Shop with Mizna on our online store. You can purchase back issues of Mizna, register for a spot in Arabic … Continue reading "Shop Classes, Journals, Subscriptions, and Merch"

Mizna is proud to announce the nomination of six pieces for the 2018 Pushcart Prize. Three pieces from the summer … Continue reading "2018 Pushcart Prize Nominations"

Mizna’s Arab Film Festival festival celebrates films and filmmakers whose work sets them apart. For the fourth year, we convened … Continue reading "Winners of the 2018 Twin Cities Arab Film Festival Awards"

Also, the ability to roll with the punches is an essential attribute to success in a challenge like this. Many things will not go as planned, and you have to be able to accept it and move on. You have to find another way, adjust something else, accept the newly added inefficiency to your plan, and replan accordingly. There is no other way.

"Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?"

Our upcoming themed issue of Mizna is an exploration of the way the world of sports reflects critical issues affecting … Continue reading "COMING SOON: Mizna 19.1, The Playing Field"

Mizna 18.2, features contributions from George Abraham, Cathy Camper, R.M.E., Mohja Kahf, Ismail Khalidi, Hassan Mekouar, Philip Metres, David Mura, … Continue reading "Mizna 18.2"

When conclusions are reached, guns are often drawn. Let's pause for a moment and take a look at this sentence.