'''Mipsterz''', stylized as '''#MIPSTERZ''' (short for Muslim Hipsters<ref name=":0">[https://www.MIPSTERZ.com MIPSTERZ]</ref>), are an international group of primarily hipster Muslims (loosely defined, and not limited to Millennials) who have evolving views on religion, identity, community, politics, and culture.<ref>Johns A, Rattani A. “Somewhere in America”: The #MIPSTERZ Digital Community and Muslim Youth Voice Online. In ''Negotiating Digital Citizenship: Control, Contest and Culture.'' Eds. Edited by Anthony McCosker, Sonja Vivienne, and Amelia Johns. Rowman & Littlefield International; 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cunningham|first1=Erin|title=Meet the Mipsterz|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/15/meet-the-muslim-hipsters.html|accessdate=8 September 2015|agency=The Daily Beast|date=15 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gandhi|first1=Lakshmi|title=Meet the Mipsterz, young Muslim artists who like to hang out and create|url=http://www.metro.us/new-york/young-muslim-artists-find-community-with-the-mipsterz/zsJofp---bARkOZ3hC7q0E/|accessdate=8 September 2015|agency=Metro News New York|date=16 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Assefa|first1=Haimy|title=Mipsterz: a space for Muslim hipsters|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/living/mipsterz-muslim-hipsters/|accessdate=8 September 2015|agency=CNN|date=3 June 2015}}</ref> Prior to 2012, the term "#MIPSTERZ" did not exist, though the application of "Muslim Hipsters" had been used.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://la-confidential-magazine.com/war-what-is-it-good-for|title=Reza Aslan: the Muslim Hipster|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en}}</ref> Abbas Rattani is credited as the creator of the formal #MIPSTERZ movement, culture, community, and identity<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://heapsmag.com/muslim-millennials-mipsterz-lifestyle-muslim-hipster-somewhere-in-america|title=米国の若きムスリムから目が離せない。親世代から一転、彼らが見つけた「ミップスター」という生き方|date=2016-08-26|work=HEAPSMAG|access-date=2017-10-25|language=ja-JP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/living/mipsterz-muslim-hipsters/index.html|title=Mipsterz, a space for Muslim hipsters |first=Haimy |last=Assefa|work=CNN|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news/meet-the-mipsterz-millennial-muslims-of-philadelphia/article_8ed66db2-c950-52c9-890e-d3209d109be3.html|title=Meet the Mipsterz: Millennial Muslims of Philadelphia|last=Rupp|first=Jacqueline|work=PhiladelphiaWeekly.com|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/03/06/i_consider_myself_a_mipster_how_muslim_hipsters_are_forging_their_own_identity/|title="I consider myself a mipster": How Muslim hipsters are forging their own identity|date=2015-03-06|work=Salon|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en-US}}</ref> Other known #MIPSTERZ include tech entrepreneur Layla Shaikley, author & artist Sara Alfageeh,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/03/the-surprising-lessons-of-the-muslim-hipsters-backlash/284298/|title=The Surprising Lessons of the 'Muslim Hipsters' Backlash|last=Shaikley|first=Layla|work=The Atlantic|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/15/meet-the-muslim-hipsters|title=Meet the Mipsterz|last=Cunningham|first=Erin|date=2014-01-15|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref> Riz Ahmed, Ibtihaj Muhmmad, Hasan Minhaj, Linda Sarsour, Reza Aslan, Nas Daily, Amina Wadud, Omid Safi, Rabia of Basra, and Jalal al-din Rumi.
Mipsterz have been self-described on their Google Groups community page as: <blockquote>"The 'Mipsterz' first began as a satirical, thought-generating jab at corporate culture and evolved into a limitless collective that empowers individuals to find coolness in themselves and share their God-given gifts with all. You see, hipster rule number 1: never self-identify as a hipster—namely, because these labels are a social constructed means of typecasting limitless beings. But let’s be honest, (and this is where the tongue-in-cheek ethos of Mipsterz enters), you are a hipster."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Google Group|first1=Mipsterz|title=Mipsterz Google Group|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mipsterz|website=groups.google.com |accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref></blockquote>The group has published various videos, including a controversial music video for Jay-Z's "Somewhere in America,"<ref>{{vimeo|id=100475946}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hafiz|first1=Yasmine|title='Mipsterz' 'Somewhere In America' Video Showcases Muslim Hipster Swag; Sparks A Passionate Discussion|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/02/mipsterz-somewhere-in-america-video_n_4374182.html|accessdate=8 September 2015|agency=Huffington Post|date=2 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Coleman|first1=Christina|title=Can There Be Hipster Muslims? Mipsterz "Somewhere In America" Video Sparks Controversy|url=http://globalgrind.com/2013/12/03/hipster-muslims-mipsterz-somewhere-in-america-video/|accessdate=8 September 2015|agency=GlobalGrind|date=3 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/28/250786141/muslim-hipsters-turn-a-joke-into-a-serious-conversation|title = Muslim 'Hipsters' Turn A Joke Into A Serious Conversation|last = Ghani|first = Amarra|date = 28 December 2013|work = NPR|access-date = 8 September 2015|via = www.npr.org}}</ref> as well as original programming<ref>{{youTube|id=UCJWpi_DcUXGvpu5tham1syg|title=Mipsterz' channel}}</ref> such as ''Hot Sauce x White Sauce'',<ref>{{youTube|id=PLPta8Rw91io_-k1OEz2HopwU1_-X_G8XA|title= Hot Sauce x White Sauce}}</ref> the concert series ''SUNDAYS/cool,''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.metro.us/new-york/young-muslim-artists-find-community-with-the-mipsterz/zsJofp---bARkOZ3hC7q0E|title=Meet the Mipsterz, young Muslim artists who like to hang out and create|date=2015-06-16|work=Metro US|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en}}</ref>''<ref>{{youTube|id=PLPta8Rw91io81T72agqoVFwJmDeoFsG0i |title=SUNDAYS/cool}}</ref>'' an online magazine: ''The Field Between,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefieldbetween.com/|title=The Field Between {{!}} Culture & Commentary Magazine|website=The Field Between {{!}} Culture & Commentary Magazine|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref> and the fashion-activism project BOY/BYE.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thetempest.co/2017/08/31/social-justice/boybye-is-changing-representation/|title=There's a campaign changing the future of women's representation, and we spoke to the badass mastermind leading the charge|date=2017-08-31|work=The Tempest|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.amaliah.com/post/30548/boybye-celebrating-unapologetic-individual-identity|title=BOY/BYE : Celebrating Unapologetic Individual Identity {{!}} Amaliah|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1810418184/the-boy-bye-project|title=The 'BOY/BYE' Project|website=Kickstarter|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>
As of 2017, the group currently functions as a non-profit arts and culture collective with a focus on presenting and producing original content by Muslim creatives in the domains of film, music, and illustration.<ref name=":0" /> A marketplace was opened in early 2018 which features their work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.store.mipsterz.com/|title=Third Culture {{!}} Mipsterz Marketplace {{!}} Mipsterz - Muslim Hipsters|website=Mipsterz Marketplace|language=en|access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>
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