Hip-Hop and Islam: Amirah Sackett and Ahmed Zaghbouni

Curious about Hip Hop?

Curious about the Muslim religion?

Learn more about both!

Conversation and Q&A with Amirah Sackett & Ahmed Zaghbouni

Brooks Memorial Library

in-person and after hours, 7:00 pm, Thursday, June 30th

Amirah is a hip-hop dancer, choreographer, and educator based in Chicago. Her signature style is the funk style dance known as ‘popping’. As a proud Muslim American, she combines Islamic themes with her dance to share the universal beauty of her faith with audiences of different faith backgrounds to promote unity and understanding. Ahmed is an international beatboxer and filmmaker from Sousse, Tunisia. He entertains the audience with the sounds he creates only using his mouth and voice as an instrument. He is proud of his Muslim heritage and the Sufi faith traditions native to his home of Tunisia. These two Muslim artists bonded by faith and their love of hip-hop, offer a counter narrative to the media’s portrayal of Muslims.

In-person and after hours. Free to all. Venue is accessible to people in wheelchairs. In partnership with Next Stage Arts, which will present Amirah and Ahmed in BeatBox MEETS Popping on July 2 at New England School for Circus Arts.