LLSP alumna Nia Malika Dixon is a woman of many talents. A published writer, author, poet, director, producer, and screenwriter, Nia is making her mark in the world of entertainment and is passionate about becoming a strong Muslim-American voice in the world of television and film.
Back in 2012, Nia attended KARAMAH’s Law and Leadership Summer Program. She developed a solid educational framework in Islamic law and gender that she was able to carry into her projects, and cultivated skills to effectively mentor young Muslim women and girls to become community leaders.
Nia says about her experience at LLSP, “I gained a wealth of Islamic knowledge and understanding from my experience. It was a very empowering program, and I left more confident of my personal Islamic rights and responsibilities.”
Islam, womanhood, and minority experiences are central themes to Nia’s work. She is executive producer of Audaz Entertainment, a company devoted to developing and telling stories about people under-represented in film and television. Nia’s most recent project is an indie television pilot, “Vengeful’ – a police detective series, led by a black woman who is secretly a Muslim. Nia is in the post-production stage of “Vengeful.”
Nia also served as an associate producer for “Deen Tight,” a documentary exploring the relationship of the worlds of hip-hop and Islam; and shot “Not Your Average,” a documentary exploring her story and foray into the world of filmmaking as a Muslim Black American woman. Many of her projects deal with moral dilemmas, along with other layered nuances like racism, sexism, and classism. She explores the intersectionality of Black American culture, Islam, and community politics (specifically criminal justice) as can be seen in her project, Chrysalis the web series.
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Nia has written an anthology of her poems, many of them reflective of her life experiences as a Muslim woman. A lot of Nia’s works explore the experiences of Muslim women. And, recently Nia was asked to contribute an essay to the highly lauded anthology “Faithfully Feminist,” where she discusses and champions how being Muslim makes her inherently feminist.
Currently, Nia is embarking on a particularly ambitious project: “The Muslim Women Series” is an exploration of Muslim women and their life stories, contexts, and realities. As a way to showcase the multitudes of talents, lifestyles, and achievements of Muslim women, Nia will be collaborating with Muslim women around the country who are eager to make their voices heard and amplify the narrative about the Muslim-American experience.
About the project, Nia says, “All over the world, Muslim women live in different cultures, different geographic areas, different communities that practice different customs, and carry different social traditions. Our singular faith connects us to so many different lifestyles and attitudes, all potential friends. I believe the world will be a lovelier place when we as human beings connect with each other through stories of our diversity.”
If you are interested in contributing to Nia’s “The Muslim Women Series” project, visit her website for details on how to submit your story.
We celebrate Nia’s groundbreaking work and are eager to witness her future accomplishments in the world of media and film.
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