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Yallah! Muslims: Gather. Write. Repeat.
$45
Yallah! Muslims: Gather. Write. Repeat is a generative writing workshop for self-identifying Muslim artists to join together in a fun, supportive, and imaginative community space—let’s dream big and get to know each other.
Each session will begin with a group check-in, followed by a series of fresh and playful generative free-writing prompts (all original), alternated with optional sharing and group connection. It’s a no-judgment zone—the focus is creativity and joy!
“The birds are free from the cage; the cage is empty of the birds.” — Jalal al-Din Rumi, translated by Nader Khalili
mohammad borhan ortega-allam
mohammad borhan ortega-allam lives in Portland, OR, in a multi-generational, multi-racial household with an adorable but demanding Russian Blue cat named Luna. As the founder and facilitator of Yallah! Muslims Write, he supports self-identifying Muslim artists through ongoing workshops and an online community. A participant in the 2025 Tin House Summer Workshop, he is collaborating with Mipsterz on a soon-to-be-launched literary magazine for social and political satire, titled The Bazarre. Currently, he is hard at work on his debut novel, Thank You for Being White, a biting, no-holds-barred comedic takedown of white supremacy and the white wellness industry.
