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SUMMARY:Joumana Haddad's "The Book of Queens" with Radical Books & TMR
DESCRIPTION:Register Here (Free Event)\n  \n  \n  \nThis online event takes place June 4\, 2022 at 12 noon Eastern/17:00 UK/18:00 CET \n  \nThe Markaz Review in partnership with the Radical Books Collective presents a lively online discussion about Joumana Haddad’s new novel The Book of Queens from Interlink Books\, with the author joining in the second half of the hour. Moderated by Bhakti Shringarpure. \n  \n\n  \nAuthor Joumana Haddad\nThe Book of Queens is a family saga that spans four generations of women caught up in the tragic whirlwind of turf wars and suffering in the Middle East—from the Armenian genocide and the Israeli occupation of Palestine to modern-day civil wars and the struggles between Christians and Muslims in Lebanon and Syria. \nFour queens of a deck of cards dealt a bad hand by fate—Qayah\, Qana\, Qadar and Qamar—form the branches of the same family tree rooted in the land of their origins despite the forceful winds that repeatedly try to carry them away. A line of red-haired women united by the ties of blood that runs through their veins—which violence has spread through the ages—each with a deep story and all with one thing in common: unwavering power and resilience in the face of adversities of being a woman in a war-torn region. \nWith the perfect mastery of finely chiseled writing\, Joumana Haddad manages to construct a novel of extraordinary intensity\, without ever sinking into pathos or grandiloquence. She also challenges the systematic abuse of political and religious power and authority that continues to cloud the lives of a culturally diverse and progressive youth until the present day. \n  \n\n  \nOrder a copy.\nAbout the author\nJoumana Haddad is an award-winning Lebanese author\, journalist\, and human rights activist. She was the cultural editor of An-Nahar newspaper for many years and now hosts a TV show focusing on human rights issues in the Arab world. She has received the Blue Metropolis Arab Literary Prize and the Arab Press Prize\, among other honors\, and was named one of the world’s 100 most powerful Arab women for four years in a row by Arabian Business magazine. Her works\, which have been widely translated and published around the world\, include I Killed Scheherazade\, Superman is an Arab\, and The Third Sex. The Book of Queens\, her latest novel\, has been translated into French\, Italian\, and Arabic. \nAbout the host\nBhakti Shringarpure is a writer\, editor and educator. She is the Creative Director of the Radical Books Collective. \nRegister Here (Free Event)
URL:https://themarkaz.org/oldmarkaz/tevent/joumana-haddads-the-book-of-queens-with-radical-books-tmr/
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SUMMARY:Reclaiming Palestinian Narratives in A Loveless World\, with Susan Abulhawa
DESCRIPTION:Register for Free Here\n  \n“Reclaiming Narratives in A Loveless World” chaired by Susan Abulhawa – Visualizing Palestine\, Makan & Al Shabaka Joint Campaign\nThis talk will take place on Wednesday 8th June 2022 at 5.00pm BST (12.00pm EST / 7.00pm Palestine time). The talk will last 1 hour and 15 minutes.  \nAs part of the Threads of the Movement for Palestinian Liberation Joint Fundraising Campaign\, VP\, Makan & Al Shabaka present: ‘Reclaiming Narratives in A Loveless World’ with  award-winning author Susan Abulhawa. \nThe discourse on Palestine has been shifting in different directions since the turn of the 20th century\, marked by decades of struggle and labour by Palestinians and their allies. And as Palestinians came together last June under the banner of the Unity Intifada\, forming a collective front against Israel’s ongoing colonisation\, we witnessed in real time some of these ongoing shifts in the conversation. This shared moment helped to highlight the inaccuracy of the mainstream narrative and the international community’s refusal to acknowledge the lived experience of Palestinians or the realities of Israel’s apartheid and settler colonial regime. As a result\, the usual mantra of a conflict between two equal sides was increasingly being called into question. Yet\, while a more grounded understanding of Israel’s policies and practices is starting to enter the mainstream across North America & Europe\, much work remains to fully reclaim the narrative to one that upholds freedom\, justice and equality for all. \nIn 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. \nSusan Abulhawa is a Palestinian American writer and human rights activist. She is the author of the international best-selling novel\, Mornings in Jenin\, and the founder of the NGO\, Playgrounds for Palestine. Against the Loveless World\, her third novel\, was released in August 2020 to critical acclaim. \nAline Batarseh joined Visualizing Palestine in July 2021 as Executive Director. She is a community organizer\, activist and development professional. She has extensive experience working with Palestinian and international nonprofits whose missions are focused on advancing social justice and equality for individuals and communities that experience systemic discrimination. \nDr Alaa Tartir is a Program and Policy Advisor to Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network\, a Senior Researcher and Academic Coordinator at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva\, Switzerland\, and a Global Fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). \nAimee Shalan is Co-Director of Makan. She is also a Trustee of Friends of Birzeit University (Fobzu)\, a policy member of the Palestinian policy network\, Al Shabaka\, and Chair of the British-Palestinian Council. Her previous roles have included: Chief Executive of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)\, Director of Friends of Birzeit University (Fobzu) and Co-founder and Director of Pressure Cooker Arts\, a not-for-profit arts and advocacy organisation. She has been a regular contributor to the Guardian and other media outlets. Aimee holds a doctorate in the Politics of Palestinian Literature. \nRegister for Free Here
URL:https://themarkaz.org/oldmarkaz/tevent/reclaiming-palestinian-narratives-in-a-loveless-world-with-susan-abulhawa/
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SUMMARY:TMR Bookgroup Discusses Short Stories published in TMR 22
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Markaz Review runs an international book club that meets on Zoom every last Sunday of the month. Readers from Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi share thoughts and insights on the month’s selection. Frequently\, the author (and sometimes their translator) joins the group during the second half of the hour. Our bookgroup always meets the last Sunday at 1 pm Eastern. \nFor Sunday\, June 26th\, we will be talking about the short stories included in TMR 22 • STORIES\, by such writers as Hanif Kureishi\, Joumana Haddad\, Karim Kattan\, Ahmed Naji\, Mai Al-Nakib\, Nektaria Anastasiadou\, Sarah Kahly-Mills and others. \nTo get on the list to receive the Zoom link for June 26\, email books@themarkaz.org. \nTMR’s bookgroup is moderated by Jordanian bookworm (and editor/translator) Rana Asfour.
URL:https://themarkaz.org/oldmarkaz/tevent/tmr-bookgroup-discusses-short-stories/
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