The Mouth of the Sun: Performance and Discussion by Muslim women and gender-expansive folk

Listen to new creative writing by Muslim women and gender-expansive folk and join a powerful discussion on harnessing personal stories to create change.

This event celebrates the 2026 cohort of participants in The Mouth of the Sun, a creative incubator program presented by Arts & Democracy and author Roohi Choudhry.

Performances by Diya Abbass, Zanib Ahmed, Banen Al-Sheemary, mikayla dablan-azony, Ethar El-Katatney, Saadia Khalid, and Somer Saleh.

“I COMMIT / TO FRICTION AND THE UNDERTAKING OF THE PEARL…
I AM TASTING MYSELF / IN THE MOUTH OF THE SUN”
– June Jordan

Tuesday, July 7 at 7pm
The Urbane Arts Club, Brooklyn, NY.
FREE and open to all
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/MouthoftheSunJuly7