“From Sifrs to Ciphers: Hip Hop is Muslim" presents Muslim artists representing the five core elements of Hip Hop culture over two years through a series of performances, exhibitions, workshops and dialogues in Washington DC (with a potential to tour portions to other cities). Over two seasons, WBL will focus on the five core elements of Hip Hop culture: DJing (music), Breakin' (dance), Graffiti (visual art), MCing (performance narrative), and included in them all, Knowledge. The goal of the project is to change common misperceptions around Muslims as well as identity, agency, and their connection to the arts as a whole. WBL believes that the general atmosphere of ignorance of Muslims and Muslim communities as well as fear and hatred that stem from it often overlook the American-ness of Muslims that has existed for over 400 years. Hip Hop culture is the legacy of this connection and in this exploration by artists presenting existing and new original work, we can help push the conversation around identity further and allow for more knowledge, understanding and bridges to be built.