Mizna: The Cinema Issue delves into the relationship between moving image–making and writing through the formal and conceptual framework of fragmentation, a theme which remains increasingly urgent to the SWANA region in the midst of the genocide in Gaza. Guest-edited by Palestinian filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky, the issue is our most formally experimental publication to date. From vintage movie posters to photo essays, this limited edition issue’s beyond-the-bounds format, designed by Alex DeArmond, emphasizes fragmentation through special printed elements, held together in a single folio.

The issue includes contributions from Andrea Abi-Karam, Emily Ahmed, Nadira Amrani, Sophia Attigui, Aida Bardissi, Banah El Ghadbanah, Lara El Gibaly, Christiane Gruber, Jamie Lee Haddad, Roann Hassani McCloskey, Søren Lind, Raed Rafei, Yasmine Roukiaya, Reman Sadani, Larissa Sansour, Andrea Shaker, Jen Siraganian, Eman Quotah, and Lori Yeghiayan Friedman.

Additionally, guest editor Saeed Taji Farouky conducts interviews with Kamal Aljafari, Roann Hassani McCloskey, and Nadira Amrani. The cover image, a behind-the-scenes shot of Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind’s film, was photographed by Lenka Rayn H.

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The summer 2022 issue of Mizna celebrates the life and legacy of Etel Adnan.

This issue features Adnan’s colorful paintings and tapestries. Omar Berrada, one of Adnan’s frequent collaborators, contributes a translated essay, “I followed lines I never saw,” originally written for the catalog of the exhibition Ecrire, c’est dessiner, which opened at Centre Pompidou-Metz in October 2021 and was inspired by Adnan’s idea that “writing is drawing.” Curator Marie-Nour Héchaime will interview Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige about the making of the film ISMYRNA and their creative relationship with Adnan. Additionally, writers and artists who have been impacted by Adnan’s life and work contribute works for an accompanying digital feature on Mizna’s website.

Contributions from Andrea Abi-Karam, Ibtisam M. Abujad, janan alexandra, Kazim Ali, Ume Ali, Joumana Altallal, Omar Berrada, Youmna Chlala, emet ezell, Jai Hamid Bashir, Malvika Jolly, Nathalie Khankan, Nicole Olweean, Andrew Riad, Abu Bakr Sadiq, Hannah Sassoon, Sagirah Shahid, Lisa Suhair Majaj, Veera Sulaiman, and Mohamed Tonsy. Interview between Marie-Nour Héchaime, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. Visual art by Etel Adnan.

The summer 2022 issue will be released July 2022 and can be pre-ordered now. PLEASE NOTE that since this is a pre-order, the issue will not be shipped until July 2022.

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The summer 2021 issue of Mizna features contributions from Nofel, Andrea Abi-Karam, Philipe AbiYouness, leena aboutaleb, Jessica Abughattas, Sarah Ghazal Ali, Arwa Alsamarae, Yasmine Ameli, Sara Elkamel, Mariam Gomaa, Farah Hamade, Kaleem Hawa, Nour Kamel, Rania Mamoun, Yara Omer, Hassan Saby, Lubna Safi, Maya Salameh, Nardine Taleb, Alene Terzian-Zeitounian, and Sumeja Tulic. Visual art by the late renowned Moroccan painter Mohamed Melehi.

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This anniversary issue, Twenty Years, features authors who’ve been with us since the very first year of Mizna, as well as many new, vibrant voices. The visual art in this issue is from Alaa Satir, an artist who has been closely involved in the ongoing Sudanese revolution.

Featured in this journal are contributions by Andrea Abi-Karam, Elmaz Abinader, Nour Al Ghraowi, Threa Almontaser, Aida Bardissi, Adam Benkato, Romaissaa Benzizoune, Leila Chatti, Hazem Fahmy, Hedy Habra, Kathryn Haddad, Annemarie Jacir, Joe Kadi, Mohja Kahf, Nahid Khan, Adele Ne Jame, Naomi Shihab Nye, Yara Omer, Yasmine Rukia, Samia Saliba, Therese Saliba, Sagirah Shahid, and Matthew Shenoda. Visual art by Alaa Satir.

This issue’s publication is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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