A Conversation with Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer with Selections from Sampled: Beats of a Muslim Life

The author of "Muslim Cool" will be coming to The Hipp for a one-night exclusive event in conjunction with the UF Center For Global Islamic Studies and the Dr Sayeed and Atiya Ahmed Lecture Series.

Join in a guided conversation as Su’ad discusses race, gender and being Muslim in America. She will also perform selections from her one-woman show Sampled: Beats of a Muslim Life. Reception to follow.

Tickets: https://tickets.thehipp.org/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent2181.html

Join hosts Zaki Hasan and Parvez Ahmed for a live taping of the nationally renowned podcast, Diffused Congruence, with special guest Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer!

Dr. Abdul-Khabeer is a scholar, artist and activist. Her new book "Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States" is a timely analysis of the richness and complexity of American Islam.

"This groundbreaking study of race, religion and popular culture in the 21st century United States focuses on a new concept, “Muslim Cool.” Muslim Cool is a way of being an American Muslim—displayed in ideas, dress, social activism in the ’hood, and in complex relationships to state power. Constructed through hip hop and the performance of Blackness, Muslim Cool is a way of engaging with the Black American experience by both Black and non-Black young Muslims that challenges racist norms in the U.S. as well as dominant ethnic and religious structures within American Muslim communities"

Sponsored by Penn Sapelo: 
 Penn Sapelo is a newly formed campus group for Black Muslim students and their allies at Penn who are committed to exploring and celebrating the intersection of race, religion, culture and identity. Penn Sapelo's mission is to lift up the unique contributions of Black Muslims to Penn's campus and general society. "We are wholeheartedly devoted to advocating on behalf of diversity, inclusion, racial solidarity and social justice in the American Muslim community, Black community and beyond"
 

In the wake of a tumultuous election cycle, we have witnessed a resurgence of activism across the country. This movement mobilized organizations, artists, activists, community members, allies, and individuals (some who have been inspired to be politically involved for the first time). As America’s first Black president has left office, many look to Hip Hop as a bridge to our globalized world and a soundtrack to the streets.
 
This event, featuring Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer, Kyle (HPrizm) Austin, and moderated by Alden Young (African Studies director), will focus on Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer's new book Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States. Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer will define "Muslim Cool"  and how Muslims, specifically living in the United States, have combined Islam, Blackness, and Hip Hop to create a new and independent identity.  The role of Hip Hop will be discussed from its origins until today in defining "Muslim Cool" as a platform for social activism. Additionally, the panelists will tackle the enduring questions surrounding the future of Hip-Hop, and the ways that black, Muslim and women activists have used hip-hop as a soundtrack for liberation.

Co-sponsored by: the Africana Studies Program, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages
 
The inaugural year of the Drexel Global Passport Series (GPS) centers on "Global Civic Engagement.” Drexel GPS seeks to facilitate global conversations at Drexel and in Philadelphia to ensure rich student engagement and build strong partnerships with local communities and organizations. If you would like to be placed on the GPS list-serve, please contact Jacqueline Rios at jsr62@drexel.edu

Su’ad Abdul Khabeer discusses MSu'ad Abdul Khabeer discusses "Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States." She will be joined in conversation by Alireza Doostdar.

Presented in partnership with Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture (CSRPC) 

Su’ad Abdul-Khabeer—hip hop scholar, performer, and author of the forthcoming book Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, Hip Hop in the United States—moderates an open conversation with Stanford community about Black Muslim womanhood in the United States.

It is important, both for this life and the next, to seek to rectify the racism we find in our communities. This session aims to directly address a lack of representation in the college MSA space as a microcosm of larger Islamic organizations lacking the same kind of diversity. We will provide tools, advice, and solutions for Muslims of all ages on how to make an Islamic space inclusive to all people. 

Panelists: Su'ad Abdul Khabeer, Margari Hill, Eric Powell

Where: O'hare Ballroom