Curator
Pioneering exhibitions in prime locations –
attracting thousands of visitors and making monumental discoveries.
Prime locations
Exhibitions at bustling venues including the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Manchester Central Library, and Shakespeare’s Birthplace.
Thousands of visitors
From schoolchildren to high-profile celebrities, over 50,000 people visited the Stories of Sacrifice
exhibition, praised by King Charles III as being
"of huge importance".
Monumental discoveries
Awarded the Times Higher Education "Research Project of the Year", the Discovery Channel reported that
"Issa more than doubled the previously estimated figure of [Muslim WW1] soldiers”.
Expertise and experience
Renowned, influential exhibitions have attracted international media and changed conversations forever.
Islam Issa has presented the public with exhibitions on British Muslim heritage and on Shakespeare's presence around the world.
“A terrific piece of historical recovery notable for the strength of its primary research, the timeliness of its conception and the impact of its eye-opening results”
Times Higher Education
