Again, Fanon’s words come to mind: “The town belonging to the colonized people . . . the native town, the Negro village, the medina, the reservation, is a place of ill fame, peopled by men of evil repute. They are born there, it matters little where or how; they die there, it matters not where, nor how.”

The 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair takes place March 26–29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Join Mizna for a long … Continue reading "Mizna at AWP 2025"

Raindrops by Mazen Halabi originally appeared in Mizna issue 8.1, in the summer of 2006. In 2025 his work remains … Continue reading "RAINDROPS"

In the past few decades, as liberal cultural institutions have grown more dastardly effective at co-opting and defanging the political … Continue reading "Uncrafted #2: An Interview with Sarah Aziza"

Should I tell you a secret? I’m afraid of the anguish I hold within me. Do people fear their own anguish?

English below دعوةٌ لِلمشاركةِ فِي عددٍ مِن مجلَّةِ مزنة خاصٍّ بِغزَّة: إصدارٌ خاصٌّ مِن وإلى الكُتّابِ والكاتباتِ الغزِّيِّينَ/اتَ معَ المُحَرِّرِ … Continue reading "Call for Submissions | دعوةٌ لِلمشاركات"

Because today there is still a war and  maybe after the war there will be a day, if after the war I have a drum or even a mouth  to fix to say that we will dance  and laugh so hard a day  after the day after the war

Mizna welcomes Moheb Soliman, who will begin as Executive Editor and Literary Programs, taking over from George Abraham’s distinguished period … Continue reading "Moheb Soliman Rejoins Mizna Staff as Executive Editor and Literary Programs Director"

Jenin Refugee camp is referred to by Palestinians as the “castle of the revolutionaries” or the “capital of resistance” because it has historically been a birthplace of resistance fighters, and has always witnessed intense battles between its refugees and the invading occupation forces.

The 2025 Mizna Film Series presents some of our favorite archival classics from the past 60 years of Iran’s cinema … Continue reading "Mizna Film Series 2025: Iranian Classics"