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SUMMARY:Novelist Rabih Alameddine in conversation with Dima Alzayat | The Markaz Review
DESCRIPTION:This online event is free to the public. RSVPs are required. REGISTER HERE. \n  \nRabih Alameddine.\nRabih Alameddine\, winner of the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for his latest novel\, The Wrong End of the Telescope\, will be in conversation with short story author Dima Alzayat (Alligator & Other Stories) for The Markaz Review\, on Friday\, May 6\, 2 pm ET (19:00 UK). Zoom participants will be able to jot down their questions in the chat for Alameddine and Alzayat. \nIn her TMR review of The Wrong End of the Telescope\, Dima Alzayat points out that\, “Alameddine plunges headfirst into important questions about empathy and fiction\, armed with his signature sharp sarcasm and acerbic humor. ‘Every idiot thinks they’re a writer\, they’re not;’ he proclaims in the book’s opening pages. ‘Every dullard thinks they have a tale to tell; they don’t.’ Alameddine is not taking aim at literature he simply dislikes or disagrees with — his is a much more interesting pursuit: What is the point of fiction? What does it do? What can it yield? These queries lie at the heart of his novel\, one that takes as its subject the plight of refugees crossing the Mediterranean and those who wait to receive them on the other side.” \nOrder a copy.\nBorn in Amman\, Jordan\, Lebanese American writer and painter Rabih Alameddine is the author of the novels An Unnecessary Woman; I\, the Divine; Koolaids; The Hakawati; and the story collection\, The Perv. In 2019\, he won the Dos Passos Prize. \nDima Alzayat was born in Damascus\, grew up in San Jose\, California and lives in Manchester\, in the UK. She studied fiction writing and has won numerous awards. In her TMR review of Alzayat’s Alligator & Other Stories\, Malu Halasa suggested that her story collection “starts a different conversation about Arab belonging and assimilation in America\, through the prism of Syrian experience. An astute observer of worlds both old and new\, Alzayat listened hard to her elders\, recognized inconsistencies and digs deep into uncomfortable no-go areas. She is a formidable new voice in understanding the complexities of race and identity.” \n\nThis online event is free to the public. RSVPs are required. REGISTER HERE.
URL:https://themarkaz.org/oldmarkaz/tevent/novelist-rabih-alameddine-in-conversation-with-dima-alzayatthe-markaz-review/
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SUMMARY:Gaza Poet Mosab Abu Toha\, in conversation with Mary Karr
DESCRIPTION:Register Here (Free Event)\n  \nTakes place at 12 noon Pacific/3 pm Eastern/20:00 UK/21:00 CET \n  \nThe Markaz Review and City Lights in conjunction with the Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance celebrate the publication of Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza\, by Mosab Abu Toha\, published by City Lights Books. \nThis is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights on the Zoom platform. You will need access to a device that is capable of accessing the Internet. If you have not used Zoom before\, you may consider referencing Getting Started with Zoom. \n  \nPoets Mosab abu Toha and Mary Karr.\n“Mosab Abu Toha is an astonishingly gifted young poet from Gaza\, almost a seer with his eloquent lyrical vernacular … His poems break my heart and awaken it\, at the same time. I feel I have been waiting for his work all my life.”–Naomi Shihab Nye \n  \nIn this poetry debut Mosab Abu Toha writes about his life under siege in Gaza\, first as a child\, and then as a young father. A survivor of four brutal military attacks\, he bears witness to a grinding cycle of destruction and assault\, and yet\, his poetry is inspired by a profound humanity. \nThese poems emerge directly from the experience of growing up and living in constant lockdown\, and often under direct attack. Like Gaza itself\, they are filled with rubble and the ever-present menace of surveillance drones policing a people unwelcome in their own land\, and they are also suffused with the smell of tea\, roses in bloom\, and the view of the sea at sunset. Children are born\, families continue traditions\, students attend university\, and libraries rise from the ruins as Palestinians go on about their lives\, creating beauty and finding new ways to survive. \n  \n\n  \nOrder a copy.\nMosab Abu Toha is a Palestinian poet\, scholar\, and librarian who was born in Gaza and has spent his life there. A graduate in English language teaching and literature\, he taught English at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) schools in Gaza from 2016 until 2019\, and is the founder of the Edward Said Library\, Gaza’s first English-language library. In 2019-2020\, Abu Toha was a Visiting Poet in the Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University; a Visiting Librarian at Harvard’s Houghton Library; and a Religion\, Conflict\, and Peace Initiative Fellow in the Harvard Divinity School. In 2020\, Abu Toha gave talks and readings at the University of Pennsylvania\, Temple University\, and the University of Arizona. He also spoke at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting held in Philadelphia in January 2020. In October 2021\, University of Notre Dame’s Literatures\, Annihilation\, Exile\, and Resistance lecture series hosted Abu Toha to speak about his poetry and work in Gaza. Abu Toha is a columnist for Arrowsmith Press\, and his writings from Gaza have appeared in The Nation\, Arrowsmith Press\, and Literary Hub. His poems have been published on the Poetry Foundation’s website\, in Poetry Magazine\, Banipal\, Solstice\, The Markaz Review\, The New Arab\, Peripheries\, and other journals. \nMary Karr is an award-winning poet and best-selling memoirist. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed and New York Times best-selling memoirs The Liars’ Club\, Cherry\, and Lit\, as well as The Art of Memoir\, and five poetry collections\, most recently Tropic of Squalor. Karr is also a songwriter\, having collaborated with Rodney Crowell\, Norah Jones\, Lucinda Williams and others on a country album called KIN. \nThe Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid\, empowerment and education. In the Middle East\, MECA provides humanitarian aid\, partners with community organizations to run projects for children\, and supports income-generation projects. In the US and internationally\, MECA raises awareness about the lives of children in the region and encourages meaningful action.To learn more visit them at : https://www.mecaforpeace.org \nThis event has been made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation. \nRegister Here (Free Event)
URL:https://themarkaz.org/oldmarkaz/tevent/gaza-poet-mosab-abu-toha-in-conversation-with-mary-karr/
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SUMMARY:A Middle Eastern Food Roundtable\, with TMR Writers\, Sunday\, May 8\, 1 PM Eastern
DESCRIPTION:Register Here.\n  \nThe Markaz Review presents a roundtable conversation on Middle Eastern cuisine among contributors to the TMR • 20 FOOD issue\, featuring personal stories and family recipes. This webinar is free to the public. Meet TMR writer-contributors this Sunday\, May 8\, at 1 pm Eastern (18:00 UK/19:00 CET).  \nRegister Here.
URL:https://themarkaz.org/oldmarkaz/tevent/a-middle-eastern-food-roundtable-with-tmr-writers-sunday-may-8-1-pm-eastern/
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SUMMARY:Nakba Remembrance Ceremony Hosted by Combatants for Peace
DESCRIPTION: \nRegister for this free event here.\n  \nMay 15\, 2022 will mark the 74th anniversary of the Nakba\, when historic Palestine ceased to exist and Israel established itself inside the Green Line borders. \nCombatants for Peace\, which is hosting this joint event\, is an NGO whose members work toward a two state solution in the 1967 borders\, OR any other mutually agreed upon solution that will allow both Israelis and Palestinians to live in freedom\, security\, democracy and dignity in their homeland. \nThe Nakba Remembrance Ceremony expresses Combatants for Peace’s belief that reconciliation\, freedom\, and respect involves a sincere reckoning with history. Together\, Palestinians\, Israelis\, and internationals\, we recall the horrors and pain of the year 1948; the year that marked a significant milestone in the history of the Palestinian people. More than 700\,000 Palestinians became refugees as they were expelled from their homes and their villages and cities were destroyed. But the Nakba is more than just one moment in time\, the pain continues today as the occupation continues. Acknowledging and honoring this pain the only path to forging a peaceful future with true equality\, freedom and dignity for all. \n  \nRegister for this free event here.\n 
URL:https://themarkaz.org/oldmarkaz/tevent/nakba-remembrance-ceremony-hosted-by-combatants-for-peace/
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SUMMARY:The DC Arab Literature Festival: Narrating the Middle East\, May 17-18 (Free)
DESCRIPTION:  \nRegister Here \n  \nStart: May 17th at 10 AM End: May 18th at 6 PM Cost: Free \nThe Middle East Institute’s Arts and Culture Center and The Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation in partnership with the Cheuse Center for International Writers at George Mason University present a two-day\, virtual literature festival featuring writers and poets from the Middle East. Panels explore the works and experiences of leading and emerging Arab authors and poets and the challenges of publishing and translating works from the Middle East. \nKeynote Speaker: Rabih Alameddine\, May 17\, 10:00\nMay 17\, 10:45-12:00 \nArab Fiction Now & the Challenges of Writing in and about the Region\nThis panel of leading regional and diaspora authors will discuss the inspiration for their most recent novels and the social\, cultural and political context informing their work.  The panel will also explore the challenges that Arab writers in the region and its diaspora face as they reflect on societies dealing with globalization\, trauma\, gender\, sexuality and identity.   \nAhmed Naji Egypt\, Using Life\, 2017 \nZaina ArafatUS-Palestine\, You Exist Too Much\, 2021 Lambda Literary Award \nRasha Abbas Syria-Germany\, The Gist of It\, 2019 \nMatthew Davis (moderator)Founding director of the Cheuse International Writers Center at George Mason University and Assistant Professor Creative Writing George Mason University.  \nMonday\, 12:30-2:00 \nModern Poetry in the Arab World\nThis panel features Arab poets who will share their poems in English and the vision that drives their inspiration. \nNujoom al GhannemUAE\, Asqoto fi Nafsi (I Fall into Myself)\, 2012 \nZeina Hashem BeckLebanon\, Author\, “O”\, ( forthcoming in July 2022) \nDunya MikhailIraq-US\, In Her Feminine Sign\, 2019 \nNathalie Handal (moderator)Palestine-USA-France\, poet\, playwright\, translator \nMore.
URL:https://themarkaz.org/oldmarkaz/tevent/the-dc-arab-literature-festival-narrating-the-middle-east-may-17-18-free/
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