Description
Inspired by the life and work of cultural visionary Ahmed Paul Keeler, Mizan: Changing the Narrative explores the Islamic principle of mizan (balance) as a way of understanding the profound crises shaping the modern world.
Reflecting on modernity, civilisation and the growing imbalance between humanity, culture and the spiritual dimensions of life, the film invites audiences to reconsider the assumptions that underpin contemporary society. Through philosophy, spirituality and civilisational reflection, Mizan: Changing the Narrative offers a powerful meditation on meaning, harmony and the search for balance in an increasingly fragmented age.
Introduced by His Excellency Fahad Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, founder of Caravane Earth and former Ambassador of Qatar to the United Kingdom.
Runtime: 90 minutes
About the Author
Ahmed Paul Keeler
Ahmed Paul Keeler was the founder and director of the World of Islam Festival that took place in London and the UK in 1976. The Festival was remarkable in that the arts and sciences were presented as a manifestation of the unity of Islam, instead of from the Eurocentric, fragmentary point of view. The Festival was opened by Her Majesty the Queen, and was the most comprehensive exposition of Islamic culture ever to have taken place in the West, having a far-reaching impact both in the UK, the West and the Muslim world.
On April 27th 2014 Ahmed presented his ground-breaking Mizan Thesis at Cambridge University in an Illustrated Lecture, after which the University’s Centre of Islamic Studies invited him to become a Visiting Fellow to continue his work. 2019 saw the publication of his seminal work Rethinking Islam & The West: A New Narrative for the Age of Crises, followed in 2022 by A Life’s Journey: The Story behind a Book, which serves as a commentary on Rethinking Islam & The West. Applying the mizan perspective Ahmed produced Gazan Awakening in 2024 and Breaching the Mizan: From a Sacred to a Secular World in 2025.
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