On Saturday, October 7, 2018 American Islamic College hosted a day of community building and art in partenership with One Chicago. Attendees enjoyed a day of artist workshops for the whole family and a special basketball clinic hosted by Muslim activist and basketball player Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir!
On the evening they enjoyed a jam packed performance of dance, music, storytelling, poetry, and much more. Thank you for helping us celebrate the richness and diversity within the Muslim artist community.[bsf-info-box icon_size=”32″ title=”Program” heading_tag=”h4″ pos=”square_box” box_min_height=”5″ box_border_style=”solid” box_border_width=”5″ box_border_color=”#170e72″]
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Artist-led Workshops & Community Festival start at 2:00 pm
Evening Performance featuring ALL Our Artists starts at 7:30 pm
640 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613
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BILQIS ABDUL-QAADIR | DR. SU’AD ABDUL-KHABEER |
AMIRAH SACKETT | NUWORLD | IFRA MANSOUR | ALIA SHAREIF |
HALEEM “STRINGZ” RASUL | MARY MAR aka B-GIRL MA-MA’
[/bsf-info-box]Basketball
2pm – 3pm: Join Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, first hijabi to play at the collegiate basketball level, and recognized by former President, Barack Obama, as an inspiration to girls and young women around the globe as she leads a Basketball Clinic for ages 10 and up. She will be teaching fundamental skills and drills. All levels of experience welcome!
Detroit Jit
3pm-4pm: Join international dancer and educator, Haleem “Stringz” Rasul, as he teaches a movement workshop focused on the “Detroit Jit”. The Jit is a dance originating from Detroit, characterized by a combustion of intricate, high energy footwork, kicks, wiggles, shuffles, and arm syncopations that can be taken to the floor in order to create an even more dynamic aesthetic. Not only will you learn fundamentals such as foundation exercises, short footwork combinations and shuffle patterns, you will learn about the history of this energetic dance! Ages 10 and up. All levels of experience welcome.
Breakin’
4pm-5pm: Join Mary Mar, “B-Girl Mama”, a nationally recognized female, hijabi , break dancer, choreographer, and teacher hailing from Detroit, for an energetic workshop in the hip-hop dance form known as Breakin’. You will learn the elements of this exciting dance form including basic structure of a breakin’ set, including top rock, go downs, ground moves, and freezes. Ages 10 and up. All levels of experience welcome.
Poppin’/Tutting
5pm-6pm: Join Amirah Sackett international dancer, choreographer, and teacher and creator of “We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic” as she teaches the funk of dance originating from the West Coast called Popping. Learn basic popping techniques including dime stopping, robot, and tutting, a dance based on creating geometric shapes and illusions with the arms and body. Ages 10 and up. All levels of experience welcome. Writing
3:30 to 4 & 5:30 to 6 pm: Join Gulnaz is a Desi-American-Muslim nonfiction writer whose work has been published by the Georgia Review, Brain Mill Press Voices, and the Huffington Post. She co-found and writes for Mixed Company. She has a MS in Journalism, with a concentration in magazine writing, from Northwestern University.
Rap
4 pm – 5 pm – Join Alia Sharrief, female emcee from California, as she leads a workshop to create your own rap! She will share her techniques for creating rhythm and poetry to express yourself in one hour, culminating in you performing your rap to the class if you feel so inclined! All ages and experience welcome!
Visual Art
2-6 pm LIVE ART with Bazigha Tufail Khan in the main lobby! Bazigha Khan is an mixed media painter who utilizes vibrant colors and textures to give her work a modern take on the traditional art forms of calligraphy, Islamic geometric design and illumination. Inspired by her travels to different parts of the world, Khan has grown a special affinity for Islamic and Persian art styles and incorporates them into her work.Instagram: @dramabazi