afikra Conversations: Author Laila Lalami
Join afikra as they interview author Laila Lalami on the afikra Conversations series.
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afikra Outline: Memory in Ruins
Join afikra as they interview assistant professor of Arabic language and literature and author of “Memory in Ruins: The Poetics of Atlal in Lebanese Wartime and Postwar Production” Yasmine Khayyat on the afikra Outline series.
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Banipal Book Club: ‘Things I Left Behind,’ by Shada Mustafa, tr. Nancy Roberts
Join Banipal's May book club to discuss Shada Mustafa's "Things I Left Behind," translated by Nancy Roberts.
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afikra Book Club: Author Sabrina Mahfouz
Join afikra as they interview author Sabrina Mahfouz on the afikra Book Club series.
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An Evening With Shahd Alshammari
ALQ contributor Shahd Alshammari will be in conversation with Archna Sharma (Neem Tree Press) about her new memoir ‘Head Above Water’.
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Children’s Literature as World Literature – Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award and SOAS are organising an event on "Children’s Literature as World Literature" featuring Raja Malah, Charlotte Eyre, and Pam Dix, moderated by Prof. Wen-chin Ouyang.
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Sonia Nimr’s “Thunderbird”: Book Launch & Teacher Workshop
Join this online launch event of Sonia Nimr's "Thunderbird", a YA fantasy adventure featuring a young Palestinian girl who must save the world.
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Radical Books Collective: ‘The Book of Queens’ by Joumana Haddad
Friendly discussion about the novel, 'The Books of Queens,' by Joumana Haddad, hosted by Bhakti Shringarpure.
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Independent and Alternative Archives in the Arab World
This lecture with Kristine Khouri is part of the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) Social Justice Lecture Series 2021-2022 season, "⸮Neutral / حياد / بی طرف / tarafsız?: Heritage, Colonialism and Diversity in Middle East Libraries and Archives."