The text, a performance poem titled 1700% by Anida Yoeu Ali, is an unapologetic response to injustices directed at the Muslim community. The poem is a Cento (100 lines of found writings) based on filed reports of hate and bias crimes against “Arabs” and “Muslims” since 9/11. The narrative-based poem is the original text to which all other iterations of this project is created upon.
Anida Yoeu Ali (Project Director / Interdisciplinary Artist)
[text & video:http://1700percentproject.wordpress.com/]
Pic source: http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/AARCC/images/anida_livabs.jpg