ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM

We submit to you a joyous, vibrant vision of liberation. A future where our dignity, flourishing, and imaginations as Muslims are actualized. We dream of worlds and communities where we exist boldly, proudly, and unapologetically. It is precisely for this beautiful future that we pray our efforts with the ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM project serves as a catalyst toward a celebration of our humanity. 
 

There should be no ambiguity in our call—a joyous Muslim future begins when we resist against anti-Black racism, Islamophobia/xenophobia, orientalism, homo-trans phobias, sexism, ableism, settler colonialism, nationalism, imperialism, militarism, supremacy-nativism, and everything in between.
 

The chronic suffering of yesterday and the compounded acute traumas of each day are constant affronts to the Muslim spirit—restricting us from conceiving and building toward a utopia of our own. May the process of boldly asserting our existence disrupt the hegemonic powers of today and serve as a portal to another planet where our joy is championed, our spirits are revitalized, and our commitments to flourishing and justice are re-energized.

 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS 

ALHAMDU

(short for al-hamdu li-llāh الحمد لله)

is an evolving experiential art exhibition and archive created by MIPSTERZ that explores Muslim Futurism—a cultural and artistic imagining of a Muslim future free from the oppression* of today, set in a utopic tomorrow of our

collective creation.

*consists of anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, orientalism, homo-trans phobias, sexism, ableism, settler colonialism, nationalism, imperialism, militarism, supremacy-nativism, and
everything in between

ALHAMDU visually and interactively envisions a future where Third Culture is the dominant wave, where Muslims exist loudly alongside each other in their found-families. 

This is a surreal
multi-chromatic journey.

This is a bright world that exists tomorrow, shared today. 

The project will take shape in the form of a physical and digital immersive art installation with related public programs.

To focus our exploration, we have selected 5 themes that reflect the legacies and intersections that have come to define the contemporary Muslim experience: Imagination, Identity, Community, Resistance, and Liberation.

Each theme is explored from an artistic and academic lens that interactively considers what “Muslim Futurism” means, draws from, and works toward.

 Imagination 

 Identity 

 Community 

 Resistance 

 Liberation 

ALHAMDU installations consist of original MIPSTERZ  artwork and contributions from
Muslim + Muslim-adjacent
+ ally artists.

We invite artists to contribute
to our growing archive of
Muslim futurism art.  

ALHAMDU public programs are designed to be accessible and expert-informed to foster meaningful dialog and understanding.

We seek input from academics, community leaders, and thought-provokers to broaden our capacity for analysis and imagination.

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We invite thinkers to share their ideas, critiques, and conceptions of Muslim futurism. 

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
"ALHAMDULILLAH"

*Support for Alhamdu is provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art’s Building Bridges Program.