-
Georgie
Private: One Year of This Arab is Queer with Elias Jahshan
Read moreJoin us 19.07.2023 as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Elias Jahshan’s groundbreaking anthology, “This Arab is Queer.” In collaboration…
-
Georgie
Private: Woman, Life, Freedom: Javaad Alipoor, Orkideh Behrouzan, Malu Halasa, Fari Bradley, Afshin Shahi
Read moreThe recent protests in Iran have attracted global attention but they aren’t just about the hijab and the right to…
-
Georgie
Private: What lights my feminist fire? Leila Aboulela, Rachel Louise Snyder, Florence Schechter, Anita Sethi, Malu Halasa
Read moreWhat does it mean to be a feminist right now? And how has social media, along with modern feminist movements…
-
Georgie
Private: The birth of the modern Middle East: Afshin Shahi, Gardner Thompson
Read moreDiscover how Western powers shaped the political and social landscape of the modern Middle East and the impact this has…
-
Georgie
Private: Sudan and the Mahdist Legacy: Leila Aboulela, Dr Hengameh Ziai, Dr Fergus Nicoll
Read moreStep into the complex world of Sudan with our panel discussion on the country’s troubled history and the legacy of…
-
Georgie
Private: Leila Aboulela at Aberdeen University WORD Centre for Creative Writing
Read moreBook launch for the much awaited sixth novel by Leila Aboulela, River Spirit Hosted by the University of Aberdeen WORD…
-
Georgie
Private: Gilbert Achcar at Aye Write Festival
Read moreWith the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, warnings about a ‘new Cold War’ proliferated. Gilbert Achcar in his new…
-
Georgie
Private: Leila Aboulela and Lorraine Wilson at Aye Write Festival
Read more1890s Sudan. When Akuany and her brother are orphaned in a village raid, they are taken in by a young…
-
Georgie
Private: Al-Sudaniya Book Launch: River Spirit by Leila Aboulela
Read moreJoin Al Sudaniya Mentoring (ASM) to celebrate the launch of acclaimed Sudanese writer Leila Aboulela’s new novel “River Spirit” Join…
-
Georgie
Private: Book launch with Leila Aboulela, Lutz Oette, Fergus Nicoll
Read moreThe Society for the Study of the Sudans (UK) is delighted to host the launch of the latest novel by…
-
Georgie
Private: Gilbert Achcar at the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies 25th Anniversary Conference
Read moreProfessor Gilbert Achcar presents on his upcoming title The New Cold War, in discussion with Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya....
-
Georgie
Private: Discretion Book Launch: An Evening with the Translator
Read moreJoin Books on the Rise for an evening celebrating the paperback launch of Discretion, the award winning novel by Faïza…