18 Arts & Culture
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MAASAI AWARENESS AGAINST FGM THROUGH BHM COMMEMORATION As part of activities marking the celebration of Black History Month (BHM) in the United Kingdom, a Maasai group from Kenya joined ranks with the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) awareness advocacy group in England to raise awareness on the hazards and complications this menace has caused in both the rural and urban setups in Kenya in particular but globally as a whole. The group which was headed by John and Daniel were hosted by our renowned Anti-FGM campaigner, Valentine Nkoyo. The Maasai people have very rich culture and are often featured on the Kenyan Tourism Industry; but according to John and Daniel FGM has been a threat to the people and their culture especially against the girl child. NAE Chief Executive Receives Queens MBE The CEO and Director of New Art Exchange (NAE), Skinder Hundal, has been awarded with the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his contribution to visual arts. Mr Hundal successful leadership did not go unnoticed at the New Art Exchange as he stirred the organisation through a significant period of growth and development, achieving a strong reputation for creating high quality adventurous art, and bringing international culturally diverse art to the UK. Upon receiving the award, Hundal said that it is a privilege to work in the arts, especially with an organisation that was born from roots communities in an inner-city, multi-ethnic and working-class neighbourhood. Hundal is also Executive Producer and Artistic Director for Nottingham Arts Mela and previously chair of Europe’s Premiere Indian classical festival, Darbar and a trustee at Primary artist studios New Art Exchange (NAE) is a contemporary arts space in Nottingham that celebrates the region’s cultural richness and diversity. It is the largest gallery in the UK dedicated to culturally diverse contemporary visual arts and their programme of activity, comprising exhibitions, tours, public engagement, learning, talent development and international projects.
