Devastation in the genocide after Fady Joudah

There aren't words to describe the full body chills & tears that overwhelmed me & many of us in the room as we heard Danez read this poem at Mizna+RAWIFest last October. An honor to publish this + another poem from their new book bluff (top of my to-read list rn!)

“human animals he called them, and having been ape, been dog, been mongrel, cattled and culled, i knew who was my brother.” In a more just country, a more humane country, this is the poem that would have been read from the DNC stage. Danez mizna.org/mizna-online/p…

This is a must-read for this geopolitical moment, which is forcing us to reckon with the value systems and hierarchy that guide cinema. The text/object relations and synesthetic quality of this issue are remarkable. Thank you, Mizna.

i am absolutely gagged by the latest issue of Mizna. the cinema issue is unlike any i've ever seen, complete with storyboards, a movie poster, and actual movie tickets! can't wait to revisit the amazing stories & poetry we were lucky enough to read earlier this year 🥰

The new issue of Mizna — Cinema, guest edited by Saeed Taji Farouky — comes with three movie tickets, with QR codes on the back to access the work, among many other incredible things: t.ly/ekGmK.

This Wednesday: Mizna presents two important archival Algerian films directed by women, "Zerda and the Songs of Forgetting" by Assia Djebar and "Monangambee" by Sarah Maldoror. Where: Trylon Cinema Tickets + more info: bit.ly/miznafilmseries

Yahya Ashour (Yahya Ashour | يحيى عاشور) offers a vital reminder that the world owes Palestinians hope, and not the other way around: “When I got out, it was very hard to believe that there is actually a life outside of Gaza."

It was a huge honour, and one of the most exciting adventures of my life, to work on this with the phenomenal team at Mizna. It's the sort of complex, fragmented, mosaic publication I've wanted to make for years. You can order one now: mizna.org/product/mizna-…

breathtaking. “How do we talk about film in a time of genocide?” RUN don’t walk and buy Mizna: The Cinema Issue

Arab Film Fest Highlight: Special Outdoor Screening of Tajouje + gathering with food and music under the Third Ave. Bridge This screening is presented with the support of Trylon Cinema and Soft Cult Studio. TCAFF, Sept 25–29, 2024 TICKETS + PASSES: tcaff24.eventive.org

eSIMs available for Jenin! #ConnectingJenin #ConnectingGaza #ConnectingHumanity

Screening next week as part of our Insurgent Transmissions film series: The Reports on Sarah and Saleem by Muayad Alayan When: September4, 2024 at 7pm Where: Bryant LakeBowl TICKETS: bit.ly/insurgent-tran…

I'm always immensely grateful to festivals when they agree to my wild, ridiculous, cathartic ideas. Mizna and I are hosting Rage Karaoke where a Palestinian metal band plays really loud while guests scream anti-boycott legation into the microphone mizna.org/event/rage-kar…

Now on Mizna Online: "Gaza 2 Khartoum" by Mohammed Zenia, whose work we are proud to publish in the forthcoming 25.1 Catastrophe Issue. Read more of Zenia's poetry contribution to our digital platform Mizna Online here: mizna.org/mizna-online/g…

Look what the mail brought this week 😍

Take a closer look at some of the special printed pieces included in Mizna's Cinema Issue. Guest-edited by Saeed Taji Farouky. Order now: mizna.org/product/mizna-…

Damn, this thing is beautiful 😍

You can see the debut of Rage against the Regime at our Rage Karaoke event during the 2024 Arab Film Fest 🤘🇵🇸 Sept 28 at Bryant LakeBowl Tickets: tcaff24.eventive.org/schedule/66b8b…

Now on Mizna Online: "It Always Starts with Words" by Olivia Elias, translated by Jérémy Victory Robert. We are pleased to publish Elias' work in the forthcoming 25.1 Catastrophe Issue. Read more mizna.org/mizna-online/i…