Arab American Cultural Center at UIC

We are delighted to announce 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘰 𝘔𝘺 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 / 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘦 à 𝘮𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘦𝘶𝘳 by Habiba Djahnine as part of our Unpacking the ArteArchive program, 𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, streaming online June 18–28.

🎥 Letter To My Sister / Lettre à ma sœur Habiba Djahnine, Algeria, 2006, 68 mins French and Kabyle with English subtitles

A personal narrative of the filmmaker's return to Tizi-Ouzou, where she commemorates her sister, slain women's rights activist Nabila Djahnine, reflecting on her life, her assassination, and silenced dialogue amid Algeria's political violence.

Screening Online
📅 June 18–28, 2026
🌍 Online Worldwide
🎟 Free / $5 suggested donation
🔗 artearchive.org (link in bio)

𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗡 is part of ArteEast's legacy program Unpacking the ArteArchive, curated by Laila Sharif. The full online program also features 𝘔𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘘𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘢𝘧𝘪; 𝘌𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦; 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘐𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳; 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 2020-11-20 𝘢𝘵 1.59.44 𝘗𝘔; and 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

What does Juneteenth teach us about freedom, faith, and solidarity?
Join MuslimARC for a conversation exploring Black Liberation Theology, abolition, and the connections between spiritual traditions and movements for justice.
Featuring:
Rev. Kelvin Sauls, Interfaith Leader & Community Organizer
Sagirah Shahid, Poet, Artist & Cultural Worker
Tabari Zahir, Therapist, Chaplain & Reentry Mentor
Together, we’ll explore the legacy of Juneteenth, Black liberation traditions, faith-based resistance, and what solidarity requires in this moment.
📅 Wednesday, June 17, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET
📍 Live Online
Register: muslimarc.org/2026events

In 2023 and 2024, students at more than 500 U.S. universities participated in historic protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In response, a small network of pro-Israel and right-wing organizations launched a campaign of lawfare to pressure universities to suppress speech critical of Israel and Zionism.

Our latest visual, created in partnership with the MESA: Middle East Studies Association NA (MESA), examines how Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act is being weaponized to silence dissent and undermine academic freedom.

We offer this visual to the numerous faculty and students in our community who have been impacted by this repressive environment, and we call on administrators to reject government intrusion into academic freedom and freedom of expression.

View and download the visual:
https://visualizingpalestine.org/visual/title-vi/

Pride month and the rainbow flag of colonialism During Pride month, Palestinian qu**rs watch Israeli rainbow flags rise over cities built on the ruins of our people and are told this is progress. But this pinkwashing is just meant to launder Israel’s...