Bradford Literature Festival | Literature

A Life’s Journey: The Story Behind a Book

7 Jul 2024

10:00 - 11:15

University of Bradford

Join us for a live podcast recording as host, Muhammad Jalal, meets Ahmed Paul Keeler to recount his fascinating life journey, from an idyllic childhood in Windsor to navigating trauma in English boarding schools, embracing modern art and theatre, and ultimately to finding solace in Islam.

As a teen, Keeler organised plays and later established the groundbreaking Signals Gallery, promoting kinetic art. His crowning achievement was the World of Islam Festival in 1976, followed by various projects promoting Islamic civilisation and cultural dialogue. At 70, he penned Rethinking Islam and the West, questioning society’s obsession with progress andadvocating for balance, explored further in his companion volume, A Life’s Journey.

Listen live to Keeler’s memories and what led him to be the man he is today.

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University of Bradford

Richmond Road
BD7 1AZ

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