Author: Lamia Abukhadra
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Call for Submissions: The Futurities Issue
Guest editor Barrak AlzaidCo-editor Aram Kavoossi Deadline extended: Submissions are open now through June 30, 2024 SUBMIT YOUR WORK HERE PLEASE READ THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES CAREFULLY, UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS SENT TO OUR EMAIL AND SUBMISSIONS THAT DO NOT ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Before speculative writing, we must have speculative thought. Before thinking…
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Mizna: 25 Years
As Mizna is marking its twenty-fifth anniversary year, our small team is reflecting on our history of presenting, connecting, and sustaining Arab and SWANA creatives. For a quarter of a century, Mizna has provided a nurturing and unburdened space for artists, filmmakers, and writers to create and share their critical work with our communities. From…
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A Gaza of Siege & Genocide
Upon arriving in the US for the Palestine Writes Conference in September 2023, Gazan poet Yahya Ashour could have never predicted the events that would unfold for Palestinians in the months to come: that an accelerated Zionist genocidal siege on Gaza would leave him without a home to return to, that he would witness the…
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Call for Interns: Summer 2024
Mizna seeks thoughtful candidates to apply for paid internship positions and assist with an array of compelling programming this summer. We will be hiring an intern to assist in general programs and administration. Interns will be part of a small and dynamic team with the opportunity to gain skills in nonprofit governance and engage with…
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Insurgent Transmissions: A Palestine Film Series
Insurgent Transmissions is a film series highlighting the varied Palestinian experience. Made by contemporary Palestinian makers, the films depict the many ways that Palestinians resist occupation in their daily lives and filmmaking practices. Beginning with Annemarie Jacir’s touching family drama, Wajib, the programming will unfold as a series of transmissions: Jacir chooses the second film,…
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Mizna at AWP 2024
The 2024 AWP Conference & Bookfair takes place February 7–10, 2024 in Kansas City, Oklahoma. Join Mizna for a long weekend of SWANA lit! At this year’s conference, Mizna will present an AWP Featured Panel Event with Noor Naga and Iman Mersal, an AWP offsite event, and an offsite party. Learn more about how to…
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Mizna Film Series 2024: Feminist Visions–SWANA Cinema by and about Women
In 2024, the quarterly Mizna Film Series (MFS) returns to the Trylon Cinema with a program entitled Feminist Visions. Since the beginning of cinema’s history, women have always worked both in front of and behind the camera. For this series, we focus on Arab/SWANA women who participated in creating and capturing images from the 1970s,…
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Press release: As Poetry Foundation Censors Pro-Palestine Voices, Mizna Uses Their Grant for Palestine
In light of recent events in Palestine—and more specifically, the Poetry Foundation’s censorship of pro-Palestinian voices and refusal to take a public stance on the genocidal war taking place in Gaza—Mizna makes this statement regarding our financial relationship with this funder. Mizna was recently awarded a Poetry Foundation grant for $35,000, and the Poetry Foundation has funded Mizna since 2021. During…
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Fast for Gaza
Fast for GazaDecember 21, 2023: Sunrise to SunsetContinuing every Thursday until a permanent ceasefire is called We have had enough.This is a call to fast. Because we have had enough. As Gaza is devastated by We are witnessing an unfolding catastrophe in real time, in some sense unprecedented because of new media. The toll is indescribable,…
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Media Tips for Palestine
by Meg Amad After receiving messages from members of her community expressing frustration at how they have been represented while giving interviews on Palestine, Meg Amad put together a guideline to consider before speaking with the press. 1. Ask to speak OFF THE RECORD first so that you can ask questions and get a better…