Art as a Conversation Starter (with Aqsa Hashmi)

Happy to share with you our very first interview on #TSSApodcast. Aqsa Hashmi is a Chicago-based Muslim artist and started her art journey 10 years ago. She is a self-taught artist and her specialty lays in Islamic Calligraphy and Islamic abstract art. In this episode she will share how she build bridges through her art and invite people to explore the beauty of Islam and its people.

Episode Lexicon:

• SubhanAllah: Glory be to God (often used when amazed by God's work)

• Bismillah: In the name of God (often used when starting an activity)

• Masjid: Mosque

• Ma shaa Allah: what God has willed has happened (often used to show appreciation for a person or happening)

• Dawah: Practice of conveying the message of Islam

• Halaqa: A religious gathering to study Islam and the Qur'an

• Surah: Quranic chapter

• Ayah: Quranic verse

• Eid: Islamic celebration/holiday