
ARTconnects is a project to empower local communities in Birmingham, UK, with a series of creative workshops led by Salma Zulfiqar & aimed at promoting integration, tackling hate crimes and extremism.
Lessons of Diversity in Norfolk: Art Workshop
Lessons of Diversity in Norfolk: Art Workshop
An art workshop to creatively explore issues of diversity and inclusiveness in Great Yarmouth. Led by artist and humanitarian activist Salma Zulfiqar, it is open for the entire family. This workshop is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences event "Lessons of Diversity in Norfolk" at Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life.
Creative workshop to Empower Migrant Women
The UN Migration Agency (IOM) in the United Kingdom partnered with renowned artist Salma Zulfiqar and Birmingham-based charity the Amira Foundation to host a creative art workshop at the Library of Birmingham, on empowering migrant women as part of the Birmingham Weekend Festival, the city’s largest annual community arts festival.
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MIGRATION & SEAS/SEAWORLD - BUILDING PEACE THROUGH THE OCEANS
‘The Seas are vehicles for building understanding and peace between communities around the World. The Seas are a vehicle for transporting and connecting people and cultures. They allow people to experience and immerse themselves in different cultures so that we can learn from one another and learn to live with one another in peace’
Library of Birmingham 28th July - 30th Sept 2017
American Business School, Paris
Keynote Speaker at Humanitarian Project launch event, American Business School, Paris, October 2017
National Conference for Muslim Artists
Speaker at the closing plenary session on opportunities in the national conference for Muslim Artists, Birmingham University, UK
September 2017
Media Diversity - Science Po, Paris
The state of Media Diversity today presented to students on the Masters Public Policy Programme - 2016
Guest speaker for International Women's Day at Science Po 2017. Reflecting on working for the United Nations as a Woman.
Mentor for Mosaic Student Network, HRH Prince of Wales Trust
Guest Speaker for Students in schools across Birmingham since 2010, UK including, Small Heath School, Grace Academy & Handsworth Wood Girls Academy.
UN Global Goals
Guest Speaker at Le Movement, Student Group, Paris 2016