Category: Mizna Press
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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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Press Release: Mizna Journal Awarded Prestigious Whiting Literary Prize
Mizna has been named as a recipient of the prestigious Whiting Literary Magazine Prize. Founded in 2018, the prize’s purpose is to recognize excellence and to empower outstanding nonprofit publications to develop and implement ideas that will have a transformative impact and help sustain their works as champions of writers. As part of The Whiting…
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Mizna Appoints Ellina Kevorkian as Deputy Director
KEVORKIAN’S EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE COMES AT A PERIOD OF CRITICAL ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH AT MIZNA Mizna is pleased to announce the appointment of Ellina Kevorkian to the position of Deputy Director, following an international search. Kevorkian recently served as Franconia Sculpture Park’s Director of Artist Residency Programs and previously as the Artistic Director for Artist Residency Programs…
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Mizna 22.1 Virtual Launch
WATCH THE LAUNCH HERE Mizna launches its summer 2021 issue, Mizna 22.1, featuring readings by Hassan Saby, Maya Salameh, Nardine Taleb and Rania Mamoun. This virtual reading takes place Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 5pm CT. ORDER MIZNA 22.1 ABOUT THE AUTHORS Hassan Saby is the manifestation of our community’s collective homophobia. Maya Salameh is a poet fellow of…
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Mizna Wins FIRECRACKER AWARD
Mizna is thrilled to announce that our literary journal has won a FIRECRACKER AWARD from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP)! This award is given annually to celebrate books and magazines that make a significant contribution to our literary culture and the publishers that strive to introduce important voices to readers far and…
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Press Release: Mizna is Recognized as Regional Cultural Treasure
McKnight, Ford, Bush, and Jerome Foundations Create New Initiative for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian American-Led Arts Organizations Press contact:Lana Salah Barkawi, Executive & Artistic Directorlana@mizna.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 18, 2021 While we are heartbroken and distraught by the brutality that is being experienced by Palestinians today, Mizna has some happy news to share: we…
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Press Release 10/27/2020: Arab Film Fest Collab Starts December 3, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATED RELEASE:FOUR MAJOR NATIONAL ARAB AMERICAN CULTURAL ORGS JOIN FORCES TO PRESENT A VIRTUAL ARAB FILM FESTIVAL The Arab Film Fest Collab will highlight Afro-Arab + Black SWANA voices, screen Najwa Najjar’s Between Heaven and Earth and more Press contact:Ahmed AbdulMageedahmed@mizna.org Stay up to date with more news: arabfilmfestcollab.org Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN (Oct. 27, 2020)…
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Accountability Statement
Mizna read the below accountability statement to commence the webinar series addressing anti-Black racism in SWANA + Diaspora communities. See our statement on the murder of George Floyd here, and watch the recorded webinars here. Hello, I’m Lana Barkawi, the Executive and Artistic Director at Mizna, a nonprofit arts organization with a mission to provide…
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Mizna featured in Citypages ‘Best of the Twin Cities’ Edition
Exciting news: Mizna was named Best Non-profit of the Twin Cities by Citypages! For over 20 years, Mizna has provided a critical space for SWANA + Arab American artistic expression and we will continue to do so. Thanks for recognizing our work!Check out the rest of the winners in the article here!
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Mizna featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition
Mizna celebrated twenty years with a benefit on November 2, 2019 at Hennepin Theatre Trust. NPR reporter and Mizna journal contributor Hannah Allam covered the event for Weekend Edition. See all photos from our twentieth anniversary benefit here. Hannah Allam is a Washington-based national security correspondent for NPR, focusing on homegrown extremism. Before joining NPR,…