FoSP 2009 Programme

The Call of Home
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We earmark 50p of every ticket sold (and donations collected at various other events)
to support two Projects:
The Refugee Survival Trust
Working to support destitute refugees and asylum seekers
www.rst.org.uk
The Festival Volunteer Peace Programme
For our local and international volunteers at the festival, a programme of events,
groupwork and outings designed to build confidence, knowledge and connectedness.
www.festivalofspirituality.org.uk/volunteers
EXPLORE THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON HOLY ISLE!
Thursday 29 – Saturday 31 October 2009
A two day journey into the concept of ‘The
Kingdom of God’ (or ‘Buddha mind’) from Christian
and Buddhist perspectives, at the Holy Isle
Centre (off Lamlash, Arran)
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Contents
4 Special Events 6 Conversations 14 Film 15 Performance Events
22 Spiritual Practices 26 Exhibitions 29 Workshops
32 Festival Diary 34 Booking Information
The Festival of Spirituality and Peace is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting those
with a practical vision for peace. Each year we will partner with a humanitarian cause and 50p from
each ticket sold will go directly to support their work. This year we will split all money raised in this
way between our International Youth Peace Programme and the Refugee Survival Trust.
Astronaut Rusty Schweikart was on the
Apollo mission which looked down on
the earth for the first time, and he tried to
describe the experience:
”You look down there and you can’t imagine
how many borders and boundaries you crossed
again and again and again. And you don’t even see
‘em. At that wake-up scene – the Mideast – you know
there are hundreds of people killing each other over
some imaginary line that you can’t see. From where
you see it, the thing is whole, and it’s so beautiful. And
you wish you could take one from each side in hand
and say, ‘Look at it from this perspective. Look at that.
What’s important?’ “
With a wider perspective and an enlarged
vision we can see ourselves as a common
humanity in a shared home. Indeed, the
extent to which we do grasp this reality will
determine whether we live at peace or not in
the difficult decades ahead.
This festival is for all who wish to work virally to
infect the world with the antidote to violence, war
and fear of the other. The role you play is unique
and important and part of the whole – so come,
let us all meet and work together.
Pax, salaam, shalom.
Donald Reid, Director, on behalf of the FoSP team
In 1947, after the devastation of war, the Edinburgh International Festival was conceived to ‘provide a
platform for the flowering of the human spirit’. The Festival of Spirituality and Peace seeks to reawaken the
heart of the festival for people who, after 9/11, want to work together for a peaceful future.
Welcome to the Festival of Spirituality and Peace
Scottish Episcopal Church

Special events at the Festival of
Sunday 9 August, 9am – 10.15am
This silent walking meditation is an open event. It will
be led by lay members of the Edinburgh Sangha of the
Community of Interbeing, who follow the practice and
teachings of Zen Buddhist Master, Thich Nhat Hanh.
Before the walk begins there will be a brief introduction
to mindful walking as meditation practice. Children
are welcome when accompanied by adults. Starting at
the mural at St John’s – venue 127 – and returning by
10.15am in time for the morning service.
www.interbeing.org.uk/sanghas/wildgeese/
COME HOME TO LAUGHTER £4 (pay on arrival)
Laughter workshops with Nottingham Laughter Club’s Jo Eadie
Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am in the chapel at St John’s (venue 127)
Do you ever feel the yearning to go back to the more playful frame of mind that we all knew
as children? Learn how to rediscover your innate capacity for joy by sharing the sound
of laughter with others. Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday during the Festival, each
session lasts approximately one hour. There’s no need to book, just turn up and laugh.
For more information visit www.nottinghamlaughter.org.uk
or call Jo on: 07816439510.
MINDFUL PEACE WALK: ‘PEACE BEGINS WITH YOU’ FREE
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 LAUNCH EVENT THE CALL OF HOME FREE
Sunday 9 August, 6pm – 7pm at St John’s (venue 127)
During the next three weeks we will look at various aspects of what makes us feel at home or where the
longings of our hearts call us. Join us in our celebratory opening event featuring words, music and dance
– including guests Hardeep Singh Kohli, performance poet Elspeth Murray, concert pianist Aleksander
Kudajczyk, Ragamala dancers, St John’s Choir and others.
Followed by informal reception (until 8.30pm) with various festival artists and contributors present. Come
mingle and celebrate! ALL WELCOME.
The Power of Pure Thoughts: FREE
An Interactive presentation with the Brahma Kumaris Youth Group
Tuesday 11 August, 2pm - 3pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Thoughts can give happiness or sorrow and are influenced by many
external factors leading to a roller coaster of emotions. When free of
negative influences, we can experience the power of pure thoughts
and peace in the mind.

Spirituality and Peace 2009
We are pleased to welcome these guests who will
be preaching at services at St John’s:
John Bell preaching on 23 Aug @ 10.30am
Naim Ateek preaching on 23 Aug @ 6pm
James MacMillan preaching on 30 Aug @ 10.30am
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FINDING YOUR VOICE FREE
Sunday 23 August, 12.30pm – 1.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
An interactive discussion on using voice and sound to help, encourage and heal people.
With John Bell, church musician and writer; Margery Bray who has devoted her life
to caring for abused children and is currently using vibrational therapy or singing
to heal traumatised children in Georgia; and Harriet Buchan (who played the long-
suffering wife Jean in Taggart, the TV crimes series set in Glasgow) who now runs her
own voice workshops as a form of therapy for people in a similar situation to Jean’s.
She says ‘you cannot sing and be sad’.
JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY DONATIONS
Wednesday 26 August, 4pm at St John’s (venue 127)
The Japanese Tea Ceremony, “Cha-no-Yu : Way of Tea”,
originated in 16th Century Japan. The 4 principles of the
Tea Ceremony are Harmony, Respect, Purity and Tran-
quillity. It synthesizes the Arts of elegant
Kimono, flower arrangement, calligraphy,
pottery, and philosophy into a way of
life. Mio Shapley, a qualified professor of
Urasenke, warmly invites you to come and
share a cup of tea and simplicity.
CLOSING EVENT COMING HOME £5/FREE
Sunday 30 August, 8pm – 9.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
At the end of the Festival we bring together the many strands in
words, music, dance and story representing our aspirations for
the world and our commitment to making it a home for all. With
various festival performers and a surprise guest speaker – and,
of course, a hearty rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’.
Free to all who have participated in FoSP events (please produce a ticket stub).

CONVERSATIONS
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WOMEN, ISLAM AND LIBERATION FREE
Saturday 8 August, 3.30pm - 5pm at Edinburgh Central Mosque (venue 48)
Farkhanda Chaudhry explains the position of Muslim women in
societies and illustrates how they negotiate faith expectations in their
personal and civic spheres.
Farkhanda is the first Muslim women Justice of the Peace in Scotland.
She has led in the field of equalities, human rights and community
development. Over the years she has developed and delivered training
at an international level.
KEYNOTE: SCOTLAND THE WHAT? £7 (£5)
Monday 10 August, 2pm – 3.15pm at St John’s (venue 127)
An ancient nation now part of a larger state. A warm but quarrelsome
people. Hospitable and sectarian. Parochial and internationalist.
Religious and pagan. Jekyll and Hyde? Ten years on from devolution
Lord David Steel, first presiding officer of the new Scottish Parliament
and political ‘wise man’, Revd Kathy Galloway, former leader of
the Iona Community and John Loughton, winner of Big Brother Celebrity Hijack 2008, youngest ever
chairperson of the Scottish youth Parliament and a member of the Commission for Scottish Devolution,
discuss Scotland – her people, her soul, her creativity and ingenuity and… her dark side.
KEYNOTE: GOD, THE POET AND THE DEVIL £7 (£5)
Monday 10 August, 5.45pm – 7pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Robert Burns famously wrote: “O wad some pow’r the giftie gie us, tae
see oursel’s as ithers see us.” How did he himself see the religious
and other leaders of his day and the religion and politics they
peddled? What has the satirical, insightful, subversive all-too-
human bard got to say which is relevant still? With Donald
Smith, director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre and author
of God, the Poet and the Devil in conversation with Robyn
Marsack, director of the Scottish Poetry Library.
KEYNOTE: THE GLOBAL QUEST FOR MEANING £7 (£5)
Tuesday 11 August, 5.45pm – 7pm at St John’s (venue 127)
While some would contest that spirituality is an innate human faculty, Ursula King
offers a global vision of the quest for meaning and fulfilment and the potential of
spirituality for personal and social transformation. How is spirituality lived out?
How is it caught and taught? Does it really make a difference to people’s lives? Can
it change the world as we know it? In conversation with Elizabeth Templeton, lover
of God and neighbour and eminent Scottish theologian.
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HOW THE CHILDREN OF VENEZUELA ARE TEACHING SCOTLAND HOW
TO PLAY £5 (£3.50)
Wednesday 12 August, 12.30pm – 1.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Richard Holloway and Nicola Killean will talk about the
revolutionary music education system, El Sistema, that
has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of
children in Venezuela (including the now world-famous
Gustavo Dudamel) and their work in bringing it to Raploch
in Stirling. They will also show a short film of their work.
In collaboration with Sistema Scotland
IS GOD DISABLED? FREE
Christians see Christ as fully human and yet as a figure who knows our limitations. How can we recast
our theological views on disability so that we liberate people with disability – our largest minority? –
from views that merely add to their social disadvantage? Why do we think that disability is a problem
to be solved rather than a way of life to be valued and lived out? Where is God in disability? Could it be
that God is disabled? With John Swinton, a registered nurse and theologian at the Centre for Spirituality,
Health and Disability in Aberdeen and Philip Conway, founder of Cool2Care, an organisation that brings
together families of disabled children with people who want to care for them.
IS JESUS THE SON OF GOD? FREE
Friday 14 August, 7pm - 8.30 pm at Edinburgh Central Mosque (venue 48)
British writer Idris Tawfiq was a Roman Catholic priest before becoming a Muslim
nine years ago. In this talk, he will explain how he has come to reconcile his
former beliefs with what he believes today as a Muslim and why, in his opinion,
Jesus came to be regarded as a god by Christians.
“PEACE! PEACE!” THEY CRY, BUT THERE IS NO PEACE £5 (£3.50)
Saturday 15 August, 10.45am – 11.45am at St John’s (venue 127)
In Northern Ireland the Good Friday agreement has seen former foes come
into government and a cessation of violence described as peace. What is
the relationship between political change and movement towards peace in
the hearts and minds of people? And how fragile is the settlement? What are
the police to do while the politicians negotiate or do nothing? Bob, formerly an
officer in the Royal Ulster Constabulary talks candidly about his feelings with
Bishop David Chillingworth whose career in the ministry of the Church of
Ireland was consistently focussed on issues of conflict and reconciliation.

DO I KEN YER FAITHER? £5 (£3.50)
Saturday 15 August, 12.30pm – 1.30pm at St John’s
(venue 127)
Three famous AsianScots - writer, presenter and comedian
Hardeep Singh Kohli, Suhayl Saadi (author ofPsychoraag
and Joseph’s Box) and Atta Yaqub (star of the film Ae
Fond Kiss) – talk about their experience of growing up in
Scotland and pursuing their chosen paths and reveal the
places where art and life can enthuse us all!
WHOSE HOLY LAND? ISLAM’S VIEW ON JERUSALEM FREE
Sunday 16 August, 3.30pm - 5.30pm at Edinburgh Central Mosque (venue 48)
Jerusalem and the Holy Land are at the heart of the three monotheistic
religions; Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Khalid El-Awaisi and Idris
Tawfiq explore Islamicjerusalem’s rich history and explain why the
Holy Land is significant to Muslims.
Khalid El-Awaisi is the Director of the Centre for Islamicjerusalem
Studies at Al-Maktoum Institute – University of Aberdeen. His latest
book is “Geographical Dimensions of Islamicjerusalem”.
Idris Tawfiq is the author of eight books about Islam, his latest being
“Looking for Peace in the Land of the Prophets”.
KEYNOTE: PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM £7 (£5)
The UK and Scottish Governments have stepped up efforts to prevent violent extremism. But what is the
best way of tackling it - and what are its causes? Politicised Muslims? Foreign policy? How can we build
a common home for all UK citizens and residents which is secure? A discussion with Nick Croft, Scottish
Preventing Violent Extremism Unit, Professor David Miller, Strathclyde University and Osama Saeed,
Scottish-Islamic Foundation.
KEYNOTE: CONVERSION:
DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T £7 (£5)
In a world where the religions intermingle it is more and more likely there will
be converts between them – whether through marriage or not. Are believers
freetoconvert?Willthisincreaseunderstandingorbeitselfacauseofconflict?
Idris Tawfiq, a Muslim writer (formerly a Catholic priest) discusses this with
Ravinder Kaur Nijjar (Sikh faith), Rabbi David Rose and Olav Fykse Tveit from
Norway (where Muslims and Christians have agreed a joint declaration on the
freedom of religion and the right to conversion).
Sponsored by the Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association in its 20th year.
CONVERSATIONS
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KEYNOTE: FINDING THE DESERT IN THE CITY? £7 (£5)
Now that over half the population of the world lives in cities, Philip
Sheldrake, a prolific author on spirituality, and Riccardo Marini,
Edinburgh City’s design leader help us to explore how spirituality and
place inter-relate, particularly with reference to the cities. Both cities
and spirituality can be places of escape, of isolation as well as of
freedom. How do we experience cities and how can we design them
as places which nourish the soul? In conversation with Revd Stuart
MacQuarrie, chaplain of the University of Glasgow and practical man
of the world.
WHAT IS SCHOOL FOR? FREE
Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual picture of human development has given rise to
many practical expressions, amongst them Ruskin Mill where Aonghus
Gordon discovered that when young people with learning difficulties worked
with craftspeople in natural environments on real-life, purposeful tasks, their
personal, emotional, social skills and health improved dramatically. Cathy
Bache, influenced by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh founded the Secret
Garden Outdoor Nursery in Fife to offer children an opportunity to develop
curiosity and learning through engagement with nature, the seasons and the
elements. In discussion with Sebastian Tombs, director of Architecture and
Design Scotland and a longstanding follower of the Steiner’s thinking.
Please see our linked exhibition on Steiner Education (from Tuesday 18 to
Sunday 23 August) mounted by the Edinburgh Steiner School. In collaboration
with the Anthroposophical Society.
WHAT IS UNIVERSITY FOR? FREE
Recent decades have seen enormous changes in university education. From
grants to top-up fees, ivory towers to ‘knowledge transfer’, and with an
ever-growing number of students, the role of Higher Education in our
society is a subject of constant debate. Fiona Hyslop MSP Minister for
Education, Sir John Arbuthnott, former principal of the University
of Strathclyde and Salters Sterling, former Academic
Secretary of Trinity College Dublin, discuss the influence
of government policy and corporate sponsorship on
academic freedom and ask: what is the
role of university education in modern
society? Facilitated by Revd Di Williams,
Chaplain at the University of Edinburgh.
Sponsored by the Student Christian Movement.
CONVERSATIONS
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THATCHERISM IN A COLD CLIMATE £5 (£3.50)
Saturday 22 August, 10.45am – 11.45am at St John’s (venue 127)
Thirty years since her election, much has been
written commemorating Margaret Thatcher’s
premiership. Notoriously the object of hostility
in Scotland, have the passing years changed
our perspective on her legacy? David Torrance,
author of We in Scotland: Thatcherism in a Cold Climate in discussion with the
Revd Dr Norman Shanks, former civil servant and convener of the Church and
Nation Committee of the Church of Scotland for a four-year term from the 1988
General Assembly when she preached her ‘Sermon on the Mound’.
STORIES YOU CAN BELIEVE IN £5 (£3.50)
Saturday 22 August, 12.30pm – 1.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Michael Morpurgo, famous childrens’ author and former Children’s
Laureate and Linda Bandelier from the Scottish Storytelling Centre
discuss how children and young people form their views of the
world and the narrative for their lives. In an age when the Bible and
other sacred texts are less known, have books and films provided
an alternative treasure of stories telling the great truths about
good and evil, light and dark. Michael Morpurgo will also read
from his forthcoming book The Kites are Flying (to be published in
November 2009).
FASTING IN RAMADAN:
Exploring the significance of an age old rite in today’s world FREE
Sunday 23 August, 3.30pm - 5.00pm at Edinburgh Central Mosque (venue 48)
An interactive discussion with
Professor Aziz Sheikh marking
the beginning of the month of
Ramadan.
Aziz is professor of Primary
Care Research and Development
(Division of Community Health
Sciences at the University of
Edinburgh). His personal and
professional experience will
allow him to shed both a practical
and spiritual light on the concept
of Ramadan.
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KEYNOTE: THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL? £7 (£5)
Money scandals in high finance and in politics have
rocked our economy and our political system to the
core. After decades of ‘greed is good’ and the pursuit
of money, what remains when we are disillusioned? Is
this a crisis or an opportunity? Can a materialist society
re-centre itself on other values? With two authoritative
figures who saw it coming: Vincent Cable MP, author
of The Storm and Nic Marks, from the New Economics
Foundation.
KEYNOTE: LIVING TOGETHER £7 (£5)
Can different peoples occupy the same homeland peaceably? Revd Naim Ateek is a
Palestinian Anglican priest and an Arab citizen of Israel. He discusses with Dr George Wilkes,
a Jewish academic and the founder of the Religion and Ethics in War and Peace-Making Programme at the
University of Cambridge, whether it is possible for the people of Israel / Palestine to share a home.
KEYNOTE: EASTERN SPIRITUALITY… IN THE WEST £7 (£5)
Buddhism is an eastern religion which has enormous appeal in western
countries. Why? And can westerners, part of an angst-ridden impatient
culture, really adapt to a religious tradition from such a different culture?
Rob Nairn, a world famous Buddhist teacher discusses this with Anne
Donovan, author of Buddha da! (about a working man in Glasgow who
perplexes his family and friends by embracing Buddhism).
TOXIC CHILDHOOD.... £5 (£3.50)
A discussion on how modern life is damaging our children with Sue Palmer, author
of the best-selling book Toxic Childhood and John Frank, Professor of Public
Health. Britain’s teenagers have more problems than those in any other country
in Europe.
So what is going wrong?
Why is there such an increase in childhood depression?
Why are behavioural problems on the increase?
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TOXIC CHILDHOOD....…AND WHAT WE CAN DO
ABOUT IT £5 (£3.50)
Rob Nairn, an internationally renowned Buddhist teacher and author
talksaboutthepossibilitiesofusingtraditionaltechniquesofmindfulness
to offer people with significant mental or behavioural problems a path to a
higher level of contentment and fulfilment in life. In conversation with
Carol Craig, author of The Scots’ Crisis of Confidence and director of
the Centre for Confidence and Wellbeing.
In collaboration with Mindfulness Scotland.
ON CREATIVITY £5 (£3.50)
Saturday 29 August, 10.45am – 11.45am
at St John’s (venue 127)
Through a career in television and the arts, John
Tusa has met and interviewed some of the leading
creative minds of our time. Here he discusses
with Charlie Miller, hairdressing luminary and
spiritual nomad, what makes for creativity and
how new things are brought to be.
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS £5 (£3.50)
Saturday 29 August, 12.30pm – 1.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
We welcome back Abbot Christopher Jamison of Worth Abbey (where the documentary ‘The Monastery’
was filmed) who turns to the monastic tradition to seek answers to the questions: what does it mean
to be happy? Where do we find true happiness? In the credit-crunched world of today how can we be
fulfilled? In conversation with Phil Hanlon, Professor of Public Health at the University of Glasgow.

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SECULARISM – A POSITIVE ANSWER? £5 (£3.50)
Saturday 29 August, 2.15pm – 3.15pm at St John’s s (venue 127)
Religion is often described as the cause of conflict and
oppression. If this is so, can a secular state provide a
safer home for people of all religions - and none? With
Revd Naim Ateek a Palestinian Christian who is the
founder and head of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation
Theology Centre in Jerusalem and Revd Ewan Aitken
who, as an ordained minister and local councillor
straddles both worlds.
MARGARET ATWOOD £9 (£7)
Sunday 30 August, 3.30pm – 4.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Margaret Atwood in Edinburgh is always memorable but this year we have a very special event for the
Book Festival. To launch her new novel, The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood has created a unique event
of performance, music and song to be presented in the inspiring surroundings of St John’s Church on
Princes Street. Come and join us as we step outside the gardens for what will be the highlight of 2009.
An Edinburgh International Book Festival event in partnership with the Festival of Spirituality and Peace
* book through the Book Festival box office or www.edbookfest.co.uk
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• ROUND TABLE DIALOGUES •
With so many eminent visitors attending the Festival of Spirituality and Peace 2009,
there will be several invitation-only Round Table Dialogues on issues such as:
• Israel / Palestine •
• Toxic / detoxing childhood •
• Conversion •
• The purpose of education •
• Homelessness •
• Faith and politics •
• Religion and belief and human rights •
• The Golden Rule •
• Disability •
• The Climate Change challenge to faith •
If you are a practitioner in any of these fields and would like to attend,
please see www.festivalofspirituality.org.uk for more details or contact the director,
Donald Reid on 0131 221 2271

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THE WAR REQUIEM £6.50 (£4.90)
Friday 21 August, 8.45pm at
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Lothian Road
In 1989, Derek Jarman (1942-1994), producer
Don Boyd, performer Tilda Swinton and others
made The War Requiem, a film of Benjamin
Britten’s acclaimed opera. It depicted soldiers
like Siegrie Sassoon and Wilfred Owen who
were treated in Craiglockhart War Hospital,
Edinburgh for “shell shock” by the famous
W H R Rivers. In 1997, the Rivers Centre was
established at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital
near Craiglockhart, as Scotland’s leading
provider of treatment for what is now called
traumatic stress.
In 2009, the War Requiem was beautifully,
digitally restored. This very special
screening of the restored film,
which we hope will be attended
by Tilda Swinton and Don Boyd,
is a tribute to a chain of inspiring
people beginning with W H Rivers
and ending with the current staff
and veterans of the Rivers Centre
(also called The Edinburgh Centre
for Traumatic Stress).
SCOTTISH SHORTS £6.50 (£4.90)
Friday 28 August, 6.00pm at Edinburgh Filmhouse, Lothian Road
The remarkable classic short films Gasman, Portrait of Ga and Neighbours are all, in some way, about
war and peace. The pacifist Neighbours won an Oscar and Picasso called it the best film ever made.
Portrait of Ga is an exquisite little film in which the director seems to touch her granny. Gasman is one of
Lynne Ramsay’s remarkably poetic movies about the distance between people.
The selection is completed by Small Deaths, Lynne Ramsey’s debut film, and winner of the jury prize for
best short film at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, and Margaret Tait’s offbeat, poetic and affectionate
portrait of the famous Scottish bard, Portrait of Hugh McDiarmid.
To book: www.filmhousecinema.com or 0131 228 2688

YATHRA (JOURNEY) presented by Ragamala Dance £12 (£10)
Monday 10 – Sunday 23 August (except Thursdays), 7.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Ragamala Dance have won critical acclaim all over the world for their breathtaking con-
temporary presentation of Bharatanatyam (the ancient dance form of Southern India).
Following their highly successful 2008 Fringe appearance, Ragamala return with the Eu-
ropean premiere of Yathra (Journey), exploring the intricacies of the human journey
from the dawn of birth to the twilight of life. Yathra is an original composition by
renowned New-Delhi-based soloists and composers Shubhendra Rao on the Sitar
and Saskia Rao on her Indian Cello, both performing live.
“The performers are masters of their art. A once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
(The Fringe Review).
UHAMBO presented by Umkhathi Theatre Works £10 (£8)
Monday 10 – Saturday 15 August, 4pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Join one of Zimbabwe’s premiere theatre companies as
they take you on a journey through the inspiring music and
traditions of Southern Africa’s tribal communities. Uhambo
tells the story of a young man leaving home on a journey
of love as he tries to raise the labola (dowry) he requires to
marry the king’s daughter. Music, dance and theatre combine
to capture the spirit of Africa and the joy of love.
With the kind support of the
Aberdeen International
Youth Festival.
RENDITION MONOLOGUES £8 (£5)
Monday 17 August - Sunday 23 August, 4pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Presented by iceandfire theatre (www.iceandfire.co.uk)
Scripted by Christine Bacon. Original score by Michael Edwards
This documentary play, accompanied by a live score, weaves together
first-hand accounts of four men who have been victims of “extraordinary
rendition”, the CIA’s practice of transferring people to prisons for
interrogation as terror suspects in countries where there is a known risk of
torture.
“You are in a land where there are no laws. Do you know what that means?
We can bury you or keep you in this prison for 20 years and nobody on earth
would ever know”.
Post-show discussions after each show.
Supported by Reprieve.

COMING HOME: SUSANNE OLBRICH AND MARGOT HENDERSON £8 (£5)
Saturday 15 August, 5.45pm – 7pm at St John’s (venue 127)
At the heart of all our yearnings is the desire
to come home. Weaving together piano music,
poetry, story and song we invite the audience
home to themselves and to the present
moment. Susanne’s work as a composer and
pianist forms a unique contemporary blend of
jazz, classical and other influences. Margot
recites her own poetry and that of Thay, Tagore
and Rumi. Coming home is an experience
which is light-hearted, uplifting, meditative
and thought-provoking.
NEWFANGLED FOLK: DAVID FERRARD AND KIM EDGAR IN CONCERT
£10 (£8)
Saturday 15 August, 9.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Two of Scotland’s brightest emerging songwriters
collaborateforaneveningofcompellingstorytelling.
Meaningful lyrics fused with strong creative
melodies and emotive harmonies. Their 2008 debut
albums were each named ‘Album Of The Week’ by
BBC Radio Scotland’s Iain Anderson.
“Sweet, crystal vocals” Glasgow Evening Times;
“very moving, literate, allusive and expressively
sung.” ✸✸✸✸✸Scotland On Sunday.
DON’T WANT TO LIVE ON THE MOON £8 (£5)
Performance poetry by Elspeth Murray and Richard Medrington
Sundays 16, 23 and 30 August, 2pm at St John’s (venue 127)
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and Elspeth Murray, “two of Scotland’s most entertaining
performers and poets” (Scottish Poetry Library) as they
present a selection of their own and others’ poetry
around this evocative subject. With musical
guests handpicked from the very best of
Edinburgh’s festival talent.

ALEKSANDER KUDAJCZYK: CHOPIN RECITAL £10 (£8)
Saturday 22 August, 6pm – 7pm (venue 127)
Aleksander Kudajczyk, a graduate of the Music Academy
in Lodz, Poland, made Scotland his home in 2006. He
enthralled the world’s media when his virtuoso playing
was overheard at the Glasgow University Chapel. He is now
playing to sell-out audiences around Scotland and abroad, as
well as teaching and inspiring future pianists. It is 160 years
since Chopin’s death. In his memory, Aleksander is playing a
Chopin Recital including the composer’s patriotic Polonaise
in A flat major and Fantasy in F and rounding off with some of
his aristocratic waltzes.
BODEGA: LIVE £10 (£8)
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August, 9.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Formed in 2005, Scottish sensations Bodega
were quick to attract recognition winning the
much coveted BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Musicians
of the Year Award 2006. Since then, Bodega have
touredextensivelytakingtheiruniqueandmodern
brand of traditional Scottish and Celtic music to a
growing army of fans both here in Scotland and
overseas. The Festival of Spirituality and Peace
is very proud to welcome Bodega to this year’s
Festival for two very special performances. This
is your chance to see some of Scotland’s most
exciting young musicians performing in one of
Edinburgh’s most beautiful churches.
“Collectively, they may just be the future of traditional music”. (Jack Evans)
Waverley Care Presents:
THE ARMED MAN: A MASS FOR PEACE
Conducted by Christopher Bell, pianist Stephen Doughty
Soloists: Alison Beck, Morag Campbell, Mike Towers £10 (£8)
Sunday 23 August, 6pm at Erskine Stewart’s Melville Performing Arts Centre
Christopher Bell conducts a massed choir of 300 singers for this one-off performance of Karl Jenkins’
compelling work. Initially dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo conflict, “The Armed Man” combines
text from the Latin mass; a muezzin’s ‘call to prayer’; a fifteenth-century French song and words by
Tennyson and Kipling.
To join the chorus as a singer (afternoon rehearsal) please contact Waverley Care directly on 0131 226
2206 (admin@waverleycare.org). Singers’ tickets £12.50 (£9.50)

TAIKO DOJO DRUMFEST £12 (£10)
Monday 24 August - Saturday 29 August (except Thursday 27th), 7.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
A mesmerising display of exhilarating rhythms, martial choreography & high energy
from the rising stars of taiko, trained at the Mugen Taiko Dojo, the UK’s premier training
centre for this thrilling art form, which has made its home here in central Scotland. For
more information on all the performances, activities & groups based at the Dojo, go to
www.taiko.co.uk
Leading up to the Festival of Spirituality and Peace, the Mugen Taiko Dojo
will be running a series of Taiko workshops at St John’s Church. The workshops begin on
Wednesday 24th of June and culminate with performances during the Festival. For more in-
formation contact the Mugen Taiko Dojo on: 01357 522 008 or email: MTD@taiko.co.uk
COME HOME TO THE PLANET: PAUL BAKER-HERNÁNDEZ £8 (£5)
Thursday 27 August, 4pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Still playing the guitar he fashioned from rubbish in Nunraw
Abbey 40 years ago, Paul shares songs and stories, wonderful
people and projects for peace through eco-justice and beauty
from his ‘career’ invading Balmoral, playing for 300,000 (plus
a Pope) in Glasgow, fighting death squads in LA, revolting in
Nicaragua, and much more.

THE SCOTTISH WORLD: BILLY KAY WITH ROD PATERSON, £12 (£10)
DEREK HOY AND NORMAN CHALMERS
Saturday 29 August, 4pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Billy Kay, charismatic and eloquent, writer,
broadcaster and author of The Scottish
World, is one of the great chroniclers of
Scottish culture. In this special musical
evening, with the legendary talents
of Scottish traditional musicians Rod
Paterson, Norman Chalmers and Derek Hoy
– members of Jock Tamson’s Bairns - Billy
and the Bairns celebrate in music, story and
song the incredible influence of the Scottish
diaspora in far flung countries of the world.
Among the highlights which have captivated audiences at several Scottish festivals are: the French
romantic love song with a Scottish setting, “Garçon Malheureux”; the hymn “Alteren’s Sacrament” by
17th century Norwegian poet Petter Dass, son of Peter Dundas from Dundee, translated back into Dass’s
ither mither tongue, Scots, and movingly sung by Paterson; the North East song from the Peninsular War,
“The Forfar Sojer”; songs of exile like “The Sun Rises Bright in France” and the Scots Canadian classic
written by a Border shepherd, “The Scarboro Settlers Lament.”
THE CHOIR OF ST JOHN’S IN CONCERT
£8 (£5)
Thursday 3 September, 7.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Music with a distinctly Scottish flavour, ranging from early sacred music from the time of
Mary, Queen of Scots, MacMillan’s monumental Mass and in contrast some
rather lighter folk songs! Followed by a glass of wine!

RANGANIKA, ISLAND OF DANCE
(adtfsrilanka.com) £10 (£8 conc/£5 child)
7-9, 11-16, 18-23, 25-30 August, 4.30pm at St George’s
West (venue 157)
Sri Lanka’s back in town! The pulsating rhythm of
traditional drums. The vibrancy of young dancers in
striking indigenous costumes, performing trance like
rituals with fire and devil masks. All combine to produce
mesmerising show.
CREOLE CHOIR OF CUBA £15 (£12
conc/£5 child)
7-31 August, 6pm at St George’s West (venue 157)
Undiscovered voices of the Caribbean. Extraordinary
voices, exquisite harmonies, thrilling percussion,
spectacular evening of music and dance. The
sensational choir preserves musical treasures from
Haiti, Dominica, Cuba, Brazil and sings today’s sizzling
latin hits. ‘The Latin Soweto!’
A TOWN CALLED ADDIS £12 (£10
conc/£5 child)
7-26 August, 7.20pm at St George’s West (venue 157)
Azmari songs, Ethiojazz, 70s Reggae to 90s Afropop, from
the music halls and nightclubs of Addis Ababa. Count
Dubulah transports you with his 9-piece collective direct
from Ethiopia. Dance into the African night.
✸✸✸✸✸(Independent)
MERCY MADONNA OF MALAWI
£12 (£10 conc/£5 child)
7-31 August, 3pm at St George’s West (venue 157)
African dance musical. The true story of the girl
Madonna left behind goes beyond the tabloids. A
modern day African ‘Annie’. The moral maze
when celebrity and poverty collide. ‘...
an emotional rollercoaster.
Unmissable’ (Malawi Times)
To book:
www.theworldfestival.com
0844 4771000

CAPOEIRA KNIGHTS: THE
BOYS FROM BRAZIL £15
(£12 conc/£5 child)*
7-31 August, 9pm at St George’s West
(venue 157)
The award-winning six packs return.
‘Spectacular dance show ... packed with
muscle, backflips, blistering samba beats
... a big hunk of upbeat Brazilian soul. ‘A
jaw-dropping performance’ (Scotsman). A
Capoeira explosion. Brazilliant!
*except 28 – 30 Aug £18 (£14 / £7 child)
THE CHURCH OF SALSA
12-13,19-20,26-27 August, 10.30pm £5
14-15,21-22,28-29 August, 10.30pm £10
at St George’s West (venue 157)
World’shottest latinclubfeaturinglivemusicfromlegendary
Cuban band Sonora la Calle and the sensational Sister
Samba from Brazil. Dance the night away to the sensational
sounds of salsa, samba, afro-reggae. Everybody fiesta!
Please note, there are cheaper preview performances for
most of the World events on Thursday 6 August.
SAMBA SENE AND DIWAN £15 (£12 conc/£5 child)
27-31 August, 7.20pm at St George’s West (venue 127)
World party music with Senegalese soul. Afrobeats, jazzy grooves, impassioned vocals
by charismatic singer Samba Sene, infectious guitar licks, sassy horns, pinch of ska and
irresistible dance grooves. ‘Smooth African funk’ (Skinny). ‘African party central’ (Herald).
To book:
0844 4771000

A MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR
PEACE FREE
Daily, 1pm – 1.01pm, everywhere
Every day at 1pm you are invited to take
a minute to reflect on the need for peace
in the world... Wherever you are, stop
and reflect. This event is included in the
Edinburgh Fringe, to encourage people to
stand for peace, wherever they are.
MINDFULNESS@LUNCHTIME FREE
Tuesdays 4 and 11 August, 12.15pm - 2pm at St Mark’s Unitarian Church (venue 125)
Stop for a while, come and find peace and mindfulness@lunchtime - guided
sitting and walking meditation, enjoying our food together, mindfully in silence,
and ending with a short silent meditation, returning to the world refreshed!
Mindfulness is gently bringing our attention to the present moment, invoking
our inherent capacity for healing and renewal. Please bring your own lunch.
Jointly organised by the Community of Interbeing and Unitarians in Edinburgh.
INTER-FAITH PRAYERS & MEDITATIONS FOR PEACE FREE
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 5.30pm – 6.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Come nourish your heart! Enjoy an oasis
of stillness and sanctuary to encourage
peace and harmony for us all. Join us in
any or all of these ways to reflect.
Taizé music and silence
(Wednesdays 12, 19 and 26 August )
Dances of Universal Peace Chants
from different faith traditions
(Thursdays 13, 20 and 27 August)
Time for Rest and Silence
(Fridays 14, 21 and 28 August)
HEALING FREE
Thursdays 13, 20, 27 August, 1.45pm-3.30pm in chapel at St John’s (venue 127)
Need a quiet time out of the busy rush of the Festival and Fringe? Why not come
for a healing? Available for those of all faiths and none, it is given by members of
the National Federation of Spiritual Healers (NFSH). Relaxing, gentle and safe. Try
it for yourself. The healing is free, but donations towards Festival costs would be
gratefully appreciated.
SPIRITUAL PRACTICES

Mon 10 Martin Aelred (voice)
Tue 11 Theresa Steward (piano) and Kirstin Anderson (voice)
Wed 12 Sacred Sounds by Mio and friends (harp and sound)
Thu 13 Clarelynn Rose (guitar and baroque lute) and Julie Bell (Taizé chants)
Fri 14 Ben Kearsley (classical guitar)
Mon 17 Theresa Steward (piano) and Kirstin Anderson (voice)
Tue 18 Sacred Sounds by Mio and friends (harp and sound)
Wed 19 Norman Lamont (voice/sound loops/chants)
Mon 24 Norman Lamont (voice/sound loops/chants)
Tue 25 Martin Aelred (voice)
Wed 26 Paul Baker-Hernandez (guitar and voice)
SACRED SPACE FREE
Weekdays, 9.30pm – 10.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Experience the stillness and mystery of our beautiful, candle-lit church.
Music and silence in the midst of a busy festival.Spend an hour with some of
Edinburgh’s finest musicians in one of its finest buildings.
SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
EDINBURGH LABYRINTH - path for reflection (venue 87)
Take a moment out of the busyness
of the Festival and walk the beautiful
labyrinth in George Square Gardens.
It is open 7am-7pm during the
Festival. For details of guided walks
see www.labyrinth.ed.ac.uk

SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
The Choir of St John’s choir is one of the LEADING
church choirs in Edinburgh. They invite you to
enjoy the riches of church music, both traditional
and contemporary, at services in August:
CHORAL MATINS
Sundays, 9.30am at St John’s (venue 127)
FeaturingmusicbyPurcell,MendlessohnandHaydnin
their anniversary years, Howells, Dove and Stanford.
CHORAL EUCHARISTS
Sundays, 10.30am at St John’s (venue 127)
With settings of the Mass by Mendelssohn, Carver,
the Iona Community and John Bell and James MacMillan
(Mass for Westminster Cathedral). Please note that John
Bell and James MacMillan will be speaking about music and
liturgy in the services on 23 and 30 August respectively.
CHORAL EVENSONG
Sundays, 6pm at St John’s (venue 127)
With contemporary music and words
(9 August) and music ranging from
Purcell, the Golden Age of Gibbons and
Byrd, early Scottish composers John
Angus and David Peebles to Stanford.
Please see separate leaflet for the full
listing of music at St John’s and see page
19 for a concert listing.
THE CHOIR OF ST JOHN’S @ THE FESTIVAL

SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
A JOURNEY TO THE QURAN
Saturday 15 August, 3.30pm - 5pm at Edinburgh Central Mosque (venue 48)
The Quran! A unique revelation with an eternal and universal
message, it contains guidance on all aspects of life. Quranic
words remain unaltered, guiding Muslims today as it did over
1,400 years ago. Its beautiful recitation and eloquent language
provides its audience with a heart-rending experience.
Sheikh Ahmed Saad (Bridges Foundation), who will be reciting,
graduated from the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo and is
now the Imam of North London Central Mosque.
MIDDAY MEDITATION with Ani Rinchen Khandro DONATIONS
Friday 28 August, 12pm St John’s Church Chapel (venue 127)
If you’re suffering with Festival burn-out or simply want to learn
how meditation can help you become less stressed, more relaxed
and ‘at home’ in your mind why not pop along to this one-off lunch
time session.
Tibetan Buddhist nun Ani Rinchen Khandro will give simple
mindfulness meditation instruction for use in your daily life. You
don’t need to be a Buddhist or a meditator, but just a human being
wanting to improve your quality of life from the inside out.

DISCOVER ISLAM EXHIBITION FREE
EXHIBITIONS
ART ON THE OUTSIDE FREE
Friday 8 August - Monday 31 August at St John’s Church (venue 127)
St John’s has become famous over the last 26 years for its murals
commenting incisively – and often controversially - on topical issues.
View – and comment on – the festival mural unveiled on Friday 8 August
(see www.stjohns-edinburgh.org.uk). There will also be a second mural
planned by the youth programme of the Festival of Spirituality and Peace,
painted later in the month.
Saturday 1 – Monday 31 August, 12noon – 6pm (Fridays 2pm – 6pm)
at Edinburgh Central Mosque (venue 48)
The city’s largest mosque is host once again to
this popular exhibition, a unique experience of
Islamic art and knowledge. Friendly guides are
on hand to answer your questions. Admission,
literature and refreshments are free.
See www.islamicfestival.com for full details and listings
HOPE-INTO-HOMES: INTERFAITH IN ACTION FREE
Saturday 1 – Monday 31 August, 9am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm
(Sundays 12noon – 3pm) at St Mary’s Cathedral (venue 91)
For three years, a group from Edinburgh have shown that people of
different faiths (or no faith) can work together to make a difference.
They have chosen to do this by going to build houses alongside
people in need in various parts of the world. Trips have taken place
to Kyrgyzstan and Malawi, with group members also going to build
in Chile and Hungary. This exhibition documents the work involved, from initial fund-raising here in
Edinburgh, through the actual building process, to the handover of the house to its new owner.
JOY OF CREATION An exhibition of Quilts FREE
A Feast of beauty and colour
Saturday 1 – Monday 31 August, 9am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm
(Sundays 12.00 – 3pm) at St Mary’s Cathedral (venue 91)
Quilters from Edinburgh showcase their skills and creativity in a
collection of both traditional and modern quilts. The creation of
beauty through colour, texture and design enriches our lives with
inner peace, healing and friendship.
2008 festival mural with arun gandhi

EXHIBITIONS
CHILDREN IN CONFLICT An exhibition by John Keane for Christian Aid FREE
Saturday 8 August – Sunday 23 August, 9am – 5pm at St John’s (venue 127)
In 2006 renowned war artist John Keane visited Angola with Christian Aid. The resulting pictures form
the centre piece of this traveling exhibition, which explores the effect the long conflict had on children
throughout Angola, and the work of Christian Aid partners rehabilitating them back into their own
communities.
CHRISTIAN AID ECO VILLAGE EXHIBITION FREE
Saturday 8 August – Monday 31 August, 9am – 5pm at St John’s (venue 127)
Climate change is already affecting the poorest of the poor; their homes, their
work, their livelihood. This exhibition depicts how Christian Aid is working
with partners in the developing world to find new ways of living and working
to combat climate change, and suggests how people living in Scotland can
take simple steps to reduce their own carbon footprint. In St John’s Gardens.
MANY FAMILIES, ONE CLAN FREE
Saturday 8 August – Monday 31 August, 9am – 5pm at St John’s (venue 127)
An exhibition of photographs of the families of children attending Dalry Primary School in Edinburgh.
Dalry School is a special place which proudly celebrates its community of 30 or more nationalities and
languages. As (possibly) the most diverse school in Edinburgh, if not in Scotland, it declares: we are
many families, but one clan! In St John’s hall/gallery.
All the photographs were taken by the children (with the help of a local photographer) and the exhibition
also tells – in words – the stories of some of those families and what brought them to Scotland.
SOLIDARITY FREE
Saturday 8 August – Monday 31 August,
9am – 5pm at St John’s (venue 127)
A collaborative wall hanging in English and Farsi created by 65 people
from Aberdeenshire using the medium of felt and recycled blanket. Its
purpose is to raise awareness about the women of Iran’s One Million
Signatures petition for legal equality. At the centre of the piece is the
moving poem about their campaign written by activist Nafiseh Azad,
surrounded by signatures endorsing the petition.
In St John’s side chapel.

SCOTS PROVERBS - ANCIENT WISDOM FREE
9-30 August, 10am – 4pm, Undercroft Café at St Andrew’s and St George’s (venue 111)
Where people in former times faced life’s hardship and challenges these Proverbs helped them hold
tight to important values. Our ‘Guid Scots Tongue’ features on the walls of the Stairwell and Chapel of the
Undercroft. Visitors are invited to add their comments in a book of the selected Proverbs.
‘Hungir is aye guid kitchen‘ (Hunger can compensate for any menu)
‘Monie a pikkil maks a mukkil’ (Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves!)
SHEILA MULLEN - PAINTING OF BIBLE STORIES FREE
9-30 August, 10am – 4pm, Undercroft Café at St Andrew’s and St George’s (venue 111)
In the Undercroft a collection of expressive paintings of bible stories. Sheila Mullen trained at the
Glasgow School of Art and has spent the last 25 years painting voraciously and has exhibited nationally
and internationally. As well as biblical themes she has inspiration in the border ballads, its reivers, the
poems of Burns and McDermid. A collection of her pictures can be seen at www.sheilamullen.co.uk
STEINER EXHIBITION ON STEINER EDUCATION FREE
Tuesday 18 to Sunday 23 August, 9am -5pm at St John’s (venue 127)
An exhibition of children’s work from the kindergarten to the upper school. UK Government-funded
research, suggests that mainstream education in Britain could learn lessons from Steiner schools – this
exhibition sets out those key aspects of the Steiner approach.
JERUSALEM DISPOSSESSED FREE
Monday 24 – Monday 31 August, 9am – 5pm at St John’s (venue 127)
The work of an independent collective of photographers who believe in the power of photography to
create change through awareness. These striking images document the dark side of Jerusalem where
hundreds of thousands of people are living in shadow, with identity defined by forces they cannot control,
unwanted in their own homeland, afraid of being expelled while they are just asking to live peacefully
with dignity and equality in their own city.
RETURN TO ZION FREE
Monday 24 – Monday 31 August, 9am – 5pm at St John’s (venue 127)
For centuries Jews have longed to return to the Land of Israel, their ancestral home. The concept of Exile
and Return is basic to Jewish thought and practice. Throughout the generations Jews made the often
dangerous journey to settle in the Land. With the rise of modern political Zionism in the 19th century
and the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, this dream became a concrete possibility. Millions of
Jews have since returned home. Among them are Jews from the small community in Edinburgh. In 2007,
during the year of their 70th birthdays, many returned to Edinburgh for a reunion, thus closing a circle.
This photographic exhibition tells some of their story. Using their own images and occasionally words,
it tells how they returned home to Zion, a small part of the wider story of the Jewish people in the 20th
century.
EXHIBITIONS

THE SACRED ART OF THE PEN IN ISLAM: FROM PAST TO PRESENT FREE
Sunday 9 August, 7pm- 8.30pm at Edinburgh Central Mosque (venue 48)
Thispresentationwillhighlightthebeautyandprinciplesofthistraditional
Arabic art form and its modern aspects. By Soraya Syed Sanders.
Sorayaisarenownedartistwho
spent seven years studying the
art and received the “Ijazah”
(Islamic Calligraphy Diploma)
in Istanbul, Turkey. She
attended the Arts Foundation
at Central St. Martin’s, London
and graduated in 2001
from The Prince’s School of
Traditional Arts, London.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE
AND STUDY OF ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY (WORKSHOP) FREE
Sunday 9 August 2pm – 5.30pm and Monday 10 August, 1pm – 4.30pm
at Edinburgh Central Mosque (venue 48)
Learn about the basics of Islamic calligraphy and the
principles of geometric proportions that govern the
letter forms. Create a beautiful unique artwork using
traditional tools, inks and materials. This one-day
workshop will offer you a rare opportunity to discover
the art of Islamic calligraphy.
Cost £25 per person;
Register by email: course@islamfestival.com
or at the Exhibition. Booking in advance is essential to
ensure a place.
3-DAY COURSE: CONVERSATIONAL ARABIC FREE
Monday 17 – Wednesday 19 August, 2pm - 5pm at Edinburgh Central Mosque (venue 48)
Get to grips with one of the world’s most important languages in these classes aimed at beginners.
Cost £25, register by email (course@islamfestival.com) or at the Exhibition.
Booking in advance is essential to ensure a place.
WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS
SPIRITUALITY, DISCERNMENT & CHOICE FREE
An evening of reflection with Philip Sheldrake
Wednesday 19 August, 5.30 pm at Scottish Churches House, Dunblane
Spirituality in the great world faiths, including Christianity, focuses on
“practical wisdom” to live by. Wisdom particularly concerns learning how to
choose well. Increasing our range of choices is not enough. We also need
a sense of meaning and direction. This event focuses on spirituality-as-
wisdom, on our desires and longings and on how we may come to recognise
and choose what is life-enhancing.
NO FUTURE WITHOUT FORGIVENESS £20
A day of reflection with Naim Ateek
Wednesday 26 August, 10.30am – 4pm at Scottish Churches House, Dunblane
For reconciliation to occur, the essential ingredients of truth, justice, forgiveness, mercy, spiritual cour-
age, integrity and peace need to be summoned up. But how do we change, grow into a “new humanity”,
transforming the pain rather than merely transmit it to others? How do we refuse to be an enemy? How
do we find the courage to forgive …?
For booking and information ring 01786 823 588 or e-mail: reservations@scottishchurcheshouse.org
AT HOME IN BODY AND MIND
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 at Kagyu Samye Dzong, Edinburgh (28 Great King Street)
In the year of Scottish homecoming what could be more apt than discovering how to
feel truly relaxed and at home in body and mind. This one-off weekend health event is
a great opportunity to experience the mental and physical health benefits of qigong,
meditation and a wide range of taster therapies:
Introduction to Qigong and Meditation with Ani Rinchen Khandro
Saturday 29 August 11am - 4pm. Course Fee £20
Expert guidance on how to relax, refresh and re-energise body, mind and spirit through
simple qigong exercises and meditations for use in everyday life.
Special Therapy Taster Sessions with fully qualified therapists
Sunday August 30th 11am - 4pm. Half hour session £15 or two for £25
Experienced therapists offering a range of great value taster sessions including: Head & Body Massage,
Shiatsu, Reflexology,Thai Massage, Crystal Healing, Reiki, Core Process Psychotherapy and more.
For more information visit: www.edinburgh.samye.org
To book a session email: info@edinburgh.samye.org

Have you visited these other
Festival activities at St John’s (venue 127) ?
CRAFT AND DESIGN FAIR
An absolute must if you like buying contemporary work from the makers,
artists and designers. Over 80 exhibitors, changing at weekends.
ONE WORLD SHOP
During the Festival, visit our special Fair Trade Marquee, filled with an
enticing array of hand crafted products, supporting communities across
the globe. Delicious fair trade foods and drinks for you to sample.
FESTIVAL CAFES
For coffee and cake, hot drinks and food and to meet other festival goers come
to the Cafés at St John’s; accessed from both from Lothian Rd and Princes St.
PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTRE
An information network for groups across Scotland, both faith-based and
secular, concerned for peace, ecological responsibility and justice.
www.pjrc-edinburgh.org.uk
CORNERSTONE BOOKSHOP
A charitable, ecumenical bookshop with an inclusive ethos. Stocks a wide range
of specially crafted cards, candles and gifts. www.cornerstonebooks.org.uk
Organised by Creative Space at St John’s
and The Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association
We are a not-for-profit organisation and try to keep
ticket costs as low as possible and ensure some free
events. If you would like to donate to the festival or
support our developing work please contact us on:
0131 221 2277 or info@festivalofspirituality.org.uk.
Thank you.

Sunday 9th August
9am – 10.15am (starting
outside the café at St John’s (p4)
MINDFUL PEACE WALK: ‘PEACE
BEGINS WITH YOU’
2pm – 5.20pm at Edinburgh Central
Mosque (p29)
INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC
CALLIGRAPHY (WORKSHOP)
6pm – 7pm at St John’s (p4)
LAUNCH EVENT: THE CALL OF HOME
Mosque (p29)
THE SACRED ART OF THE PEN IN ISLAM:
FROM PAST TO PRESENT
Monday 10th August
11am in the chapel at St John’s (p4)
COME HOME TO LAUGHTER
Mosque (p29)
INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC
CALLIGRAPHY (WORKSHOP)
2pm - 3.15pm at St John’s (p6)
KEYNOTE: SCOTLAND THE WHAT?
4pm at St John’s (p15)
UMKATHI THEATRE WORKS presents
UHAMBO
5.45pm – 7pm at St John’s (p6)
KEYNOTE: GOD, THE POET
AND THE DEVIL
7.30pm at St John’s (p15)
YATHRA (JOURNEY) presented by
RAGMALA DANCE
9.30pm – 10.30pm at St John’s (p23)
SACRED SPACE
Tuesday 11th August
12.15pm to 2pm at St Mark’s Unitarian
Church (p22)
MINDFULNESS AT LUNCHTIME
THE POWER OF PURE THOUGHTS
UHAMBO
KEYNOTE: THE GLOBAL QUEST
FOR MEANING
RAGMALA DANCE
SACRED SPACE
Wednesday 12th August
HOW THE CHILDREN OF VENEZUELA
ARE TEACHING SCOTLAND HOW TO
PLAY (Sistema Scotland)
IS GOD DISABLED?
UHAMBO
INTERFAITH PRAYERS AND
MEDITATIONS FOR PEACE
RAGMALA DANCE
SACRED SPACE
Thursday 13th August
1.45pm-3.30pm chapel at St John’s (p22)
HEALING
UHAMBO
SACRED SPACE
Friday 14th August
UHAMBO
Mosque (p7)
IS JESUS THE SON OF GOD?
RAGMALA DANCE
SACRED SPACE
Saturday 15th August
10.45am – 11.45am at St John’s (p7)
“PEACE! PEACE! THEY CRY, BUT THERE
IS NO PEACE”
DO I KEN YER FAITHER?
3.30pm – 5pm at Edinburgh Central
Mosque (p25)
A JOURNEY TO THE QURAN
UHAMBO
COMING HOME: SUSANNE OLBRICH
AND MARGOT HENDERSON
RAGMALA DANCE
NEWFANGLED FOLK: DAVID FERRARD
AND KIM EDGAR IN CONCERT
Sunday 16th August
FINDING YOUR VOICE
DON’T WANT TO LIVE ON THE MOON
3.30pm – 5.30pm at Edinburgh Central
Mosque (p8)
WHOSE HOLY LAND: ISLAM’S VIEW ON
JERUSALEM
RAGMALA DANCE
Monday 17th August
2pm – 3.15pm at St John’s (p8)
KEYNOTE: PREVENTING VIOLENT
EXTREMISM
RENDITION MONOLOGUES
KEYNOTE: CONVERSION: DAMNED IF
YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T
RAGMALA DANCE
8.45pm at Edinburgh Filmhouse (p14)
THE WAR REQUIEM
SACRED SPACE
Tuesday 18th August
KEYNOTE: FINDING THE DESERT IN THE
CITY?
RAGMALA DANCE
SACRED SPACE

WHAT IS SCHOOL FOR?
WHAT IS UNIVERSITY FOR?
RAGMALA DANCE
9.30pm – 10.30pm at St John’s (p?23)
SACRED SPACE
1.45pm – 3.30pm chapel at St John’s (p22)
HEALING
SACRED SPACE
Friday 21st August
RAGMALA DANCE
SACRED SPACE
Saturday 22nd August
10.45am – 11.45am at St John’s (p10)
THATCHERISM IN A COLD CLIMATE
STORIES YOU CAN BELIEVE IN
ALEKSANDER KUDAJCZYK: CHOPIN
RECITAL
RAGMALA DANCE
BODEGA: LIVE
Sunday 23rd August
3.30pm – 5.00pm at Edinburgh Central
Mosque (p10)
FASTING IN RAMADAN
6pm at Erskine Stewart’s Melville
Performing Arts Centre (p17)
THE ARMED MAN: A MASS FOR PEACE
RAGMALA DANCE
BODEGA: LIVE
Monday 24th August
KEYNOTE: THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL?
KEYNOTE: LIVING TOGETHER
TAIKO DOJO DRUMFEST
SACRED SPACE
Tuesday 25th August
KEYNOTE: EASTERN SPIRITUALITY…
IN THE WEST
TAIKO DOJO DRUMFEST
SACRED SPACE
TOXIC CHILDHOOD….
…. TOXIC CHILDHOOD AND WHAT WE
CAN DO ABOUT IT
JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY
TAIKO DOJO DRUMFEST
SACRED SPACE
1.45pm – 3.30pm chapel at St John’s (p22)
HEALING
COME HOME TO THE PLANET: PAUL
BAKER-HERNÁNDEZ
SACRED SPACE
Friday 28th August
12pm in the chapel of St John’s (p25)
MIDDAY MEDITATION
6.00pm at Edinburgh Filmhouse (p14)
SCOTTISH SHORTS
TAIKO DOJO DRUMFEST
SACRED SPACE
Saturday 29th August
10.45am – 11.45am at St John’s (p12)
ON CREATIVITY
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
SECULARISM – A POSITIVE ANSWER?
THE SCOTTISH WORLD: BILLY KAY
WITH ROD PATERSON, DEREK HOY AND
NORMAN CHALMERS
TAIKO DOJO DRUMFEST
Sunday 30th August
MARGARET ATWOOD
CLOSING EVENT - COMING HOME

BOOKING INFORMATION
Most Festival Events can be booked in advance online, by phone or in person at:
Hub Tickets, The Hub, Castlehill
Phone: 0131 473 2000
Website: hubtickets.co.uk
or at the door.
No booking required for FREE events.
For bookings at partner festival programmes:
Edinburgh Filmhouse
www.filmhousecinema.com
Edinburgh International Book Festival
www.edbookfest.co.uk
The World @ St George’s West see
Islam Festival Edinburgh see
www.islamfestival.com
BOOKINGINFORMATION
• F Edinburgh Filmhouse
• 48 Edinburgh Central Mosque
• 87 George Square
• 91 St Mary’s Cathedral
• 111 St Andrew’s and St George’s
• 125 St Mark’s
• 127 St John’s
• 157 St George’s West
Kagyu Samhe Dzong (28 Great King St)
Erskine Stewart’s Melville Performing Arts Centre
(Queensferry Rd)
INFORMATION
For further information see
the Festival of Spirituality and Peace
Information Point
at St John’s Church (venue 127) or
www.festivalofspirituality.org.uk
or the Festival Information line: 0131 221 2277
CAFECAFE

www.cornerstonebooks.org.uk
St John’s Cornerstone Bookshop
independent, inclusive and ecumenical charitable bookshop
Mon-Sat: 10.00-17.30
Books, cards and gifts
We can order any book
(including non-religious titles,
hard to find and second-hand)
We post worldwide
15% student discount (full-time)
St John’s Church Terrace,
Princes Street EDINBURGH, EH2 4BJ
Phone:+44 (0)131 229 3776
www.cornerstonebooks.org.uk
UK distributors of Seasons of the Spirit
and a supplier of Living the Questions

Cornerstone Café @ St John’s
Hot and cold food and drink in a unique setting.
Come and relax with other festival goers.
@ St John’s, Princes Street
Open 10.00am - 10.00pm
We serve fabulous soup, cakes and drinks.
We source ingredients from local, small scale and/or ethical suppliers.
Drop in for a cappuccino and pastry or a bowl of soup.
All welcome!
• Homemade Soups • House Salad • Innovative Patisseries
• Vegetarian options • Organic Fair Trade •

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