Mizna

Help Mizna Bloom!

 This spring, join Monthly for Mizna, our collective force of monthly sustainers supporting our resilience.

Your support powers the work of Arab, Southwest Asian, and North African artists questioning and expanding culture—every single month. Together, we create space for art that builds momentum toward liberation. 

Change happens collectively.

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As Mizna enters this spring season, we are reflecting on the challenges that we faced together. Over the past few months, our communities in Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, and right here in Minneapolis/St. Paul faced devastation at the hands of the current administration’s fascist policies. At Mizna, we know the power of bearing witness and we have continued to be a site for cultural production and critical engagement, supporting artists who are leading the way. 

We respond to these assaults in the only way that feels natural—with integrity. With screenings, readings, and solidarity fundraisers, we are committed to gathering with our communities, in sorrow, in rage, in celebration, in resistance, in resilience. We have been busy. 

Work is nearing completion on the Gaza Folio, a special printed and online collection of writing and art from Palestinian artists in Gaza, and we’re happy to announce its launch this summer. At AWP, a national writing conference that was held in Baltimore, we hosted an evening of profound literary readings that raised funds for grassroots efforts in Sudan. During the height of ICE’s occupation of the Twin Cities, we hosted a community gathering which highlighted SWANA voices, including local Somali poet Muna Abdulahi reading her elegy for Renee Good “This Poem Is Good,” which can also be read on Mizna Online, available without a paywall. We’re grateful for what your support has made possible and we are eager to continue this critical work.

Help us remain resilient 

In these urgent times, we need your support to remain resilient. Can we count on you to help us meet our goal of $8,000?

If you want to continue to help us resist, please consider becoming a monthly supporter  – your sustained support, $5, $25, or $100 per month, or any amount that is meaningful to you, builds our collective power to withstand whatever comes next. 

For this spring appeal, we're excited to offer our supporters special benefits!

Beloved $5 per month Give at this level and receive a one-year subscription to Mizna's literary journal + social media thanks	Friend $10 per month Give at this level and receive a two-year subscription to Mizna's literary journal + social media thanks	Ally $25 per month Give at this level and receive a one-year subscription to Mizna + one Arab Film Fest ticket + social media thanks
Comrade $50 per month Give at this level and receive a two-year subscription to Mizna + two Arab Film Fest tickets + a Mizna tote + social media thanks ​	Accomplice $75 per month Give at this level and receive a one-year subscription to Mizna + one 2026 Arab Film Fest pass + a Mizna tote + social media thanks	Collaborator $100+ per month Give at this level and receive a two-year subscription to Mizna + two 2026 Arab Film Fest passes + two Mizna totes + social media thanks

Your contribution today isn't just funding—it’s a declaration that, in these devastating times, our artists’ voices warrant preservation and celebration, and our communities deserve creative spaces that reflect their experiences.

Will you stand with us? Give today!

Monthly and one-time donors will be thanked in Mizna's literary journal, among other places. If you would like to opt out of this, please make your donation anonymous.