SOMArts Cultural Center presents The Third Muslim: Queer and Trans* Muslim Narratives of Resistance and Resilience co-curated by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Yas Ahmed. The second exhibition in the 2017â2018 season of the SOMArts Curatorial Residency, this group exhibition centers artists whose identities as queer, trans*, gender non-conforming and Muslim have consistently pushed them to the margins of the margins.
In conjunction with The Third Muslim, the curators will present Queering Islam: ...
SOMArts Cultural Center presents The Third Muslim: Queer and Trans* Muslim Narratives of Resistance and Resilience co-curated by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Yas Ahmed. The second exhibition in the 2017â2018 season of the SOMArts Curatorial Residency, this group exhibition centers artists whose identities as queer, trans*, gender non-conforming and Muslim have consistently pushed them to the margins of the margins.
In conjunction with The Third Muslim, the curators will present Queering Islam: A conversation. Join us from 5â6 pm for a SOMArts Social happy hour presented in partnership with La Cocina culinary incubator. Enjoy the culinary delights of emerging food entrepreneurs Mama Lamees and El Mesón de Violeta and stay for an engaging panel discussion on the many facets of queer Muslim identity!
This panel conversation from 6â8 pm will represent an intergenerational, multi-identity group of community members who have made their own paths as queer Muslims in the realms of faith, fashion, leather and kink, often creating their own meaning and (sub)communities where none existed before, will provide attendees with opportunities to contribute their own narratives of resistance and resilience to the conversation.
Queering Islam Panelists:
Imam Daayiee Abdullah
Ali Mushtaq
Parisa Parnian
Moderated by Faluda Islam
THE THIRD MUSLIM
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Kiyaan Abadani
Numair Abbasi
Samra Habib
Jamil Hellu
Ayqa Khan
Kaamila Mohamed
Hushidar Mortezaie
Laylatul Qadr
Abdullah Qureshi
Parisa Parnian
Eissa Saeed
Bobuq Sayed
Mohsin Shafi
Saba Taj
Nabeela Vega
Image credit: "Cloak," by Jamil Hellu. Image courtesy of the artist.
Accessibility:
SOMArts is wheelchair accessible, and in proximity to several nearby public transportation stops. SOMArts does not have automatic doors at its Main Entrance. Two accessible parking spots are available on-site during most events, except when signs are posted and the back area lot is being used for artistic programming. If possible, please refrain from wearing scented products to this event. For more detailed information regarding accessibility at SOMArts, visit http://bit.ly/2m1HqbH.