{"id":32651,"date":"2024-04-12T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/?p=32651"},"modified":"2024-04-12T08:35:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T06:35:31","slug":"world-picks-from-the-editors-apr-12-apr-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/world-picks-from-the-editors-apr-12-apr-26\/","title":{"rendered":"World Picks from the Editors: Apr 12\u2014 Apr 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>TMR World Picks are selected by our editors. We welcome your suggestions: <a href=\"mailto:editor@themarkaz.org\">editor@themarkaz.org<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>TMR<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32667\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agsiw.org\/programs\/the-fluid-gulf-framing-multicultural-heritage-through-film\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32667\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Filming-a-dance-scene-in-22Bas-ya-Bahar22-Kuwait-1971.-courtesy-of-Khaled-Al-Siddiq.jpg\" alt=\"Filming a dance scene in Bas ya Bahar, Kuwait, 1971. courtesy of Khaled Al Siddiq\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Filming-a-dance-scene-in-22Bas-ya-Bahar22-Kuwait-1971.-courtesy-of-Khaled-Al-Siddiq.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Filming-a-dance-scene-in-22Bas-ya-Bahar22-Kuwait-1971.-courtesy-of-Khaled-Al-Siddiq-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Filming-a-dance-scene-in-22Bas-ya-Bahar22-Kuwait-1971.-courtesy-of-Khaled-Al-Siddiq-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filming a dance scene in Bas ya Bahar, Kuwait, 1971 (courtesy of Khaled Al Siddiq).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>The Fluid Gulf: Framing Multicultural Heritage Through Film<br \/>\nApr 11, The Arab Gulf Institute in Washington DC \u2014 hybrid event \u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/agsiw.org\/programs\/the-fluid-gulf-framing-multicultural-heritage-through-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Stories of desert landscapes,\u00a0cutting-edge\u202fproduction facilities, and lavish festivals often dominate narratives about film and digital media on the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>However, the newly released anthology\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/iupress.org\/9780253067579\/reorienting-the-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reorienting the Middle East: Film and Digital Media Where the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean Meet<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\u202f(Indiana University Press, 2024)\u00a0reveals a more complicated history between the Gulf, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean. Just as these waters are fluid spaces, so too is the flow of film and digital media between Southwest and Southeast Asia, South Asia, North Africa, East Africa, and the\u00a0United States.<\/p>\n<p>In this conversation, Alia Yunis, a co-editor of the volume and AGSIW visiting scholar, and Samhita Sunya, a professor at the University of Virginia, will consider the role of Hollywood, Bollywood, and Nollywood in past and current films made in and about the Gulf; the Western oil companies that introduced\u202ffilm to the Gulf in the 1930s; the first Gulf films produced on the Arabian Peninsula in the late 1960s; Dubai\u2019s emergence in global film production; social media as a vehicle for filmmaking; and citizen and migrant amateur films\u202fthat turn a lens on rarely discussed social issues.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elixir Festival trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pQcgLXffB3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Elixir Festival: celebrating arts, music, and storytelling from the Middle East and North Africa<br \/>\nApril 11\u2014May 2, London \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/grandjunction.org.uk\/elixir-festival-at-grand-junction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emotions have been running high during the war on Gaza. On Eid, April 10, the echoing voices and chants of pro-Palestinian protestors marching across the bridges of Central London could be heard in the streets of Whitehall, the British government\u2019s imperial quarter, home to the House of Commons and other stately nineteenth century government buildings. On the pristine, white stone Ministry of Defense, someone left a protest against UK arm sales to Israel \u2014 enormous splashes of bright, red paint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many, this Ramadan and Eid have been like no other. Every evening, at the end of evening prayers at Whitechapel\u2019s East London Mosque, one of the largest in Europe, the faithful remember Gaza. As people fasted here in the UK and around the world, the rising famine in Gaza has not been far from troubled minds. The East London Mosque has been sponsoring trucks of food aid but like most of the aid for starving Gazans the aid was stopped at the border.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My computer doctor, a young Muslim, told me when I went to visit him, \u201cYou know how men keep their emotions to themselves. Women let it out but never men.\u201d His voice betrayed his own emotion, \u201cImagine, 2000 men on five floors. Each one of them crying, sobbing for Palestine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People are understandably upset by the news and political events, one of the main reasons behind the Elixir Music Festival, from April 12 to May 2, at London\u2019s Grand Junction community and music venue. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artscanteen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arts Canteen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the festival\u2019s organizers, explain the festival\u2019s purpose on the Grand Junction website: Elixir, from the \u201cArabic word <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">al-&#8216;iks\u012br<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (also known as the Elixir of Life), is a symbol of healing.\u201d The festival promises \u201ca rich program of theatre, music, Eid celebrations, workshops, and food, celebrating contemporary arts from the Middle East, North Africa, and Anatolia.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tonight the festival kicks off with pop, jazz and Middle Eastern soul from Nazareth-born, Palestinian singer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubashamshoum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruba Shamshoum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Tomorrow on April 13, the festival will host a free community concert and meal, \u201cTo the Table Eid Special,\u201d featuring live music by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0POpFpWLeoU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yaz Fentazi Trio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 25 sees the return of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grandjunction.org.uk\/product\/olive-jar-%d8%ac%d8%b1%d9%91%d8%a9-%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%86-fri-26-april\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olive Jar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, performances, storytelling and music, which draw an important analogy between creative expression and the region\u2019s most important symbol. \u201cThe olive tree roots us to our land, on our tables they offer hope as well as food. Like olives, our stories wait, hidden and preserved in their jars, to be shared. Some will be bitter, and others sweet.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This performance, featuring a live performance from again, singer Ruba Shamshoum, also includes stories from London\u2019s diverse MENA community, from Iraqi-Assyrian to Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian, Iraqi and Algerian. Directed by Elias Matar, the show also comes with a warning about the use of loud sound effects, including sounds of explosions; there will be references to war, bombing and imprisonment and themes of grief and family loss, not to mention flashing lights. The warning makes it sound like an honest appraisal of life in the region and the diaspora.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performing on April 19, London-based Kurdish-Turkish singer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/OlcayBayir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olcay Bayir<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, considered one of the most intriguing voices in World music, will perform songs in Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian and Greek. Her music, \u201cfrom flamenco to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rebetiko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rebetiko<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d merges the melodies and sounds of Anatolia, the Mediterranean and the Balkans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Scottish Egyptian duo, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CzrXTzA-OyI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayoub Sisters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 Sarah and Laura \u2014 will also showcase their distinctive Arabic and Celtic influenced music on violin and cello, from their <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arabesque<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> album. It is music the sisters have performed live in London\u2019s Royal Albert Hall to Cairo\u2019s Opera House and Dubai Opera.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps less highbrow but equally classical will be the Tarab concert by Jamarabia Live Music Sessions (Aleppo Tarab Re-imagined), curated by Syrian violinist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L2tpkcllOVI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bassel Hariri<\/span><\/a>, also known as Ustavi.<\/p>\n<p>Hariri<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was born and raised in Aleppo, a city known as the \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tarab<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hub\u201d of the Middle East. Traditionally many people believe Cairo, the home of Umm Kathum, to be the home of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tarab<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Yet as Hariri explained, Aleppo has a very high standard. \u201cEvery big musician in Egypt had to visit Aleppo. People had to go there and get verified by these Sheikhs living in Aleppo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quarter notes of traditional Arabic music and the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maqams<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tarab<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are not known in Western music.\u00a0 Hariri, who is also the founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/antika.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antika Culture &amp; Diaspora<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is intent on a meeting of cultures and music that brings something new not only to a traditional music but to the audiences who encounter tarab. He will open his concert on April 13 with a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tarab<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> version of \u201cBolero\u201d by Maurice Ravel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s very hard to say what <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tarab<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is,\u201d Hariri continued, \u201cbut if you are in a \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tarab<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 situation you\u2019re touched by the divine force. There is synergy between you and the collective. You feel you are in harmony not just with the music but with the place and the people and the food. It\u2019s a very strong feeling of euphoria when you are touched by these <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maqams<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Much of them come from the lived experience. They are heritage but they have a very strong connection to the every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sounds like music that could possibly ease unhappiness and offer a new awakening for troubled times.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2014Malu Halasa<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32666\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/panel-discussion-arming-israel-tickets-868468932957?aff=odeimcmailchimp&amp;mc_eid=245d8314ba&amp;mc_cid=9f623a0652\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32666\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/frontline-discussion-on-arming-israel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/frontline-discussion-on-arming-israel.jpg 936w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/frontline-discussion-on-arming-israel-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/frontline-discussion-on-arming-israel-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/frontline-discussion-on-arming-israel-600x301.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/panel-discussion-arming-israel-tickets-868468932957?aff=odeimcmailchimp&amp;mc_eid=245d8314ba&amp;mc_cid=9f623a0652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frontline Club<\/a> discussion on Arming Israel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Panel discussion: Arming Israel<br \/>\nApril 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/cc\/frontline-club-2024-2837769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frontline Club<\/a>, London \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/panel-discussion-arming-israel-tickets-868468932957?aff=odeimcmailchimp&amp;mc_eid=245d8314ba&amp;mc_cid=9f623a0652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Action on Armed Violence will be hosting a panel discussion on UK and US arms sales to Israel since 7th October. The panel, hosted by \u00a0will discuss UK and US foreign policy, questioning whether continued support in sending arms to Israel is compatible with international human rights law.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32664\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/albaba.alaa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32664\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alaa-Albaba-from-his-Instagram-courtesy-of-the-artist.jpg\" alt=\"Alaa Albaba from his Instagram (courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"754\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alaa-Albaba-from-his-Instagram-courtesy-of-the-artist.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alaa-Albaba-from-his-Instagram-courtesy-of-the-artist-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alaa-Albaba-from-his-Instagram-courtesy-of-the-artist-600x403.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alaa Albaba from his Instagram (courtesy of the artist).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Paintings and Photography from Palestine: A Talk with the Artists, Alaa Albaba &amp; Rehaf Al-Batniji<br \/>\nApr 13\u2014Zoom \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/artists-consortium.com\/2024\/04\/04\/paintings-and-photography-from-palestine-a-talk-with-the-artists-alaa-albaba-rehaf-al-batniji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The second virtual event of the <a href=\"https:\/\/artists-consortium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian Artists Consortium<\/a> will host the Palestinian visual artists Alaa Albaba from Ramallah and Rehaf Al-Batniji from Gaza, (based now in France).<\/p>\n<p>The event will explore with Albaba the story behind his collection of paintings (the Refugee Camp) and how his life in the Al-Amari Refugee Camp has shaped his artistic journey. Al-Batniji will also guide audiences through her photography and how it is used to express her life in Gaza, and how she often employs color as a tool of resistance to reflect the vitality of life in Gaza. She has published extensively in print media including Le Monde Diplomatique and other international magazines. Until recently, she trained young adolescents in Gaza City in photography and drawing before she moved to France to pursue an art residency at Cit\u00e9 International des Arts, Paris.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/film.jo\/events\/women%E2%80%99s-film-week\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32668\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/women-film-week-2024-POSTER-AMENDED-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/women-film-week-2024-POSTER-AMENDED-01.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/women-film-week-2024-POSTER-AMENDED-01-214x300.jpeg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Women&#8217;s Film Week<br \/>\nApr 15 \u201420, Rainbow Theatre, Amman \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/film.jo\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>On the occasion of International Women&#8217;s Day, the UN Women Jordan, The Royal Film Commission-Jordan and partners invite you to attend the 12th edition of the Women&#8217;s Film Week, curated by artistic director Ghada Saba. There are two shows per day, and entry is free with no reservations needed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AUC Tahrir CultureFest: First Edition 2024\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B8ridjgl52k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>AUC\u00a0Tahrir CultureFest 2024<br \/>\nApr 17 \u201422, AUC Tahrir Square, Cairo \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/tahrirculturefest.aucegypt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The American University in Cairo (AUC) Tahrir CultureFest 2024 will focus on Cairo, connecting the AUC community with the downtown neighborhood community. The week of activities will include a wide range of events and engaging programs including a book bazaar, exhibitions, panel discussions, workshops, student-organized events, neighborhood tours, public lectures, and performances.<\/p>\n<p>The Book Bazaar offers an enriching experience for book enthusiasts of all ages. It will provide a diverse selection of books spanning numerous genres and topics, including history, politics, children&#8217;s books, art, and popular fiction, available in English and Arabic. Visitors will get to engage with authors and fellow book lovers, participate in stimulating panel discussions, and explore great discounts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tahrirculturefest.aucegypt.edu\/event\/auc-archives-walk-through-university-history-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The AUC Archives Walkthrough Exhibition<\/a> is an immersive exploration of the University\u2019s rich history. Through a curated selection of archival images, videos, documents and audio recordings, the exhibition highlights key aspects of AUC&#8217;s past, capturing the essence of student life, the architectural beauty and the significant events that have shaped the University.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out the full events program <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tahrirculturefest.aucegypt.edu\/program\/april-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32669\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acharvard.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32669\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harvard-Arab-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Harvard Arab Conference 2024\" width=\"754\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harvard-Arab-conference.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harvard-Arab-conference-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harvard-Arab-conference-600x395.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harvard Arab Alumni Association (HAAA) hosts a conference Apr 19-21, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Arab Conference at Harvard: The largest Arab conference in North America<br \/>\nApr 19\u201421, Harvard University, Boston, US \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/acharvard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Each year Harvard Arab Alumni Association (HAAA), established in 2001, hosts the Arab Conference at Harvard to bring together over a thousand Harvard alumni, faculty, and societal leaders in the Arab World to discuss key issues related to the region, encourage meaningful dialogue and connections, and inspire creative and sustainable solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the event, attendees will have the opportunity to explore a diverse range of topics, including arts and culture, entrepreneurship, technology, and social impact. Engage in lively panel discussions, workshops, and interactive sessions that foster meaningful exchanges and inspire new ideas.<\/p>\n<p>For tickets and FAQ, click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/ach24-arab-conference-at-harvard-2024-tickets-753400951527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wajib by Annemarie Jacir - UK trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ozvKJrSo2WE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Insurgent Transmissions: A monthly Palestine film series<br \/>\nApril \u2014 July, 2024 \u2014 Mizna \u2014Bryant Lake Bowl, US \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/mizna.org\/film\/insurgent-transmissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Insurgent Transmissions\u00a0is a film series highlighting the varied Palestinian experience. Made by contemporary Palestinian makers, the films depict the many ways that Palestinians resist occupation in their daily lives and filmmaking practices. According to the organizers, Mizna, the films\u00a0\u201chighlight the works of contemporary Palestinian filmmakers, amplifying their voices through their films and the films they see as most urgent in this moment of cultural erasure and genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The April screening will feature Annemarie Jacir\u2019s touching family drama,\u00a0\u201cWajib,\u201d brilliantly performed by actual father and son Mohammad and Saleh Bakri.<\/p>\n<p>The programming will unfold as a series of transmissions: Jacir chooses the second film, and each subsequent filmmaker selects the next film in the series. Ticket fees will support the featured Palestinian filmmakers. At the screening, there will be additional opportunities to support urgent grassroots fundraisers in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>For the full film list, see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mizna.org\/film\/insurgent-transmissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32670\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showclix.com\/event\/world-lit-fest-translationship?mc_cid=f20afe47cd&amp;mc_eid=ed1dd8e8a3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32670\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/translationship-apr-24.jpg\" alt=\"Translationship event Apr 24 2024\" width=\"754\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/translationship-apr-24.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/translationship-apr-24-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/translationship-apr-24-600x339.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showclix.com\/event\/world-lit-fest-translationship?mc_cid=f20afe47cd&amp;mc_eid=ed1dd8e8a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Translationship<\/a>, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Translationship: Examining the Creative Process Between Authors &amp; Translators<br \/>\nApr. 24, Jefferson Market Library, New York \u2014Hybrid event \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showclix.com\/event\/world-lit-fest-translationship?mc_cid=f20afe47cd&amp;mc_eid=ed1dd8e8a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As global connectivity expands, translated works are highly sought after by publishers in worldwide, particularly in countries with censorship and speech restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Join\u00a0Annelise Finegan, Director of Graduate Studies in Translation and Interpreting at NYU;\u00a0Antonina W. Bouis, award-winning translator and cultural strategy advisor; and\u00a0Ernesto Mestre-Reed<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0Guggenheim Fiction Fellow in conversation with\u00a0Karen Phillips, the Executive Director of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordswithoutborders.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Words Without Borders<\/a>, as they discuss their creative process and how translation promotes greater cultural awareness and representation.<\/p>\n<p>This event is part of The New York Public Library\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/spotlight\/world-literature-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World Literature Festival<\/strong><\/a>, which celebrates books and writers from around the world and reflects the languages spoken in our communities. Discover what our patrons are reading in different languages, resources the Library offers, free events, book recommendations, and more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com\/Events\/NYUEventRegistration?event=Ex3zYyCdrPJLjvn6Jr_2BPOQ_3D_3D&amp;contact=003fz9Ncg5XvN9A8jHnqhWlbw_3D_3D\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32671\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nyu-abu-dhabi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nyu-abu-dhabi.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nyu-abu-dhabi-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nyu-abu-dhabi-600x285.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>(De)Constructing the Virtual Character in Motion Pictures<br \/>\nApr 24, NYUAD Campus, Conference Center, Abu Dhabi \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com\/Events\/NYUEventRegistration?event=Ex3zYyCdrPJLjvn6Jr_2BPOQ_3D_3D&amp;contact=003fz9Ncg5XvN9A8jHnqhWlbw_3D_3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Over the last thirty years, virtual characters in motion pictures have grown from a novelty act to a staple of movie-making technology. Luca Fascione examines what goes into designing a movie character that captures audiences in a contemporary feature and also explores the historical development of the corresponding technology and the aesthetic and structural choices that led to the current understanding of what a virtual character is or should be.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Book Conversations (online and in-person)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32672\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/transnational-series-fady-joudah-with-hala-alyan-tickets-838596102517?aff=oddtdtcreator\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32672\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fady-Joudah-Hala-Alyan-NYC.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fady-Joudah-Hala-Alyan-NYC.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fady-Joudah-Hala-Alyan-NYC-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fady-Joudah-Hala-Alyan-NYC-600x301.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fady Joudah and Hala Alyan, poets. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/transnational-series-fady-joudah-with-hala-alyan-tickets-838596102517?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milkweed Transnational<\/a> series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Transnational Series: Fady Joudah with Hala Alyan<br \/>\nApril 11 \u2014 Zoom \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/transnational-series-fady-joudah-with-hala-alyan-tickets-838596102517?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklinebooksmith.com\/programs\/transnational-literature-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transnational Literature Series<\/a> at Brookline Booksmith, Milkweed Editions, and AGNI for a virtual event with poet Fady Joudah to discuss and celebrate the release of <em>[&#8230;]<\/em>. He will be in conversation with writer Hala Alyan.<\/p>\n<p>Fady Joudah\u2019s powerful sixth collection of poems opens with, \u201cI am unfinished business,\u201d articulating the ongoing pathos of the Palestinian people. A rendering of Joudah\u2019s survivance,\u00a0<em>[\u2026]<\/em>\u00a0speaks to Palestine\u2019s daily and historic erasure and insists on presence inside and outside the ancestral land.<\/p>\n<p>Read TMR&#8217;s review of <em>[&#8230;]<\/em> by Eman Quotah, <a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/fady-joudahs-dares-us-to-listen-to-palestinian-words-and-silences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32673\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/transnational-series-fady-joudah-with-hala-alyan-tickets-838596102517?aff=oddtdtcreator\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32673\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Salman-Rushdie-in-conversation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Salman-Rushdie-in-conversation.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Salman-Rushdie-in-conversation-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Salman-Rushdie-in-conversation-600x223.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/transnational-series-fady-joudah-with-hala-alyan-tickets-838596102517?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salman Rushdie talks with Suleika Jaouad.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Salman Rushdie in conversation with Suleika Jaouad<br \/>\nApril 16 \u2014 Vimeo \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.prh.com\/salman-rushdie-event-suleika-jaouad\/faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Join Random House Publishing Group and PEN America for an intimate conversation with renowned writer, free speech advocate, and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie. His latest memoir, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/738826\/knife-by-salman-rushdie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder<\/a><\/em>, is a gripping account of surviving an attempt on his life 30 years after the fatwa was ordered against him. In unforgettable detail, Rushdie is speaking out for the first time about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suleikajaouad.com\/book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suleika Jaouad<\/a> will moderate the event and feature an audience Q&amp;A and a closing note from PEN America. When registering for the event, you will have the opportunity to submit a question, which you may see answered during the conversation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32674\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/events\/virtual-book-discussion-coptic-culture-and-community\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32674\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coptic-Culture-and-Community-1200-x-900-px-3-768x576-1.png\" alt=\"Coptic cultural conversation.\" width=\"754\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coptic-Culture-and-Community-1200-x-900-px-3-768x576-1.png 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coptic-Culture-and-Community-1200-x-900-px-3-768x576-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coptic-Culture-and-Community-1200-x-900-px-3-768x576-1-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aucegypt.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/6217104156076\/WN_0MAQPI98QTqLIMXFvnaLfw#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coptic cultural conversation<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Coptic Culture and Community: Daily lives, changing times.<br \/>\nApril 16 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AUC Press<\/a> \u2014 Zoom \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/aucegypt.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/6217104156076\/WN_0MAQPI98QTqLIMXFvnaLfw#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The American University in Cairo Press is holding a virtual book discussion with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/author\/mariam-f-ayad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mariam Ayad<\/a>\u00a0editor of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aucpress.com\/9781649033291\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Coptic Culture and Community: Daily Lives, Changing Times<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(AUC Press, 2023). \u00a0The discussion will explore the daily experiences of ordinary Coptic Christians from late Antiquity to the present day.<\/p>\n<p>The event will host Mariam F. Ayad, Associate Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo and editor of the book, in conversation with book contributors, Carolyn Ramzy, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at Carleton University, ON, Canada, and Helene Moussa, Volunteer Curator at Coptic Museum of Canada.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32675\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commapress.co.uk\/events\/arab-futurism\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32675\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arab-Futurism-panel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arab-Futurism-panel.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arab-Futurism-panel-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arab-Futurism-panel-600x324.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commapress.co.uk\/events\/arab-futurism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arab futurism<\/a> panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Three books on Arab Futurism<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">April 18 \u2014 The Arab British Center \u2014 London \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/commapress.co.uk\/events\/arab-futurism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Hear from the authors and editors of Comma Press&#8217; Futures Past series on imagining the future of Arab nations. At this event, you&#8217;ll hear from contributors to three of these collections on their stories and what it means to imagine the future of Arab nations. Editor of <em>Palestine + 100<\/em>\u00a0Basma Ghalayini\u00a0will be joined by\u00a0Raph Cormack\u00a0and\u00a0Ahmed Naji\u00a0(<em>Egypt + 100<\/em>),\u00a0Selma Dabbagh\u00a0(<em>Palestine + 100<\/em>) and\u00a0Hassan Abdulrazzak\u00a0(<em>Iraq + 100<\/em>).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32676\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com\/events\/hisham-matar-my-friends\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32676\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hisham-Matar-in-conversation-on-My-Friends.jpg\" alt=\"Hisham Matar on &quot;My Friends.&quot;\" width=\"754\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hisham-Matar-in-conversation-on-My-Friends.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hisham-Matar-in-conversation-on-My-Friends-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hisham-Matar-in-conversation-on-My-Friends-600x407.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hisham Matar talks about &#8220;My Friends.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Hisham Matar in conversation with Erica Wagner<br \/>\nApr. 20 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cambridge Literary Festival<\/a>, UK\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com\/events\/hisham-matar-my-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Booker-shortlisted and Pulitzer prize-winning author of\u00a0<em>The Return<\/em> discusses <em>My Friends<\/em>, his masterful and intensely moving new novel which follows three friends living in political exile, exploring the emotional homeland that deep friendships can provide.<\/p>\n<p>You can read Adib Rahhal&#8217;s TMR review <a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/how-fragile-we-are-hisham-matars-my-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32677\" style=\"width: 754px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/radicalbookscollective.com\/collections\/frontpage\/products\/insurgent-feminisms-5-conversations?mc_cid=8213f70d60&amp;mc_eid=a08d27bdd8\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32677\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Five-conversations-How-To-Write-About-War.jpg\" alt=\"Five conversations: How to Write About War.\" width=\"754\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Five-conversations-How-To-Write-About-War.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Five-conversations-How-To-Write-About-War-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Five-conversations-How-To-Write-About-War-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Five-conversations-How-To-Write-About-War-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Five-conversations-How-To-Write-About-War-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Five-conversations-How-To-Write-About-War-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Five conversations: <a href=\"https:\/\/radicalbookscollective.com\/collections\/frontpage\/products\/insurgent-feminisms-5-conversations?mc_cid=8213f70d60&amp;mc_eid=a08d27bdd8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Write About War<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>One book, five conversations: How to Write About War<br \/>\nSaturdays, Apr 20 \u2014 Jun 15 \u2014 Online \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/radicalbookscollective.com\/collections\/frontpage\/products\/insurgent-feminisms-5-conversations?mc_cid=8213f70d60&amp;mc_eid=a08d27bdd8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more info<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Celebrating the publication of the Warscapes magazine anthology, <em>Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/radicalbookscollective.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Radical Books Collective<\/a> is hosting five conversations that engage with the book\u2019s rich array of genres and topics, and its many talented contributors.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/darajapress.com\/publication\/insurgent-feminisms-writing-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War\u00a0(Daraja Press, 2024, edited by Bhakti Shringarpure and Veruska Cantelli<\/a><\/em>) advances a new paradigm of war writing by focusing on gender. These feminist and queer perspectives on war come out of regions and positions that disobey the rules of war writing. 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