Silk Road Rising is a Chicago-based, community-centered, artmaking and arts service organization rooted in Pan-Asian*, North African, and Muslim experiences. Through storytelling, digital media, and arts education, we cultivate new narratives, challenge disinformation, and promote a culture of continuous learning.
*We define Pan-Asian as inclusive of all cultures that span the Asian continent, including their diaspora communities.
Silk Road Cultural Center is an interdisciplinary arts organization rooted in Pan-Asian*, North African, and Muslim experiences. We embrace the arts as a catalyst for connecting people, places, histories, and futures.
*We define Pan-Asian as inclusive of all cultures that span the Asian continent, including their diaspora communities.
We celebrate the artistic legacies of our diverse communities, and amplify stories that are by us, about us, and for all.
Challenging Disinformation
Advocating
Storytelling enables us to challenge the racism, Orientalism, and coloniality that feeds false narratives and poisons American democracy.
Promoting a Culture of Continuous Learning
Educating
We use stories to share ideas, imagine new possibilities, and explore what it means to be American in the 21st century.
Spotlight
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You're invited to a staged reading of Shahadat (The Testimonies), a new play-in-progress inspired by the research of Dr. Manal Hamzeh, written by Fouad Teymour, and directed by Tina El Gamal, on November 4th at 6:00 PM.
In Partnership with New Mexico State University & International Voices Project
About Shahadat
Based on Dr. Manal Hamzeh’s research, Shahadat is an interdisciplinary theatre-based project rooted in the testimonies of three Egyptian women who experienced state-sponsored sexual violence during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
Location: Instituto Cervantes of Chicago,
31 W Ohio St,
Chicago, IL
Free and Open to the Public The performance will be followed by a talkback and reception.
Your support of Silk Road Rising contributes to a richer panoply of Pan-Asian, North African, and Muslim stories, and helps to heal our world by generating greater empathy and understanding within and between our communities.
