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."
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Reclaiming Palestinian Narratives in A Loveless World, with Susan Abulhawa
In this talk, novelist and human rights activist Susan Abulhawa will join with Alaa Tartir of Al-Shabaka, Aline Batarseh of Visualizing Palestine and Aimee Shalan of Makan, to discuss the history and context of the changing perceptions of the Palestinian struggle, what happens when the concept of ‘neutrality’ is disputed, why narrative shifts matter, and how — in an increasingly loveless world — they feed into the wider liberation movement.
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afikra Book Club: Author Raphael Cormack
Join afikra as they interview author Raphael Cormack on the afikra Book Club series.
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Honoring the Memory of Muthaffar Al Nawwab
The Arab-American Educational Foundation invites you to a special event to honor the legacy of the Iraqi poet, Muthaffar Al Nawwab, who passed away on May 20, 2022.
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On Writing, Motherhood and Care
This conversation is about two feminist texts, "How to Mend: Motherhood and its Ghosts" by Iman Mersal and "Experiments in Imagining Otherwise" by Lola Olufemi, both of which explore care, intimacy and politics.
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Global Arabic Humanities – Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award and SOAS are organising an event on "Global Arabic Humanities" featuring Dr. Muhsin J. Al-Musawi, Adam Talib, and Prof. Xue Qingguo, moderated by Prof. Wen-chin Ouyang.
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Najwa Barakat presents ‘Mister N’ In conversation with Luke Leafgren
Greenlight Bookstore is delighted to welcome to our virtual stage luminous author and translators Najwa Barakat and Luke Leafgren to celebrate their joint achievement in the English translation of Mister N, newly published by And Other Stories.