Muslim Narrative Change Cohort

Pillars Fund’s Muslim Narrative Change (MNC) fellows are using their unique experiences and expertise to develop a roadmap for telling authentic Muslim stories that lead to positive change.

In January 2020, we assembled a diverse group of brilliant Muslim artists, academics, and thinkers to form our Muslim Narrative Change (MNC) Cohort in collaboration with the Pop Culture Collaborative and Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Our MNC fellows are using their unique experiences and expertise to develop a roadmap for telling authentic Muslim stories that lead to positive change. Our January gathering brought together fellows from across the country to meet and develop a foundation for their narrative change work. Every month throughout 2020, our cohort met virtually to study, discuss, and ultimately produce a path toward a society where Muslim voices are valued. Their findings will guide our storytelling work in the years to come, helping us identify areas of need and develop smart, effective strategies for change.

To honor the MNC Fellows’ contributions to Pillars, we’ve assembled a collection of essays and meditations that gave our fellows the freedom to explore their own curiosities and imaginations. The result: Khayál: A Multimedia Collection by Muslim Creatives, a collection co-authored by the brilliant minds of the MNC.

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Meet the Muslim Narrative Change Cohort

Zaheer Ali

Executive Director, Hutchins Institute for Social Justice

Su’ad Abdul Khabeer

Founding Director, Sapelo Square

Maytha Alhassen

Religion and Public Life Fellow in Media and Entertainment, Harvard University

Asad Ali Jafri

Co-Founder, SpaceShift Collective

Omar Offendum

Rapper & Spoken Word Artist

Hussein Rashid

Founder, islamicate

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