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British Council introduce Aerosol Arabic to...
Independent Sunday magazine feature
Emel Magazine feature
BBC In Pictures: Aerosol Arabic
Daily Mail: Anti-war mural is scrubbed
Mohammed wins ITV South Bank Show Award...
Birmingham Mail: Award for graffiti artist...
Birmingham Post: Award for Birmingham...
BBC: Mohammed Ali wins South Bank Show Award...
Sydney Morning Herald: Sydney's eternal...
ABC Australian TV on Melbourne Mural
Aerosol art in Broadmeadows, Melbourne.
Official Pctures from various events/murals
Australia's Herald Sun 'Imported Street...
Melbourne Age: Artist sprays far from home...
A Knockout Performance... Melbourne Mural...
All Videos on YouTube
New York Times on Mohammed's mural in the...
Mural in Toronto, Canada, Muslimfest 2008,...
MSNBC photoshoot with Gideo Mendel
Time Out: Salam In The City, Dubai
Mohammed Ali in Asian Today
Gulf News article...
Alarm Magazine USA - Interview
Salam In the City, Abu Dhabi, Zayed Uni
Emirates Evening Post frontpage article
AerosolArabic Flash Intro
Whats On Magazine - Favourite Books
BBC: SprayCan Spirituality
AerosolArabic in Denmark
AerosolArabic in USA April 2007
Desi Express: USA Tour
 
AerosolArabic Summer 2009:
Malaysia, Canada, Amsterdam and Norway
This summer 2009, Mohammed Ali will be delivering projects in:


Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - July 5th - July 9th
Knowledge & Arts Tour, painting a mural, artist talks at various venues


Muslimfest, Canada, August 1st - 2nd
Painting a mural, as well as part of the Arts & Islam Seminar

Liteside Festival, Amsterdam, August 14th/15th/16th
Painting a mural as part of the festival

Ramadan Festival, Stavanger, Noway - September 24th/25th/26th
Painting a mural at the International House.

BBC Newsnight
feature on Aerosol Arabic
A ten minute feature on British television, BBC Newsnight broadcast on April 21st 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lmeMG7NtTA
South Bank Show Awards
Mohammed Ali wins a South Bank Show Award
Birmingham-based street artist, Mohammed Ali has won the Arts Council’s diversity award at the ITV South Bank Show Awards. ITV will broadcast the ceremony on January 28th, at 10.30pm

Watch the video clip from the awards here>>
BBC News
Muslim News Awards winners
A graffiti artist and teenage martial arts participant have been honoured in a ceremony recognising "unsung heroes" of the Muslim community in Britain.
The Times
Tagging and the Quran
The Times on the art of Mohammed Ali:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5841177.ece

AerosolArabic' Blog Site
Offical Blog for the latest...
For the latest updates, visit the AerosolArabic Blog.....

Check out the gallery section, by clicking here to see pix from various events/murals/workshops


Artist talk video
Walsal New Art Gallery
Watch one of the many artist talks that Mohammed Ali delivers at the Walsall New Art Gallery. He also screens his short film Sacred Steet Art.  This video gives an example of the talks that Mohammed Ali does at schools, universities etc.
Australia murals
British Council/City of Melbourne

Mohammed Ali was sponsored by the City of Melbourne and the British Council in Australia to be a resident artist as part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival in October 2008.  As part of his residency he created a 30ft tall mural in the Central Business District of Melbourne alongside 14 young muslim women, the Crooked Rib group.

See here for media reports on the project:

Melbourne Age reports on Mohammeds mural

Herald Sun on 'Imported Street Artist...!"


ABC News on the Melbourne Mural

Melbourne Age reports on Mohammeds mural

 

Free Gaza
Street murals
Recent murals created dedicated to the people of Gaza.

Read a write up here, as well as pictures from the other Gaza murals >>>>
BBC Radio 4
When does graffiti become art?
When does graffiti become art?

As work by the popular graffiti artist Banksy is incorporated into a building design, we ask where next for graffiti?

Guests:
Alex Murdin, researcher at Dartington College of Art
Andy Hull, Public Protection Manager for Liverpool City Council
Mohammed Ali, ‘Aerosol Artist’
 
Youtube
AerosolArabic videos

Check out the official Youtube page for AerosolArabic. The latest video clips from the media, including CNN, BBC etc, as well as personal footage shot from workshops and events.

Canada Murals August 2008
Muslimfest & Ryerson University

Mohammed Ali is sponsored by Muslimfest and the British Consulate to create a mural in Mississauga Library Square as asll wel as Downton Toronto at Ryerson University Student Centre, for more read on here>

USA Tour Blogs
From Malika Rushdan, and Mohammed Ali
Read the account of Malika Rushdan, one of the most passionate and enthusiastic about the Bronx Mural, without whom this mural would not have been possible:
Malika Rushdan's written account>>

Read the full account of the 3 city USA Tour... a real rollercoaster, emotional journey...
Mohammed Ali's blog account of the 10 days in the USA
USA Tour
Check out the pictures
 
Specificially for the New York part of the tour, photographer Atif Ateeq was commissioned to document the whole journey.  Check out the pictures taken by Atif at this special mini photo-site:  http://www.aerosolarabic.com/usatour
Urban Art Bangladesh Tour
August 2007
After the success of the AerosolArabic USA Tour, Muslim Aid and other sponsors will be supporting the AerosolArabic Bangladesh Tour, in taking Urban Spiritual Art to the streets of Bangladesh.. check out the promo video here>>
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
AEROSOLARABIC USA TOUR
The AerosolArabic USA Tour which took place between April 11th and April 21st across three cities in the USA is now complete.  Seminars were held at various universities across the USA, as well murals created in each city. There was extensive media coverage from the likes of Reuters, New York Times, Associated Press etc..  Click more to see news video clips on the USA Tour...
MSNBC on Mohammed Ali
Photostory with audio
Click here to view the story>>
CNN interview Mohammed Ali
Part of a documentary on Muslims in Britain
January 2007,  Christianne Amanpour interviews Mohammed Ali for a documentary about Muslims in Britain. Part of that can be seen here on youtube >>
BBC Feature
Spraypainted mural in Birmingham

Click here to read the BBC's feature on the Birmingham spraypainted mural..

BBC Article
Follow up piece on AerosolArabic

"OK, so you’ve got graffiti, and then you’ve got Islamic art. What happens when you mix the two? I caught up with Mohammed Ali, an Islamic graffiti artist who does just that..."

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Time Out Magazine
Dubai Exhibition

At first glance, the work of graffiti artist Mohammed Ali and photographer Peter Sanders appear to be worlds apart. The former uses modern graffiti to bring Koranic script to life, the later uses photography to lament the passing of Islams bygone age...

Asian Today on Mohammed Ali
UK Asian newspaper
Article in UK's Asian Today on forthcoming Birmingham Art Gallery exhibition

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