Nsenga Knight was born in 1981 in East Flatbush. While she was growing up, her family attended mosques in nearby Bedford-Stuyvesant, including Masjid At-Taqwa and Masjid Abdul Muhsi Khalifah. As an adult, Knight became active in New York’s fine arts community, creating exhibitions and performances that explore various facets of her identity as a Black and Muslim woman in the United States. Her formal education includes a bachelor’s in fine arts from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and a master’s in fine arts from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Knight moved to Egypt in 2017. See this narrator’s full biography and oral history.

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Nsenga Knight discusses the role of martial arts in her Muslim community.

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Nsenga Knight remembers when her community celebrated Eid in Prospect Park.

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