Tag: Literature
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Luminance: A Tribute Event for Etel Adnan
On the one year anniversary of her death, Mizna celebrates the life and legacy of the prolific artist, writer, and philosopher Etel Adnan in a conversation with some of her collaborators and peers, Kazim Ali, Andrea Abi-Karam, and Omar Berrada moderated by Mizna curator Heba Y. Amin. This conversation will be available to view starting…
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Looking Through the Eternal Present —Marie-Nour Hechaime interviews Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
This text is published as part of Mizna: 23.1: Tribute to Etel Adnan. Available to order here. Ismyrna begins with the recollection of the dreadful night of 1922 when Joana Hadjithomas’s grandfather had to flee — alongside his family — from Smyrna in flames. The fifty-minute film by artist duo Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, produced in…
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Mizna 23.1 Virtual Launch
Saturday August 20, 2022, Mizna virtually launched our summer issue, Mizna 23.1. This virtual event features readings by Ibtisam M. Abujad, emet ezell, Malvika Jolly, Nathalie Khankan, and Abu Bakr Sadiq. Mizna 23.1 includes a tribute to the life and legacy of Etel Adnan. WATCH HERE Order Mizna 23.1 ABOUT THE READERS Ibtisam M. Abujad is…
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I WANT SKY in New York: A reading for Sarah Hegazi
In celebration of the life of Sarah Hegazi, two years after her tragic death, join us for a loving Pride reading in New York. Guest editor Mariam Bazeed will be joined by authors from the special tribute publication I Want Sky to read in a garden space for this in-person event. There will also be…
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Luminance: A Tribute to Etel Adnan
This summer, Mizna celebrates the life and legacy of the prolific artist, writer, and philosopher Etel Adnan in a series of film and literary programs. Etel Adnan passed away last year at the age of 96, leaving behind a wealth of prose, poetry, and artworks. Her visual and written works manifest images of joy and…
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What is experimental work, anyways? Foreword to Mizna 22.2: The Experimental Issue
This text is published as part of Mizna: The Experimental Issue, guest-edited by Tarik Dobbs. Available to order here. By Tarik Dobbs When I asked one of my non-writer friends what they thought “experimental writing” was, they shrugged and said, “I don’t know, um, does it go crazy all over the page?” And it’s hard to…
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Mizna: The Experimental Issue
The winter 2021 issue of Mizna, guest-edited by Tarik Dobbs, challenges conventional forms, language, and ideas within literary processes and traditions. Contributions from George Abraham, Lamia Abukhadra, Mays Albaik, Tamara Al-Qaisi-Coleman, Darius Atefat-Peckman, Hajjar Baban, Doris Bittar, Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, Mohammed El-Kurd, Tracy Fuad, David Groulx, Farah Kader, Magdeline Maher, Khashayar Mohammadi, hana roz, Yasmine Rukia, Trish Salah, Glenn…
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Call for Submissions: The Black SWANA Issue
This issue comes after two years of global uprising against racism, fascism, and settler colonialism. Following the murder of George Floyd, we witnessed a powerful demonstration of solidarity with Black life and in defense of Black lives within our Twin Cities community. We also began to recognize and reckon with the role Arabs play in…
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