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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Our Winter Palestine-themed issue is guest edited by Ismail Khalidi and features an exciting list of authors. This is an expanded issue, with more authors and content than we normally publish and a fresh, new look and feel.

Featured in this journal are contributions by Lannan Literary Fellow Hala Alyan, acclaimed poet Najwan Darwish, MacArthur Fellow Natalie Diaz, an interview with Pulitzer Prize winner Hisham Matar, poetry from Naomi Shihab Nye, Nathalie Handal, and George Abraham, comics from Joe Sacco and Leila Abdelrazaq, essays by Ahdaf Soueif and Eileen Myles. Visual art by Palestinian artist Yazan Khalili. We are also publishing the full transcript of Marc Lamont Hill’s recent speech to the United Nations, and work from many more incredible authors: Lina AlSharif, Janan Alexandra, Zaina Alsous, Zeina Azzam, Bryonn Bain, Jehan Bseiso, Kevin Coval, Summer Farah, Sahar Mustafah, Donal O’Kelly, Najla Said, Mandy Shunnarah, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, and Naomi Wallace.

This issue’s publication is supported by the Center for Arab American Philanthropy and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.

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Summer 2018 Issue with a sports and social justice theme. Guest edited by Shireen Ahmed, The Playing Field features contributions by Nabil Amra, Melika Belhaj, Romaissaa Benzizoune, Diane DeCillis, Hasan Dudar, Elisabeth Mehl Greene, Robert Farid Karimi, Taous Khazem, Laila Lalami, Junichi P. Semitsu, Mohammed Yabdri, and Zeyn Joukhadar. Visual art by Ala Younis.

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Winter 2017 Issue with contributions from George Abraham, Cathy Camper, R.M.E., Mohja Kahf, Ismail Khalidi, Hassan Mekouar, Philip Metres, David Mura, Dina Omar, Michelle Ramadan, Omar Sakr, and Andrea Shaker. Visual art by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme.

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Summer 2017 Issue with the theme Surviving. This issue was guest edited by Moustafa Bayoumi and features writing from Hala Alyan, Niebal Atiyeh, Paul Kaidy Barrows, Maya Beck, Ramla Bile, Hayan Charara, Bernard Ferguson, Marion Gómez, Amjad Hajyassin, Noor Hashem, Tariq Luthun, Jess Rizkallah, Glenn Shaheen, Sagirah Shahid. Visual art from artists of the seven countries of the original Muslim Ban by Salwa Aleryani, Khaled Barakeh, Adelita Husni-Bey, Fadlabi,, Ifrah Mansour, Anahita Razmi, and Walid Siti.

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Winter 2016 Issue with an Environment them, this issue is Guest Edited by Gary Paul Nabhan and features works from Rasha Abdulhadi, Rizwan Akhtar, Suzan Boulad, Tami Mohamed Brown, Sharif Elmusa, Catherine Fletcher, Eman Hassan, Marwa Helal, Farah Kader, Joe Kadi, Dawud Mulla, Naomi Shihab Nye, Hamad Al-Rayes, Nida Sinnokrot, Moheb Soliman, and Kenny Strickland. Visual art by Monira Al Qadiri.

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Winter 2016 Issue, featuring work by Nagat Ali, Minatullah Amer Alobaidi, Mina Attar, Shebana Coelho, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Dina El Dessouky, Dhuha Dheyya, Suheir Hammad, Shadab Zeest Hashmi, Eman Hassan, Ali Hazzah, Amir Hussain, Jazelle Jajeh, Michael Jewell, Ismail Khalidi, Tammy Lakkis, Jennifer Zeynab Maccani, Zainab Mera, Isa Mohammed, Majid Naficy, Heather H. Thomas, Gina Valdés, Kamelya Youssef, Paul Zarou.  Visual art by Heba Y. Amin.

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Winter 2015 Issue exploring the theme of Intersectionality. This issue is guest edited by Charlotte Karem Albrecht and features works from Elmaz Abinader, Suad Ali, Andrea Assaf, Maya Beck, Jennifer Camper, R. Benedito Ferrão, Jill Hawkins, Joe Kadi, Mohja Kahf, Robert Farid Karimi, Tammy Lakkis, and Sagirah Shahid. Visual art by Shady El Noshokaty.

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Summer 2014 issue with contributions from Rasha Abdulhadi, Reem Abu-Baker, Anwar F. Accawi, Hala Alyan, Joyce Aruri, Lauren Camp, Hasan Dudar, Angele Ellis, Hazem Fahmy, Majda Talal Gama, Layla Azmi Goushey, Amjad Hajyassin, Katheryn Kysar, Christina Najla LaRose, Zayn Joukhadar (Jennifer Zeynab Maccani), Ron Riekki, Mike Rollin, Donya Tag-El-Din, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha. Visual art by Samia Halaby.

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Winter 2014 issue with a special theme: RAWI + Mizna 5th National Gathering, Selected Proceedings. With contributions from Stephanie Abraham, Andrea Assaf, Hayan Charara, Carol Fadda-Conrey, Hedy Habra, Marilyn Hacker, Shadab Zeest Hashmi, Amir Hussain, Randa Jarrar, Kim Jensen, Fady Joudah, Mohja Kahf, Farid Matuk, Philip Metres, Dina Omar, Deema K. Shehabi, Priscilla Wathington. Visual art by Marguerite Dabaie and Joe Namy.

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