UK art show explores Muslim life, Europe’s Islamic history and Islamophobia

Published On 5 Sep 20265 Sep 2026.

What happened

London, United Kingdom – Underneath a 536-year-old Islamic-inspired Spanish roof in east London hang three tapestries linking the city's Muslim communities to Europe's longstanding Muslim histories.

Among the works by artist Shahed Saleem, signs from the British Home Office's 2013 "Hostile Environment" policy, urging undocumented immigrants to self-deport, are depicted along with images of Muslim shoppers in London's diverse Queen's Market and a portrait of Altab Ali, a young Bangladeshi man who was murdered in a city park in a racially motivated attack.

The bottom line

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