September 25, 2026

In Commemoration of Mizna’s Twentieth Twin Cities Arab Film Fest

by Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige

Cinema cannot repair history. But it can give forms, incarnate, unsettle the ways history has been written. It can reveal, make visible what has been erased while leaving room for what remains invisible.

September 18, 2026

Litterateur as Saboteur: Review of HUNA by Abdelrahman ElGendy

by Nour Eldin Hussein

Hereness is in smiling for the mugshot camera. Hereness is inside the prison itself, turning the null space into a source of meaning unto itself. Hereness is pure being; it is what remains when the Arms have seized everything else.

August 21, 2026

Mizna Announces Palestinian Embroidery Expert Wafa Ghnaim as Inaugural Mizna Distinguished Lecturer

Mizna launches the Mizna Distinguished Lecture Series, recognizing cultural workers from Southwest Asia/North Africa and the diaspora who contribute critical and deeply considered research and practice to the contemporary scene. The inaugural lecture takes place on Sunday, October 18, at 1:30 pm at the Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall, located on the second floor.  For our first lecturer, Mizna welcomes Wafa Ghnaim, art and dress historian, fashion researcher, embroiderer,...