About: Mizna
Mizna is a nonprofit arts organization located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1999, Mizna describes itself as “a critical platform for Arab and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) film, literature, and art.” Since 1999, Mizna has published a biannual literary journal, Mizna: Prose, Poetry and Art Exploring Arab America. Since 2003, Mizna has produced the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (TCAFF), which became annual in 2013. Throughout its history, Mizna has organized and participated in a variety of arts and cultural programming, including visual art exhibitions, community workshops, drumming and Arabic classes, and local festivals such as Northern Sparks. In 2020, Mizna was named Best Nonprofit by City Pages.
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