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Mara Ahmed

Mara Ahmed is an interdisciplinary artist and activist filmmaker based in Long Island, New York. She was educated in Belgium, Pakistan, and the United States. Her films have been broadcast on PBS and screened at film festivals across the world. She is now working on The Injured Body, a documentary about racism in America that focuses exclusively on the voices of women of color. Her production company is Neelum Films.

28 February, 2021 • Mara Ahmed

Decolonizing Art for Art’s Sake

Culture critic and filmmaker Mara Ahmed deconstructs three versions of an opéra-ballet to get at the heart of western racism in mainstream dance performance.

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27 November, 2020 • Mara Ahmed

The Unvarnished Truth about Obama, Harris and Diversity without Accountability

Columnist Mara Ahmed isn't fooled by Obama's burnished spin, nor is she taken in by Kamala Harris' mixed Indian-Jamaican heritage.

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