Exhibitions
EXHIBITIONS
• Sole Researcher and Curator: Stories of Sacrifice
– the first exhibition devoted to the Muslim contribution to World War One, British Muslim Heritage Centre (January 2016 – present).
Winner of the Times Higher Education 'Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences', 2019.Winner of the Muslim News Awards 'Excellence in Community Relations Prize', 2017.
Winner of the Manchester Culture Awards ‘Highly Commended Exhibition’, 2018.Winner of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, 2018.Winner of the Armed Forces Awards 'Lifetime Award for Enduring Support to Cohesion’ , 2018.
Permanent exhibition, BMHC (January 2016 – March 2018)
Travelling exhibition (August 2016 – present) in over 20 public venues across the UK
Permanent corridor exhibition, BMHC (March 2018 – present)
Exhibition tour includes: Blackburn Cathedral, Greater Manchester Police HQ; Manchester Central Library."Of huge importance" (King Charles III)"Exceptionally important" (Sir Warren Smith, Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester)"The first exhibition devoted to the Islamic contribution to the conflict” (The i Newspaper, UK)“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 Awards judging panel)
"Issa more than doubled the previously estimated figure of 400,000 soldiers after trawling through thousands of personal letters, historic archives, regimental diaries and census reports" (Discovery Channel, US)
"As extremists and fearmongers try to create division, an exhibition in England fights back with inspirational tales of unity" (The National Newspaper, UAE)
• Content Curator and Academic Advisor: Shakespeare in South Asia, Shakespeare Centre/Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (May 2017 – January 2018).
Exhibition tour includes: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
• Sole Researcher and Curator: Ageless Cleopatra, Shakespeare Centre/Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (April 2018).
