nar·ra·tive [noun]
1. a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
The Muslim narrative is being woven at this current moment, a story is being told whether we are a part of it or not. When you ask the average person in the West what they know of Islam or Muslims, what stories do you think they tell? If we want our stories to ring true, we must build and reclaim them ourselves.
Join GAMA: Gathering All Muslim Artists and Muslim Writers Collective in supporting the artists and writers of the Muslim community in GAMA's one year anniversary event: Building the Muslim Narrative.
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Confirmed Performances:
-Event Emcee: Ehsan Mafi
-Jazz Music by LifeForceJazz
-Drums and Salawat by Lua Hightower
-Intro by Abbas Mohamed, Director of GAMA
-Spoken Word by Muslim Writers Collective
-Fatima Mekkaoui
-Yasser Khan
-Lobna El Gamal
-Aman Falol
-Sarah Ismail
-Stand Up Comedy by Sana Saeed & Hoda Abdolrazek
-Opening: Sharif Zakout
-Headliner: OMAR OFFENDUM
Light refreshments will be provided by Reem's.
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Confirmed Vendors:
- mA Clothing
- CAIR - San Francisco Bay Area
-Portrait Sketching by Safah Sheikh
-Henna by Zara Sheikh (IG @whereiszara)
-GAMA's Merchandise Store Launch
Special Launch Prices!
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Event Sponsors:
-Alena Museum
-Halal Food Festival
-Islamic Scholarship Fund
-CAIR - San Francisco Bay Area
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Hoda Abdolrazek - Citizen of the world, lover of family & friends, passion for writing and creating laughter. Hoda chooses to be guided by faith. She is a stand-up comedian as well as a writer for MissMuslim.
MM author page: https://missmuslim.nyc/author/hodaabdolrazek/
IG page: @hodalaughs
Sharif Zakout - San Francisco born, Bay Area raised son of a Gazan immigrant. He currently works as the lead organizer for the Arab Resource and Organizing Center and finishing up his Masters program at SFSU college of Ethnic Studies. His cultural work reflects his experiences coming from a working class Palestinian diaspora and organizing with broader Arab community.
Omar Offendum - a Syrian-American rapper / poet living in Los Angeles. Known for his unique blend of Hip-Hop & Arabic poetry, he’s he’s been able to carve a distinct path for himself as a thoughtful entertainer / activist able to speak to a multitude of relevant issues & diverse global audiences over the course of his decade-long career.
https://soundcloud.com/offendum
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