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September 6, 2017
Arts &
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Dawud Whansby promotes a universalist understanding of Islam.
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Spiritually Uplifting Concerts
Dawud Wharnsby, a Muslim
singer-songwriter and world am-
bassador for promoting a uni-
versalist understanding of Islam,
comes to Portland for two spiri-
tually uplifting Nasheed concerts
sponsored by the Muslim Educa-
tional Trust.
The performances, scheduled
for Friday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m.
at the MET Center. 10330 S.W.
Scholls Ferry Rd., and Saturday,
Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at Director Park,
877 S.W. Taylor St., will be free
events for all ages to enjoy.
Wharnsby is a multi-instrumen-
talist performer, poet, educator
and television personality from
Canada who is best known for his
musical/poetic genre of English
language Nasheed and spoken
word. Nasheed is Arabic for po-
etically rich vocal music sung in
cappella or accompanied by per-
cussion instruments.
Chic Urban Fashion Show
You’re invited to preview a fall
collection of the hottest chic urban
wear this season when clothing
Jerald Doswell
designer Jerald Doswell of Betty
Jean Clothing presents a fashion
show on Saturday, Sept. 9 in the
diverse Rockwood community of
Gresham, a free event for the gen-
eral public with food, fashion and
entertainment.
An array of different cultural
fabrics will be on display between
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Sunrise
Center, 18901 E. Burnside. The
fashion show will take place at the
same location between 11:45 a.m.
and 12:45 p.m.
Doswell, the brother of Ken-
neth Doswell of northeast Port-
land’s Betty Jean Couture line,
has a background and education
in fashion, art and design. His
company is also named after his
mother whom at the age of 46
passed on from battling breast
cancer.
He has developed a collec-
tion of painted jeans, hats, richly
colored dresses and ornamen-
tal gowns in plus sizes that will
simply astonish the audience. A
powerful and inspiring collection
that will diminish the idea of high
fashion only comes in a standard
size.