We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic
by Amirah Sackett
February 5, 2019
Schaeffer Theatre
305 College Street, Lewiston
Price: $15
Students free
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We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic explores Amirah Sackett’s Muslim American identity and mixes Islamic culture with hip hop and other relevant cultural themes.
Through this work, she facilitates conversations and dispels common misconceptions around Islam and Muslim women. Amirah also shares her love of Hip Hop movement in a fun-filled hour of exploring the original styles of Hip Hop dance.
An internationally recognized hip-hop dancer, choreographer, and teacher, Amirah Sackett is widely known for her performance group , “We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic”, which reached viral video fame after being featured on POPSUGAR Celebrity, The Huffington Post, AJ+, and Upworthy. Sackett was honored to be a TEDx speaker, guest lecturer at Harvard University, and a cultural diplomat with the U.S. State Department in Bangladesh and Malaysia.
