Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Asad Ali Jafri spent his early childhood in Kuwait, but found himself in the suburbs of Chicago after the outbreak of war. Hip hop became his entry point to American culture, quickly taking over his life and leading him down a path to the arts and community organizing. He started DJing under the name Man-O-Wax, staged major festivals, and became a visionary curator of contemporary Muslim arts.
Today, Asad Ali Jafri is the executive director of the South Asia Institute in Chicago.
Learn more about This Being Human: agakhanmuseum.org/thisbeinghuman
Asad Ali Jafri spent his early childhood in Kuwait, but found himself in the suburbs of Chicago after the outbreak of war. Hip hop became his entry point to American culture, quickly taking over his life and leading him down a path to the arts and community organizing. He started DJing under the name Man-O-Wax, staged major festivals, and became a visionary curator of contemporary Muslim arts.
Today, Asad Ali Jafri is the executive director of the South Asia Institute in Chicago.
Learn more about This Being Human: agakhanmuseum.org/thisbeinghuman
