Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. WCED Panel. Democratic Survival in the Muslim World (September 22, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71586 71586-19719160@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Moderator: Hanisah Binte Abdullah Sani, WCED visiting associate, U-M, and overseas postdoctoral fellow, National University of Singapore.
Panelists: Jaimie Bleck, associate professor of political science, University of Notre Dame; Lily Zubaidah Rahim, Honorary Fellow, Alwaleed Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding, Georgetown University; Şebnem Yardımcı-Geyikçi, Assistant Professor of Politics, Hacettepe University, WCED visiting associate 2019-20; Mark Tessler, Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor of Political Science, U-M.

Democracy has emerged in many Muslim-majority countries in recent decades; but like in many other parts of the world, Muslim-majority democracies have experienced substantial democratic erosion and confront a growing threat of total democratic breakdown. Amid these worrisome global trends, what are the common and specific challenges for democratic consolidation across Muslim-majority countries? Our panel brings together scholars working on the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and Southeast Asia to examine the prospects for democratic survival in the Muslim world.

The panel will be broadcast on Zoom. Registration is required at http://myumi.ch/Gkzvm.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to weisercenter@umich.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 01 Sep 2020 16:18:24 -0400 2020-09-22T09:00:00-04:00 2020-09-22T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion fatih-yurur
DISC Virtual Screening and Q&A. *Hamtramck, USA* (October 15, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77885 77885-19939578@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 15, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Virtual Screening starts October 15 at 5:00 PM EST
Q&A with Co-Directors and Producers Razi Jafri & Justin Feltman:
October 22 at 6:30 PM EST

Please register here: https://forms.gle/qkFpWnprVBJqh6NVA

Hamtramck, USA is a documentary film exploring life and democracy in Hamtramck, MI – America’s first Muslim majority city. Through an exploration of the city’s rich history and a heated mayoral election, Hamtramck, USA wrestles with identity politics, power dynamics, and the immigrant experience in America.

Registrants for this event will receive a link to a virtual film screening of Hamtramck, USA opening on Oct. 15, 2020 and an invitation to a Q&A with co-producer and directors Razi Jafri and Justin Feltman on Oct. 22, 2020 at 6:30pm Eastern.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:22:02 -0400 2020-10-15T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-15T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Livestream / Virtual event_image
DISC Virtual Screening and Q&A. *Hamtramck, USA* (October 22, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77885 77885-19939579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Virtual Screening starts October 15 at 5:00 PM EST
Q&A with Co-Directors and Producers Razi Jafri & Justin Feltman:
October 22 at 6:30 PM EST

Please register here: https://forms.gle/qkFpWnprVBJqh6NVA

Hamtramck, USA is a documentary film exploring life and democracy in Hamtramck, MI – America’s first Muslim majority city. Through an exploration of the city’s rich history and a heated mayoral election, Hamtramck, USA wrestles with identity politics, power dynamics, and the immigrant experience in America.

Registrants for this event will receive a link to a virtual film screening of Hamtramck, USA opening on Oct. 15, 2020 and an invitation to a Q&A with co-producer and directors Razi Jafri and Justin Feltman on Oct. 22, 2020 at 6:30pm Eastern.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:22:02 -0400 2020-10-22T18:30:00-04:00 2020-10-22T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Livestream / Virtual event_image
GISC Event. Muslims in Comics: Superheroes & Scapegoats (October 23, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78302 78302-20004861@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 23, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Friday, October 23, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Zoom Webinar Link: http://bit.ly/MuslimsInComics

Panelists will include: Esra Mirze Santesso, Chris Gavaler, Aliyah Khan, & Karla Mallette. The event will be moderated by Sena Duran

This event is free and open to the public but please RSVP: Zoom Webinar Link: http://bit.ly/MuslimsInComics

Schedule:
2:00 PM: Esra Mirze Santesso - Human Rights, Narratives of War in Iran and Kashmir

2:15 PM: Karla Mallette - Resistance of Muslims in Comics

2:30 PM: Aliyah Khan - Orientalist Representations of Muslim Female Superheroes

2:45 PM: Chris Gavaler - Islamic History of 20th Century Superhero

3:00 PM: Talkback

3:30 PM: Q&A


From dissidents to villains to superheroes, how are Muslim characters written--and how does the public read them--in comic books today? This workshop explores the roles open to Muslim characters in serialized comics and graphic novels. The medium of serialized comics, commercialized in the twentieth century by mainstream comics publishers such as Marvel and DC, and epitomized by their respective superhero universes, has long been associated with a lack of racial and religious diversity, the sexualization of female characters, and a reader base that is stereotypically young, male, and white. Minority characters were often limited to tokenized villains or sidekicks designed for comic relief. But the contemporary young Muslim female superhero Ms. Marvel symbolizes a comics landscape that is changing. In the contexts of the Gulf Wars, 9/11, the Arab Spring, the Palestinian conflict, ongoing civil unrest in the Middle East, and worldwide refugee migrant crises, writers and artists from the Muslim and Arab worlds, and others writing journalistically and historically about those locales, are at the forefront of graphic medium literary production.

Graphic novels and comics by and about Muslims and Arabs comprise a growing and distinctive narrative strain within comics studies—one that this event of comics and Muslim and Arab Studies artists and scholars seeks to investigate.

Chris Gavaler (On the Origin of Superheroes: From the Big Bang to Action Comics No. 1, 2015) explores the Islamicist history of the 20th-century superhero.

Esra Mirze Santesso (Disorientation: Muslim Identity in Contemporary Anglophone Literature, 2013) discusses human rights discourse in narratives of war and dissidence in Iran and Kashmir.

Karla Mallette (European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean, 2010) reports on resistance to Muslim and other minority identity politics from some comics readers.

Aliyah Khan (Far from Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean, 2020) examines orientalist representations of Muslim female superheroes.

Sena Duran is a third-year PhD student in the department of American Culture. Her research approaches representations of Muslims in U.S. visual media through Feminist and Genre Studies frameworks, with specific attention to the use of monstrosity and eroticism in narratives of U.S. nationalism, empire, and racial subjugation.


The presenters bring postcolonial, decolonial, comics studies, and historicizing methodologies to bear on understanding commonalities and differences among Islamic, Muslim, and Arab graphic narratives, reading them as transnational works that, as many of their subjects do, cross borders and resist authoritarian states.


Cosponsored by: The Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, The Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, Middle East Studies, and Arab and Muslim American Studies

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:13:47 -0400 2020-10-23T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-23T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Lecture / Discussion event_image
IISS Lecture Series. Russian Islam: Societal and Political Transformations of a Muslim Culture (November 19, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79367 79367-20286538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 1:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Free event; please register at http://myumi.ch/zx790

Russian Islam is one of the least known Muslim cultures. As in the rest of Europe, the share of Muslims in Russia’s population is growing. Of the country’s over 146 million inhabitants (including two million in annexed Crimea), it counts about 15 million people who are nominally Muslims, in the sense that they belong to an ethnic group whose cultural background refers mostly to Islam. To these nominally Muslim citizens should be added about 5 million labor migrants from the formerly Soviet and culturally Muslim countries (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan). Islam is therefore going to become a growing identity marker for many Russian citizens. Russia already has the largest Muslim minority in Europe, and Moscow, with at least 2 million Muslim inhabitants, now hosts the largest Muslim population of any European city. Deep socio-economic and demographic transformations, the rise of Islamophobic attitudes among Russian public opinion, and the development of Salafi ideologies among some segments on the younger Muslim generations make Russian Islam a key, yet understudied, part of the Ummah.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Nov 2020 09:59:33 -0500 2020-11-19T13:00:00-05:00 2020-11-19T14:30:00-05:00 Global Islamic Studies Center Lecture / Discussion event_image
The Arab and Muslim Vote In Focus: How Arab and Muslim Americans Voted and What the Results Mean (December 4, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79535 79535-20373072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 4, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

A conversation on the recent elections with Ali Harb (Middle East Eye), Adbulkader Sinno (Indiana University), Dawud Walid (CAIR) & Fatema Haque (Rising Voices) Moderated by Prof. Khaled Mattawa

December, 4 2020 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Please register in advance for the event.

This event is free and open to the public.
A Q&A will take place after the conversation.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:49:28 -0500 2020-12-04T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-04T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Lecture / Discussion AMAS
JMRN Seminar: Affective trouble: a Jewish/Palestinian heterosexual wedding threatening the Israeli nation-state? (January 25, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79763 79763-20486023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 25, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

*Jewish-Muslim Research Network Seminar*

The aim of this presentation is to illustrate and analyze the reactions of some mainstream Israeli politicians to a celebrity marriage between Tzahi Halevi, a Jewish Israeli actor, and Lucy Aharish, a Palestinian Israeli TV personality. Drawing upon the notion of stance, we unveil the affective trouble generated by this heterosexual union vis-à-vis the Israeli national project. More specifically, we tease out the kaleidoscopic collage of politicians’ affective (dis)attachments in relation to Halevi, Aharish and a variety of socioculturally relevant categories such as the Israeli nation. This affective patchwork, we argue, is itself the product of a tension that is at the very heart of the Israeli nation-state, that between the policing of Jewishness as the defining principle of the Israeli national imagined community, on the one hand, and the upholding of the democratic imperative to equal treatment and recognition, on the other.

Roey J. Gafter is a senior lecturer in the department of Hebrew Language at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is a sociolinguist whose work focuses on the use of linguistic resources in the construction of ethnic identities. His research explores sociophonetic variation in Hebrew, the Israeli construction of ethnic identity from a discourse analytic perspective, and contact between Hebrew and Arabic. He has published, *inter alia*, in the *Journal of Sociolinguistics, Social Semiotics, and Linguistic Inquiry*.

Tommaso M. Milani is a critical discourse analyst who is interested in the ways in which power imbalances are (re)produced and/or contested through semiotic means. His main research foci are: language ideologies, language policy and planning, linguistic landscape, as well as language, gender and sexuality. He has published extensively on these topics in international journals and edited volumes. Among his publications are the edited collection Language and Masculinities: Performances, Intersections and Dislocations (Routledge, 2016) and the special issue of the journal Linguistic Landscape on Gender, Sexuality and Linguistic Landscapes (2018). He is co-editor of the journal Language in Society.

Register here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldeiopj4sGdD5vHKjgcHI9tOIfbyR8LiR

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:08:37 -0500 2021-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2021-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Livestream / Virtual Gafter and Milani
A Conversation with Thought Leader and Change maker LaTosha Brown! (February 1, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81085 81085-20846551@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 1, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

For Black History Month, MESA is proud to present, "A Conversation with Thought Leader and Change maker LaTosha Brown!" Co-sponsoring this event is U-M Ross Buisness + Impact, Central Student Government, LSA-English Language and Literature, Michigan Law, Center For Engeneering Diversity and Outreach, and the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. This conversation will be moderated by Associate Professor from the Department of Theatre & Drama, School of Music, Theatre & Dance Dr. Antonio C. Cuyler (Kyler) (He). He will be joined by the following panelist (BSU Vice Speaker Cydney Gardner-Brown, Turn Turn Out President Josiah Walker, and Vice Provost for Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Office of the Provost Dr. Robert Sellers).

Ms. Brown is a 2020-2021 Hauser Leader at the Center for Public Leadership and a 2020-2021 American Democracy Fellow at Harvard’s Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History. Throughout the 2020 U.S. election, Ms. Brown led the We Got the Power bus tour across the U.S. South to register people to vote and galvanize Black voter participation. In a recent interview, Ms. Brown said “We wanted people, we wanted Black voters in particular, to feel a sense of their power and their agency, and in spite of all odds, what we could do in pushing this country forward.

Ms. Brown is also an award-winning thought leader, social strategist, philanthropic consultant, jazz singer, and catalyst for change. As co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, Ms. Brown is dedicated to increasing the political power of Black people. She has more than twenty years of experience working in the non-profit and philanthropy sectors on issues related to political empowerment, social justice, economic development, leadership development, wealth creation and civil rights. A regular contributor to The New York Times and a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Ms. Brown is a recipient of the 2010 White House Champions of Change Award, 2006 Spirit of Democracy Award, and the Louis Burnham Award for Human Rights.

She will share thoughts on her lecture, “The Death of Democracy: Voter Suppression in the 21st Century,” and she will discuss how storytelling and strategic messaging can build political power. The role of women, young voters, and people of color in American politics will be a key area of discussion as it relates to civic engagement protests and student activism.

RSVP: https://myumi.ch/mnrdk

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:14:11 -0500 2021-02-01T18:00:00-05:00 2021-02-01T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Black History Month Opening Event
Sacred Time Project (February 6, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80554 80554-20816974@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 6, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Muslim Students' Association

The time has finally come for the most EXCITING event of the year!

U of M MSA’s annual Sacred Time Project Conference on February 6th—-Prospering Through the Pandemic

Will be hosted by three AMAZING speakers including Imam Wisam Sharieff, Sr. Dunia Shuaib, & Us. Majed Mahmoud. Take a well-needed break from your life for lectures and workshops to re-energize your spirituality. Make sure to sign up to receive the link and schedule the day of the event.
tinyurl.com/STP21signup

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:59:37 -0500 2021-02-06T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Muslim Students' Association Lecture / Discussion Picture of Imam Wisam Sharieff, Sr. Dunia Shuaib, and Us. Majed Mahmoud
Ethnic Studies Sub-Major Open House (February 18, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81960 81960-20996860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 18, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of American Culture

Are you interested in the intersections of race and ethnicity in American Culture? Come to our info session NEXT THURSDAY from 3pm-4pm to hear more about AC's new Ethnic Studies Sub-Major!

Register here: tinyurl.com/10zx91fk

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Reception / Open House Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:32:42 -0500 2021-02-18T15:00:00-05:00 2021-02-18T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of American Culture Reception / Open House Ethnic Studies Sub-Major Open House
Reading and Q&A with Zeyn Joukhadar (April 1, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83156 83156-21282858@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 1, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

The Arab & Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan (AMAS), Hikayat, the Spectrum Center, and Arab Heritage Month (AHM) are partnering to host a reading and Q&A with Zeyn Joukhadar! Zeyn will be reading from his new book Thirty Names of Night & answering your questions!

Visit http://www.zeynjoukhadar.com to learn more about Zeyn's work.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:37:31 -0400 2021-04-01T19:00:00-04:00 2021-04-01T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Lecture / Discussion AMAS, HIKAYAT & ANAM PRESENT
The Beauty of Your Face (April 12, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82538 82538-21116089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 12, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Novelist Sahar Mustafa to read from and discuss her novel The Beauty of Your Face, W. W. Norton, 2020. The novel has been assigned in some AMAS courses and will be the April selection for the Muslim Student Association book club.
The workshop will be open to the public.

Sahar Mustafah is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, an inheritance she explores in her fiction. Her first novel The Beauty of Your Face was named a 2020 Notable Book and Editor’s Choice by the New York Times Book Review. She writes and teaches outside of Chicago.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:19:30 -0500 2021-04-12T17:30:00-04:00 2021-04-12T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Lecture / Discussion The Beauty of Your Face
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 14, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 14, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-14T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-15T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-15T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
Halal Metropolis (May 28, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 28, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-05-28T11:00:00-04:00 2021-05-28T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (May 29, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623513@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 29, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-05-29T11:00:00-04:00 2021-05-29T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 1, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-01T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-01T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Gallery Talk: Muslim Feminist Futures (June 3, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84101 84101-21620247@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 3, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

This webinar/​virtual gallery talk will explore the work of Mus­lim women at the fore of feminism’s future. Arts & Cul­ture Orga­nizer Piper Carter, U.S. Attor­ney for the East­ern Dis­trict of Michi­gan Saima Mohsin, and Con­gress­woman Rashida Tlaib will sit down for a con­ver­sa­tion, mod­er­ated by Halal Metrop­o­lis cura­tor Sally How­ell, on emerg­ing lead­er­ship in the Mus­lim com­mu­nity of South­east Michigan.

This event is in conjunction with Halal Metrop­o­lis, an exhi­bi­tion on view for MCard-holders only at Stamps Gallery (201 S. Division St.), May 28-July 17, 2021.

Organized by artist and Stamps School of Art & Design professor Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires.

Stamps events are free and open to the pub­lic, and we are com­mit­ted to mak­ing them acces­si­ble to all atten­dees. This event will be online using the Zoom plat­form with an auto-gen­er­ated Live Tran­script avail­able. Ques­tions may be asked using the Q&A fea­ture on Zoom. If you antic­i­pate need­ing any addi­tional accom­mo­da­tions to par­tic­i­pate, please email asbaban@​umich.​edu at least one week in advance of the sched­uled event so we can arrange for your accom­mo­da­tion or an effec­tive alter­na­tive. After receiv­ing your request, our team will fol­low up with you directly. This event can also be live streamed on the Halal Metrop­o­lis and Stamps School of Art & Design Face­book pages.

Halal Metropolis is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:06:43 -0400 2021-06-03T19:00:00-04:00 2021-06-03T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion A mural on the side of Sheeba restaurant shows a woman wearing hijab, with the logo for Halal Metropolis superimposed on the image.
Halal Metropolis (June 4, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623506@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 4, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-04T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-04T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 5, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623514@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 5, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-05T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-05T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 8, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-08T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-08T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Gallery Talk: Halal Metropolis Artists Talk (June 10, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84180 84180-21620708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 10, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

This webinar/​virtual gallery talk will explore the work of sev­eral artists included in the Halal Metrop­o­lis Exhi­bi­tion at the Stamps Gallery. Amna Asghar, Adnan Charara, and Stamps Professor Endi Poskovic will sit down with Halal Metrop­o­lis cura­tor, artist, and Stamps Associate Professor Osman Khan, to dis­cuss the moti­va­tions and aes­thet­ics of the art­work they have con­tributed to this installation.

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis is one where Mus­lims prac­tice their faith freely and con­tribute to soci­ety with all of their tal­ents and com­mit­ments. It is cre­ated dia­log­i­cally and requires Mus­lims to be vis­i­ble to one another and to non-Mus­lims. It encour­ages Mus­lims to orga­nize and speak as believ­ers, cit­i­zens, and artists.

Stamps events are free and open to the pub­lic, and we are com­mit­ted to mak­ing them acces­si­ble to all atten­dees. This event will be online using the Zoom plat­form with an auto-gen­er­ated Live Tran­script avail­able. Ques­tions may be asked using the Q&A fea­ture on Zoom. If you antic­i­pate need­ing any addi­tional accom­mo­da­tions to par­tic­i­pate, please email asbaban@​umich.​edu at least one week in advance of the sched­uled event so we can arrange for your accom­mo­da­tion or an effec­tive alter­na­tive. After receiv­ing your request, our team will fol­low up with you directly. This event can also be live streamed on Halal Metrop­o­lis and Stamps Gallery’s Face­book pages, @halalmetropolis and @umstamps.

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

Speaker Bios
Amna Asghar
Amna Asghar (b. 1984, Detroit, MI) lives and works in Detroit, MI and the Bronx, NY.

She received an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2014. Her work was fea­tured in the Armory Show FOCUS sec­tion with Har­mony Mur­phy Gallery, curated by Jar­rett Gre­gory. She has shown at Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, NY; Super Dutchess, New York, NY; Hotel Art Pavil­ion, Brook­lyn, NY; Hawk­eye Crates, Brook­lyn, NY; NARS Foun­da­tion, Brook­lyn, NY; Knock­down Cen­ter, Queens, NY; Wash­ing­ton Project for the Arts, Wash­ing­ton, DC; Museum of Con­tem­po­rary Art, Den­ver, CO; Mint Museum, Char­lotte, NC and Para Site, Hong Kong, CN.

Her work was recently included in the group exhi­bi­tion Par­al­lels and Periph­eries, curated by Larry Ossei-Men­sah at Vis­Arts, Rockville, MD. She had her sec­ond solo exhi­bi­tion at Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, NY in the Fall of 2019. Asghar’s first museum solo will be in Spring of 2021 at the Museum of Con­tem­po­rary Art Detroit.

Adnan Charara
Adnan Charara is a Lebanese-Amer­i­can artist who has lived and worked in the U.S. since 1982. With an unquench­able thirst to cre­ate since he was a child, he drew, painted, sculpted and assem­bled his way from Seat­tle to Boston to Detroit, where he cur­rently makes his artis­tic home. Adnan works in mul­ti­ple medi­ums with sev­eral ideas at a time, treat­ing his stu­dio prac­tice like a detail-ori­ented fac­tory. His hard-work­ing ded­i­ca­tion is masked, how­ever, by his whim­si­cal and humor­ous treat­ment of seri­ous sub­jects. Adnan resides in Dear­born, a quick drive from the Cass Cor­ri­dor neigh­bor­hood that houses his stu­dio. He bought the his­toric Astro build­ing in 2011 with an ambi­tious plan to develop it into a mul­ti­func­tional space, includ­ing an exquis­ite gallery, gift shop, two store-fronts and his sprawl­ing sub­di­vided stu­dio. That plan has come to life with the help of archi­tects and design­ers, and he con­tin­ues to focus his energy on both his art­work and his com­mu­nity involvement.

Adnan was fea­tured on the PBS series Arab-Amer­i­can Sto­ries in 2012. Recently he was nom­i­nated for a Smith­son­ian Fel­low­ship and was hon­ored by the Arab Amer­i­can Cham­ber of Com­merce. In addi­tion, he has served on the boards of sev­eral arts insti­tu­tions, and has exhib­ited all over the United States and inter­na­tion­ally, in Europe, Africa, and the Mid­dle East.

“In gen­eral, my art should be viewed as a visual rep­re­sen­ta­tion of the human con­di­tion. The real­iza­tion of my thoughts and emo­tions through the cre­ation of my art is a way for me to express my inner self. In turn, I under­stand that my inner self is merely a par­tic­u­lar man­i­fes­ta­tion of the human con­di­tion that con­nects every­body, and so it may be said that by express­ing my inner self and reveal­ing per­sonal truths, I am attempt­ing to reveal truths about us all.

More specif­i­cally, the cre­ation of my art is an attempt to estab­lish my iden­tity, and to resolve my inner con­flicts that have arisen from grow­ing up as a for­eigner in diverse com­mu­ni­ties. Born in Lebanon, raised partly in Sierra Leone, and finally in Amer­ica, I have always been aware of my diverse sur­round­ings as an out­sider, and, in turn, how oth­ers have viewed me as dif­fer­ent. These cir­cum­stances have com­pelled me through­out my life to con­tem­plate such themes as eth­nic­ity, iden­tity, diver­sity, anx­i­ety, fear, love, and accep­tance, just to name a few. My art helps me real­ize these con­tem­pla­tions and pro­vides oppor­tu­nity for them to be dis­cussed with oth­ers in hopes of forg­ing a con­nec­tion and an under­stand­ing between oth­ers and myself, and between emo­tions and the phys­i­cal world.”

Endi Poskovic
Born and raised in Bosnia and Herze­gov­ina, Endi Poskovic was edu­cated in Yugoslavia, Nor­way, and the United States. His works have been exhib­ited world­wide in numer­ous impor­tant inter­na­tional bien­ni­als and tri­en­ni­als, and have brought him many notable awards and hon­ors, includ­ing grants and fel­low­ships from the John Simon Guggen­heim Memo­r­ial Foun­da­tion, the United States Ful­bright Com­mis­sion, the John D. Rock­e­feller Foun­da­tion, the Pol­lock-Kras­ner Foun­da­tion, the Nor­we­gian Gov­ern­ment, the Camargo Foun­da­tion, the Flem­ish Min­istry of Cul­ture, the New York State Coun­cil on the Arts, the Mac­dow­ell, and the Art Mat­ters Foun­da­tion, among oth­ers. Museum col­lec­tions which hold works by the artist include the Philadel­phia Museum of Art; the Detroit Insti­tute of Arts; the Fogg Art Museum, Har­vard Uni­ver­sity; the Art Museum of Esto­nia, Tallinn; Fon­da­tion Fer­net Branca, France; Alive Jin­cheon Print­mak­ing Museum, South Korea; the Uni­ver­sity of Iowa Stan­ley Museum of Art and many oth­ers. He is Pro­fes­sor of Art in the Uni­ver­sity of Michi­gan Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and Fac­ulty Affil­i­ate in the Coper­ni­cus Cen­ter for Pol­ish Stud­ies-Uni­ver­sity of Michi­gan, the Cen­ter for Japan­ese Stud­ies-Uni­ver­sity of Michi­gan, the Weiser Cen­ter for Emerg­ing Democ­ra­cies-Uni­ver­sity of Michi­gan, and Cen­ter for Russ­ian, East Euro­pean and Eurasian Stud­ies-Uni­ver­sity of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:18:14 -0400 2021-06-10T19:00:00-04:00 2021-06-10T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion Halal Metropolis mural
Halal Metropolis (June 11, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 11, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-11T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-11T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 12, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 12, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-12T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-12T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 15, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-15T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-15T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Gallery Talk: Detroit Culinary Champions (June 17, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84185 84185-21620709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 17, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

This webinar/​virtual gallery talk will fea­ture three highly cel­e­brated chefs in Detroit, each of whom brings a new aes­thetic, new culi­nary ideas, and a new way of pre­sent­ing halal food to new audi­ences. Chefs Omar Anani, Warda Bouguet­taya, and Mamba Hamissi will sit down with Halal Metropolis curator Sally Howell for a con­ver­sa­tion on their respec­tive projects, the role of food in their com­mu­ni­ties, and the way their work par­tic­i­pates in redefin­ing the future of Detroit.

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis is one where Mus­lims prac­tice their faith freely and con­tribute to soci­ety with all of their tal­ents and com­mit­ments. It is cre­ated dia­log­i­cally and requires Mus­lims to be vis­i­ble to one another and to non-Mus­lims. It encour­ages Mus­lims to orga­nize and speak as believ­ers, cit­i­zens, and artists.

Stamps events are free and open to the pub­lic, and we are com­mit­ted to mak­ing them acces­si­ble to all atten­dees. This event will be online using the Zoom plat­form with an auto-gen­er­ated Live Tran­script avail­able. Ques­tions may be asked using the Q&A fea­ture on Zoom. If you antic­i­pate need­ing any addi­tional accom­mo­da­tions to par­tic­i­pate, please email asbaban@​umich.​edu at least one week in advance of the sched­uled event so we can arrange for your accom­mo­da­tion or an effec­tive alter­na­tive. After receiv­ing your request, our team will fol­low up with you directly. This event can also be live streamed on Halal Metrop­o­lis and Stamps Gallery’s Face­book pages, @halalmetropolis and @umstamps.

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:49:50 -0400 2021-06-17T19:00:00-04:00 2021-06-17T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion Halal Metropolis mural
Halal Metropolis (June 18, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 18, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-18T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-18T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 19, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623516@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 19, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-19T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-19T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 22, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-22T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-22T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Gallery Talk: Campus Campaigns (June 24, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84186 84186-21620710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 24, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

This webinar/​virtual gallery talk will focus on the work of Mus­lim stu­dent activists at the Uni­veristy of Michi­gan-Ann Arbor. Anis Rah­man, Jumanah Saadeh, and Zeina Reda will sit down for a con­ver­sa­tion, mod­er­ated by Halal Metrop­o­lis Project Man­ager Asma Baban, on the power of stu­dent activism within the uni­ver­sity sys­tem, the role of stu­dent lead­ers, and the spe­cific cam­paigns that ani­mate their col­lab­o­ra­tions on campus.

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis is one where Mus­lims prac­tice their faith freely and con­tribute to soci­ety with all of their tal­ents and com­mit­ments. It is cre­ated dia­log­i­cally and requires Mus­lims to be vis­i­ble to one another and to non-Mus­lims. It encour­ages Mus­lims to orga­nize and speak as believ­ers, cit­i­zens, and artists.

Stamps events are free and open to the pub­lic, and we are com­mit­ted to mak­ing them acces­si­ble to all atten­dees. This event will be online using the Zoom plat­form with an auto-gen­er­ated Live Tran­script avail­able. Ques­tions may be asked using the Q&A fea­ture on Zoom. If you antic­i­pate need­ing any addi­tional accom­mo­da­tions to par­tic­i­pate, please email asbaban@​umich.​edu at least one week in advance of the sched­uled event so we can arrange for your accom­mo­da­tion or an effec­tive alter­na­tive. After receiv­ing your request, our team will fol­low up with you directly. This event can also be live streamed on Halal Metrop­o­lis and Stamps Gallery’s Face­book pages, @halalmetropolis and @umstamps.

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:10:28 -0400 2021-06-24T19:00:00-04:00 2021-06-24T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion Halal Metropolis mural
Halal Metropolis (June 25, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623501@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 25, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-25T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-25T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 25, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623509@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 25, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-25T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-25T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 26, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 26, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-26T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-26T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (June 29, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623525@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2021-06-29T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 2, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623502@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 2, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-02T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-02T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 2, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623510@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 2, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-02T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-02T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 3, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 3, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-03T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-03T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 6, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623526@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 6, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-06T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-06T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 9, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623503@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 9, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-09T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-09T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 9, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623511@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 9, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-09T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-09T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 10, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 10, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-10T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-10T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 16, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623504@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 16, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-16T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-16T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 16, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623512@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 16, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-16T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-16T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo
Halal Metropolis (July 17, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84359 84359-21623520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 17, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

The Halal Metrop­o­lis exhi­bi­tion, by artist Osman Khan, pho­tog­ra­pher Razi Jafri, and his­to­rian Sally How­ell, explores the facts, fic­tions, and imag­i­nar­ies of the Mus­lim population(s) in Detroit and South­east Michi­gan as viewed through his­tor­i­cal research, doc­u­men­ta­tion of cur­rent con­di­tions, and explo­rations of future desires. The Halal Metrop­o­lis alludes to the estab­lished and grow­ing Mus­lim pop­u­la­tion in Detroit and its metro area, one of the largest and most diverse Mus­lim pop­u­la­tions in the U.S., whose vis­i­bil­ity is both pro­nounced and extremely present in the city, yet whose nar­ra­tive seems unusu­ally silent in the larger Detroit story. The exhi­bi­tion blends archival mate­ri­als, social and polit­i­cal arti­facts, pho­tog­ra­phy, and art to explore the con­gru­ent and con­tra­dict­ing ideas, aes­thet­ics, and cul­tures work­ing to make the halal metrop­o­lis both a real and imag­i­nary entity.

Fea­tur­ing works by:

Amna Asghar
Qais Assali
BGIRL MAMA
Nour Ball­out
Adnan Charara
Kecia Escoe
Parisa Ghaderi
Anthony Keith Giannini
Razi Jafri
Osman Khan
Maamoul Press
Endi Poskovic
Haleem ​‘Stringz’ Rasul
Reem Taki

This exhi­bi­tion is pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Michigan-Dearborn’s Cen­ter for Arab Amer­i­can Stud­ies (CAAS), with sup­port from the Knight Foun­da­tion, the Doris Duke Foun­da­tion, the Andy Warhol Foun­da­tion for the Visual Arts, the El-Hibri Foun­da­tion, the Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of SE Michi­gan, and the Michi­gan Human­i­ties Council.

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Exhibition Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:17 -0400 2021-07-17T11:00:00-04:00 2021-07-17T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition Halal Metropolis Logo