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Amirah Sackett at The Drake

  • The Drake 44 North Pleasant Street Amherst, MA, 01002 United States (map)

$18 presale, $25 at the door, $12 student tix
Doors open @ 7pm

Amirah Sackett is an internationally recognized hip-hop dancer, choreographer and teacher widely known for her viral video “We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic.” Amirah has been a TEDx speaker and performed and taught in both Bangladesh and Malaysia through the U.S. Embassy as a cultural diplomat. She continues to tour, teach, and perform around the country to break misconceptions about Muslim women and Islam. Amirah will perform with Ahmed Zaghbouni, aka MR MiC—a beatboxer, musician, voice impressionist and film director from Tunisia. MR MiC represented his country in the 2019 World Championship of Beatboxing, and, later that year, he collaborated with Amirah on a series of videos, “Beatboxing Meets Popping.” These two Muslim artists, bonded by faith and their love of hip-hop, offer a counter narrative to the mediaʼs portrayal of Muslims.