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Let's Be One Hand Development
A project from Let's Be One Hand in Berlin, Germany
Help us launch the web site that will be the heart and soul of Let's Be One Hand, and interactive installation that seeks to increase understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims in order to encourage coexistence.
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Kim Y. from Let's Be One Hand is responsible for this project
Let’s Be One Hand seeks to facilitate a cross-cultural exchange between Muslims and people of other faiths and backgrounds who do not usually have access to or interact with one another in order to increase understanding and encourage coexistence. Using an interactive web site and photo installation, Let’s Be One Hand artistically presents images and profiles of Muslims and people from what's frequently referred to as "the Muslim world" beside information about Islam. Viewers are invited to contact the people in the images and add themselves to the installation with the goal of increasing cross-cultural understanding.
People hate because they fear. They fear because they don’t know or understand something. Let’s Be One Hand replaces walls with bridges by innovatively connecting disparate communities in order to build one cohesive community based on tolerance and understanding. The name Let’s Be One Hand comes from the Arabic expression “Khaleena eid wahda.” It is a call for us to join forces and work together because together we are more than the sum of our parts. And we want you to join us!
Our web site and installation are comprised of five components: Good to Know, [Not So] Silly & Stupid!, Bright Ideas, Community, and Add Yourself to the Picture.
Good to Know includes information about and explanations of important components of Islam and what is frequently referred to as “the Muslim world”.
[Not so] Silly & Stupid! is essentially a “What I always wanted to know but was too shy, afraid or embarrassed to ask…” station for people to pose questions about Muslims, Islam and related topics.
Bright Ideas provides space for responses to the installation and suggestions for how people can continue community building across cultures after the installation is over. The web site is a key means through which participants can remain in contact and continue developing relationships.
The community section consists of profiles that include a photo and snippets of information about the person in the photo. Each profile will also include an “Ask me about” portion in which the person in the photo suggests a topic for discussion in order to encourage interaction.
Add Yourself to the Picture invites participants to add themselves to the installation—through words, photos, drawings, or whatever means they wish to express themselves—and to create their own profiles on the web site. Add Yourself to the Picture also provides the opportunity for people who cannot physically participate in the installation to partake virtually.
People hate because they fear. They fear because they don’t know or understand something. Let’s Be One Hand replaces walls with bridges by innovatively connecting disparate communities in order to build one cohesive community based on tolerance and understanding. The name Let’s Be One Hand comes from the Arabic expression “Khaleena eid wahda.” It is a call for us to join forces and work together because together we are more than the sum of our parts. And we want you to join us!
Our web site and installation are comprised of five components: Good to Know, [Not So] Silly & Stupid!, Bright Ideas, Community, and Add Yourself to the Picture.
Good to Know includes information about and explanations of important components of Islam and what is frequently referred to as “the Muslim world”.
[Not so] Silly & Stupid! is essentially a “What I always wanted to know but was too shy, afraid or embarrassed to ask…” station for people to pose questions about Muslims, Islam and related topics.
Bright Ideas provides space for responses to the installation and suggestions for how people can continue community building across cultures after the installation is over. The web site is a key means through which participants can remain in contact and continue developing relationships.
The community section consists of profiles that include a photo and snippets of information about the person in the photo. Each profile will also include an “Ask me about” portion in which the person in the photo suggests a topic for discussion in order to encourage interaction.
Add Yourself to the Picture invites participants to add themselves to the installation—through words, photos, drawings, or whatever means they wish to express themselves—and to create their own profiles on the web site. Add Yourself to the Picture also provides the opportunity for people who cannot physically participate in the installation to partake virtually.
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