Join our panel as they discuss issues of translation, feminism, tradition and recognition in contemporary female Arab literature, in an exchange designed to open up fresh perspectives of women’s writing and Arab culture for everyone.
Iman Mersal discusses her astounding work of nonfiction, contemporary Egyptian womanhood, and how translation takes words ‘to new languages and homes’ with poet and writer Mona Kareem.
Iman Mersal discusses her astounding novel, contemporary Egyptian womanhood, and how translation takes words ‘to new languages and homes’ with poet and writer Mona Kareem.
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.
