Zainabiya Islamic Centre Heritage Exhibition

The past that connects the beginnings of our community to its present status today is similar with other communities in the UK, with determined efforts put forth by a community of emigres pushed out from the turbulent East African territories of the mid-sixties and the early seventies.

The Zainabiya Islamic Centre in Milton Keynes traces its “first settler” to have arrived in 1964 from Pakistan. However, it was not until 1972 that the first group of families - victims of political unrest in Uganda - began to arrive in MK.

In 1983, Zainabiya drafted its constitution and registered as a charity in the UK. Immediately thereafter, it embarked upon the project which would give the community its own Centre which comprises of a mosque, school and a multi-functional hall. The first phase of the Centre was built in 1988 with the second phase a few years after. Today it is used by 120 families rooted from East Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Middle East.

History plays a vital role for a community. We learn from our past in order to plan our future. History serves as a model of who we are and what we are to be, as well as to know what to strive for and what to avoid. Everyday decision-making by societies is constantly based on what came before us.

That is why history matters and hence the Zainabiya Heritage Project.

Timings & Tours

Friday 06 September:

0900 - 1800

Saturday 07 September:

0900 - 1700

Monday 09 September:

0900 - 1800

Tuesday 10 September:

0900 - 1800

Wednesday 11 September:

0900 - 1800

Thursday 12 September:

0900 - 2000

Friday 13 September:

0900 - 1800

Saturday 14 September:

0900 - 1700

Location & directions

Discover Milton Keynes, 1st Floor, Milton Keynes Central Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3HL

Contact on day:

Arif Master

Telephone number:

+447799968402

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

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