Category: Mizna News

Marking seventy years of displacement and occupation in Palestine, Mizna presents The Palestine Issue, centering the Palestinian struggle for liberation and the rich literature it has spurred, guest edited by playwright and poet Ismail Khalidi. Acclaimed authors engage with seven decades of resilience and creativity in the face of catastrophe, sharing work that combats erasure…

TWIN CITIES ARAB FILM FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 26-29, 2019 Mizna’s Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (TCAFF) is seeking films for the upcoming festival scheduled for September 26-29, 2019. We are accepting narrative, documentary, experimental, and animated films, both features and shorts. We seek films made by Arab or Arab American filmmakers or films relevant to these communities.…

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Mizna is proud to announce the nomination of six pieces for the 2018 Pushcart Prize. Three pieces from the summer 2018 issue Mizna: The Playing Field, guest edited by Shireen Ahmed are nominated. The additional three nominated pieces will be published in our upcoming winter 2018 issue Mizna: The Palestine Issue, guest edited by Ismail Khalidi. Mizna:…

Mizna’s Arab Film Festival festival celebrates films and filmmakers whose work sets them apart. For the fourth year, we convened a jury of filmmakers, film scholars, artists, and community members working in cultural fields to select the top films in the following three categories: Best Narrative Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature, and Best Short Film.…

Our upcoming themed issue of Mizna is an exploration of the way the world of sports reflects critical issues affecting our communities– religion, race, gender, class, colonialism, occupation, patriotism, social justice, etc. Mizna 19.1, The Playing Field, features contributions by Shireen Ahmed, Nabil Amra, Melika Belhaj, Romaissaa Benzizoune, Diane DeCillis, Hasan Dudar, Elisabeth Mehl Greene,…

Mizna 18.2, features contributions from George Abraham, Cathy Camper, R.M.E., Mohja Kahf, Ismail Khalidi, Hassan Mekouar, Philip Metres, David Mura, Dina Omar, Michelle Ramadan, Omar Sakr, and Andrea Shaker with visual art from Basel Abbas and Rouanne Abou-Rahme.  Subscribe today to get a copy!