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Beautiful Forms: Queer Art Unbound Short Film Night, November 2023. Photography by Sachyn Mital.

Lama El Homaïssi performs "Not Harem Material" at AFI's Beautiful Forms: Queer Art Unbound, October 2023. Photography by Angela Cholmondeley.

Audience at Joe's Pub for Bia Ferreira x AFI's Beautiful Forms Queer Art Unbound, October 2023. Photography by Sachyn Mital.

Bia Ferreira x Artistic Freedom Initative's Beautiful Forms: Queer Art Unbound, October 2023. Photography by Sachyn Mital.

Ramy Essam and Randy Runyon perform at National Sawdust for "Tahrir & Beyond," January 2020. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

Hamid Al Saadi and Safaafir perform at Lincoln Center, March 2019. Photography by Sachyn Mital.

Dig Fereira renders Artist Safety Hosting panel at Goethe-Institut New York, September 2019. Photography by Gareth Smit.

Toto Kisaku's "Requiem for an Electric Chair" at Studio Theatre, November 2019. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Noura Mint Seymali performs at Kennedy Center Milennium Stage, November 2019. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Visitors interacting with "My Banned Aqal" by Ifrah Mansour, Queens Museum, December 2018. Photography by Michael Wilson.

Marjan Farsad performs at Revolutions & Movements Festival,Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

ABJEEZ band member performs at (le) poisson rouge, January 2019. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

Nelson Rhodes and Nataly Otiniano at Revolutions & Movements Festival, Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Amir ElSaffar at Revolutions & Movements Festival, Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Artist Rashwan Abdelbaki greets guest at Queens Museum, December 2018. Photography by Michael Wilson.

Hamid Al Saadi and Safaafir perform at Lincoln Center, March 2019. Photography by Sachyn Mital.

Iranian Female Composers Association & Ensemble pose at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Guest admires artwork at AFI's First Annual Celebration. Westbeth Artists Housing, December 2017. Photography by Joshua Carrigan.

Ashley Tucker and Sanjay Sethi introduce Toto Kisaku's "Requiem for an Electric Chair." Studio Theatre, November 2019. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Musicians at AFI's First Annual Celebration. Westbeth Artist Housing, December 2017. Photography by Joshua Carrigan.

King Raam backstage at Brooklyn Music School. November 2019. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

Guest admires Hadi Nasiri's "Prayer Hands by Leonardo Da Vinci" at AFI's First Annual Celebration. Westbeth Artist Housing, December 2017. Photography by Joshua Carrigan.

Faraualla performs at Peter J. Sharp Theater, Symphony Space, February 2018. Photography by Jordan Hollender.

Artwork by Ash Koosha on display at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Toto Kisaku takes questions after "Requiem for an Electric Chair". Studio Theatre, November 2019. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Marjan Farsad performs at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

"My Banned Aqal" by Ifrah Mansour. Featured at "Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement, and the Ban." Queens Museum, December 2018. Photography by Michael Wilson.

ABJEEZ performs at (le) poisson rouge, January 2019. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

Mai Khoi at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Guests admire Chitra Ganesh & Mariam Ghani's "Guantanamo Effect," on display at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

"Tell It Like It Is" installation by Seàn Hannan, Bobby Sanchez, Rae Renegade, & Marx on display at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

"Last Supper...First Wall" by Rashwan Abdelbaki. Featured at "Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement, and the Ban." Queens Museum, December 2018. Photography by Michael Wilson.

ABJEEZ performs at (le) poisson rouge, January 2019. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

Director of Programs, Ashley Tucker, showcases "Resist, Persist" posters designed by artist Iman Raad for Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Guests admire Hadi Nasiri's "Prayer Hands by Leonardo Da Vinci". AFI's First Annual Celebration. Westbeth Artist Housing, December 2017. Photography by Joshua Carrigan.

Mai Khoi performs Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

King Raam performs "Departure". Kennedy Center Justice Forum, November 2019. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Sanjay Sethi and Ashley Tucker introduce Noura Mint Seymali at Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, November 2019. Photography by Thom Goertel.

AFI artist, writer, and civil rights activist Binalakshmi Nepram speaks with Board Chair Dinesh Khosla. Westbeth Artists Housing, December 2017. Photography by Joshua Carrigan.

Ramy Essam and band perform at National Sawdust for "Tahrir & Beyond," January 2020. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

Panelists Sara Nodjoumi, Reza Mazaheri, and Hadi Ghaemi, at screening of "When God Sleeps" moderated by Thane Rosenbaum. Tishman Auditorium, NYU School of Law, March 2018. Photography by Bruce Gilbert.

Emel Mathlouthi at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

ABJEEZ performs at (le) poisson rouge, January 2019. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

Executive Director Sanjay Sethi engages an attendee at Revolutions & Movements, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Audience members are captivated by Ash Koosha's performance at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Remijon Pronja's "Someone Made a Choice" detail, featured at "Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement, and the Ban." Queens Museum, December 2018. Photography by Michael Wilson.

Noura Mint Seymali at Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, November 2019. Photography by Thom Goertel.

Exhibiting artists at "Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement, and the Ban." Queens Museum, December 2018. Photography by Michael Wilson.

Toto Kisaku's "Requiem for an Electric Chair." Studio Theatre, November 2019. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Ash Koosha performs at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

"My Banned Aqal" by Ifrah Mansour, featured at "Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement, and the Ban." Queens Museum, December 2018. Photography by Michael Wilson.

Quen Thien Dac at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

ABJEEZ backstage at (le) poisson rouge, January 2019. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

Guest entering Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Noura Mint Seymali at Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, November 2019. Photography by Thom Goertel.

Guests at AFI's First Annual Celebration. Westbeth Artists Housing, December 2017. Photography by Joshua Carrigan.

Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Artist Kairon Liu poses with Mayala Yakas at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Exiled Egyptian musician Ramy Essam at (le) poisson rouge, January 2019. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

ABJEEZ backstage at (le) poisson rouge, January 2019. Photography by Jonathan McPhail.

"Humans as Hosts" by Kairon Liu on display at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Visitor interacting with "In Sense of Remembrance" by Reem Gibriel. Featured at "Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement, and the Ban." Queens Museum, December 2018. Photography by Michael Wilson.

Hamid Al Saadi performs with Safaafir at Lincoln Center, March 2019. Photography by Sachyn Mital.

Visitors at "Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement, and the Ban." Queens Museum, December 2018. Photography by Michael Wilson.

Toto Kisaku's "Requiem for an Electric Chair." Studio Theatre, November 2019. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

"Hands Up" by Ganzeer on display at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Marjan Farsad performs at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Emel Mathlouthi performs at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Board Chair Dinesh Khosla introduces musicians Ash Koosha and Emel Mathlouthi at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Artist Ash Koosha at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

FOLCS Film Festival's International Short Film Competition screened at Revolutions & Movements Festival. Dupont Underground, September 2018. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.

Noura Mint Seymali performs at Kennedy Center Milennium Stage, November 2019. Photography by Nosrat Tarighi.