[Oman-l] Princess Salme exhibition in London, 17 April - 22 June 2001

[Joachim Duester]

There is an exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, in London on the life
and writings of Sayyida Salme which so far had completely escaped my
knowledge. For more information, see

http://www.soas.ac.uk/Brunei/Salme/home.html

Princess Salme - Behind the Veil
The Life and Writings of Sayyida Salme,
Writer and Teacher (1844 - 1924)
17 April - 22 June 2001

Launched at the House of Wonders Palace in Zanzibar, July 2000, the touring
exhibition provides a unique opportunity to glimpse behind the veil of a
rich cultural heritage of Zanzibar and the life of a pioneering woman writer
and teacher. The exhibition includes a collection of her personal
possessions, writings and photographs. It is the outcome of extensive
research carried out by Said el-Gheithy (e-mail:
said.el-gheithy@virgin.net ), with the support of surviving relatives of
Sayyida Salme in Germany, Holland, Brazil and Zanzibar, and with a
fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
The exhibition will subsequently travel to the Bait Al- Zubair gallery in
Muscat, Oman.

Joachim