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Yallah! Muslims Write:New Year, New Writing
January 14 and 28, February 11 and 25, March 11 and 25, 2026, Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (six sessions)
$35
Yallah! Muslims Write—New Year, New Writing is a generative writing workshop for self-identifying Muslim artists to join together in a joyful, supportive, and courageous community space to kick off 2026 with some fresh stories.
Each session will begin with some generative free‑writing exercises and will be followed by time allotted for work on short‑ or long‑form projects. Sharing is always welcome but never required!
“Writing is a way of breathing for those whose voices have been muffled.” — Fatima Mernissi, Moroccan sociologist & historian, Beyond the Veil (1991)
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.
