Amir Shaheen reads from “I’m not a foreigner, that’s just my name”
In the Epiphany library, Amir Shaheen reads from “I’m not a foreigner, that’s just my name”.
18.03.2024
Local history – with a difference: reading with Markus Peters and Amir Shaheen
The two Cologne authors Markus Peters and Amir Shaheen read satirical, humorous, thoughtful and absurdly funny texts from their current books “Something is always” and “I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name”.
18.03.2024
Cultural breakfast in March:
Lesung und Gespräch: „Ich bin kein Ausländer, ich heiße nur so” Moderation: Margit Hähner Wenn ein deutscher Muttersprachler einen arabischen Namen trägt, dann wirft das im Alltag berechtigte Fragen auf. Wenn jemand wie Amir Shaheen dann auch noch Schriftsteller ist und Bücher veröffentlicht, na, dann liegt es doch nahe, wissen zu wollen, ob seine Texte übersetzt werden – ins Deutsche!
05.01.2024
"I’m not a foreigner, that’s just my name” – Amir Shaheen
Lesung mit Amir Shaheen aus dem Titel „Ich bin kein Ausländer, ich heiße nur so” Wenn ein deutscher Muttersprachler einen arabischen Namen trägt, dann wirft das im Alltag berechtigte Fragen auf. Wenn jemand wie Amir Shaheen dann auch noch Schriftsteller ist und Bücher veröffentlicht, na, dann liegt es doch nahe, wissen zu wollen, ob seine Texte übersetzt werden – ins Deutsche!
05.01.2024
"“I’m not a foreigner, that’s just my name” – reading with Amir Shaheen on Usedom
After Amir Shaheen comes to us in Bremen on October 11th, his journey continues to Usedom to present his works there on October 21st. With a foray through his works, the author speaks pointedly and witty about his experiences as a German native speaker and writer of having an Arabic name. He tells his experiences in an entertaining and amusing way. At the same time, it invites us to critically question pigeonholing and supposed self-evident things and to examine our expectations and prejudices. Free entry with Usedom Card!
27.09.2023
Foreigners on the South Terrace – Reading with Amir Shaheen
Subject author Amir Shaheen wanders through his work and presents thoughtful as well as satirical and cheerful texts from his books. Amir Shaheen regularly presents his books in Bremen and inspires audiences with his lively readings. For the first time he is now reading in the new premises of Sujet Verlag. Under the motto “Foreigners on the South Terrace”, the Cologne writer wanders through his work and presents satirical, cheerful and thoughtful texts, especially from his successful book “I am not a foreigner, my name is just
12.09.2023
Mitra Gaaast: Because You Will Remember – Return to Tehran (Hardcover)
It is not enough to live. You need a destiny...
Albert Camus - Man in Revolt
Heddy, a piano teacher living alone in Berlin, is encouraged by her friend Pia to fly to her native Iran after decades. In Tehran she follows her memories of her childhood summers and her childhood sweetheart – a student who had to leave the country when the American embassy in Tehran was occupied in November 1979. Fate did not want Heddy's letters to her boyfriend to reach their destination, but decades later the same fate brings them to a point where the story could perhaps continue...
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prose | 1st edition 2017 | hardcover | 370 pages
28.07.2023
Mitra Gaaast: Because You Will Remember – Return to Tehran (Softcover)
It is not enough to live. You need a destiny...
Albert Camus - Man in Revolt
Heddy, a piano teacher living alone in Berlin, is encouraged by her friend Pia to fly to her native Iran after decades. In Tehran she follows her memories of her childhood summers and her childhood sweetheart – a student who had to leave the country when the American embassy in Tehran was occupied in November 1979. Fate did not want Heddy's letters to her boyfriend to reach their destination, but decades later the same fate brings them to a point where the story could perhaps continue...
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prose | 2nd edition 2023 | soft cover | 412 pages
28.07.2023
Reading with Amir Shaheen and Margit Hähner
Am Samstag, den 03. Juni findet in der Hauptstelle der Stadtbibliothek (Rathaus Galerie) Leverkusen eine Lesung mit unserem Autor Amir Shaheen statt. In seinem Buch „Ich bin kein Ausländer – ich heiß nur so!” beschreibt darin die zum Teil ärgerlichen und lästigen, aber auch sehr skurrilen Erfahrungen, die er allein dank seines Namens gemacht hat. Da führen Unkenntnis und Vorurteile oft zu Missverständnissen, wenn zum Beispiel sein Gegenüber davon ausgeht, dass er Türkisch spricht, obwohl sein Name arabisch ist. Wie man mit solchen
18.04.2023
Sweepstakes Terms
Teilnahmebedingungen zum Gewinnspiel des Sujet Verlag Diese Teilnahmebedingungen beziehen sich auf das Gewinnspiel des Sujet Verlag, Breitenweg 57, 28203 Bremen (nachfolgend „Veranstalter“ genannt). Die Teilnahme am Gewinnspiel richtet sich ausschließlich nach diesen Teilnahmebedingungen. Das Gewinnspiel steht in keinerlei Verbindung zu Instagram/Facebook und wird in keiner Weise von Instagram/Facebook organisiert oder unterstützt. 1) Dauer des Gewinnspiels Die Dauer des Gewinnspiels erstreckt sich vom 24.12.22 12:00 Uhr bis zum 27.12.22 23:59 Uhr. Innerhalb dieses Zeitraums erhalten Nutzer:innen online die Möglichkeit, am Gewinnspiel teilzunehmen. 2) Ablauf
06.12.2022
Reading with Amir Shaheen | "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name"
Lesung mit Amir Shaheen, Moderation u. Gesprächsleitung von Roberto Di Bella im Katholisch-Sozialen Institut. „Ich bin kein Ausländer, ich heiße nur so” ist ein Werk von Amir Shaheen, in der er einen Blick darauf wirft, was passiert, wenn ein deutscher Muttersprachler einen arabischen Namen trägt. Geistreich und humorvoll schildert er seine eigenen Erlebnisse und fordert seine Leser dazu auf sich selbst und ihr Schubladendenken kritisch zu hinterfragen. 10,- € Vorverkauf, 14,- € Abendkasse, jeweils inkl. Abendimbiss oder kostenfrei im Livestream Zugangsdaten
14.11.2022
Reading with Amir Shaheen | "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name"
Lesung mit Amir Shaheen im Literatur-Café Khawaran. „Ich bin kein Ausländer, ich heiße nur so” ist ein Werk von Amir Shaheen, in der er einen Blick darauf wirft, was passiert, wenn ein deutscher Muttersprachler einen arabischen Namen trägt. Geistreich und humorvoll schildert er seine eigenen Erlebnisse und fordert seine Leser dazu auf sich selbst und ihr Schubladendenken kritisch zu hinterfragen. Keine Anmeldung erforderlich. Tel.: 0172 – 540 53 12 literaturcafekhawaran@outlook.de
14.11.2022
"I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name” – Reading with Amir Shaheen
"Ich bin kein Ausländer, ich heiße nur so” – Lesung mit Amir Shaheen KEINE Abendkasse: Kartenvorverkauf Tourist-Informationen auf Föhr und ticket.foehr.de Link zu der Veranstaltung: https://www.foehr.de/ich-bin-kein-auslaender-ich-heisse-nur-so-lesung-mit-dem-koelner-autor-amir-shaheen
23.08.2022
Foreigners on the South Terrace - Summer Reading with Amir Shaheen
Short Description: The Cologne writer Amir Shaheen roams through his work and presents thoughtful as well as satirical and cheerful texts from his books. About the author: Amir Shaheen, born in Lüdenscheid in 1966, studied German, English, theatre, film and television studies. The trained publishing clerk works as an author, editor and PR editor and writes poetry, prose, satirical material and columns. He has been publishing literary texts since 1989 and has made a name for himself in particular as a poet. His poems have appeared in numerous anthologies, magazines and on the radio and have been recorded
23.08.2022
Reading with Amir Shaheen
"I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name." That's the name of the work from which Amir Shaheen will read on Wednesday September 21, 2022 in the Brockmann library in Brühl. In this he takes a look at what happens when a German native speaker has an Arabic name. Witty and humorous, he describes his own experiences and challenges his readers to critically question themselves and their pigeonhole thinking. Amir Shaheen, born in Lüdenscheid in 1966, studied German, English, theatre, film and television studies. The trained publishing clerk is
03.06.2022
Amir Shaheen: I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name
When a German native speaker has an Arabic name, it raises legitimate questions in everyday life. If someone like Amir Shaheen is also a writer and publishes books, well, then it makes sense to want to know whether his texts will be translated – into German!
Amir Shaheen describes pointedly and wittily what his name alone is able to trigger in his bio-German fellow human beings in this country. He describes his experiences in an entertaining and extremely amusing way. At the same time, he invites you to take a critical look at widespread pigeonhole thinking and what is supposedly taken for granted, to examine expectations and prejudices, to become aware of what is often only well-meant and also of the omnipresent scissors in the head...
Auch als E‑Book erhältlich:
prose | 3rd edition 2022 | soft cover | 174 pages
Audiobook (CD) | 2021 | Duration: 176 minutes
06.05.2022
Biographie Shaheen
Amir Shaheen Biographie Amir Shaheen, geb. 1966 in Lüdenscheid, studierte Germanistik, Anglistik, Theater‑, Film- und Fernsehwissenschaft. Der gelernte Verlagskaufmann ist als Autor, Lektor und PR-Redakteur tätig und schreibt Lyrik, Prosa, Satirisches und Kolumnen. Seit 1989 veröffentlicht er literarische Texte und hat sich insbesondere als Lyriker einen Namen gemacht. Seine Gedichte erschienen in zahlreichen Anthologien, Zeitschriften und im Rundfunk und wurden aufgenommen in Der Große Conrady – Das Buch deutscher Gedichte. Er ist Mitglied im PEN Deutschland.Für sein Gedicht „Sediment“, welches Teil seines 2019
27.04.2022
Biographie FrieSchLa
FrieSchLa Biographie FrieSchLa (Friederike Schmidt-Landwehr) ist Diplom-Mineralogin und wurde 1958 in Augsburg geboren. Zuerst studierte sie Germanistik in München, wechselte dann jedoch zu den Naturwissenschaften. Nachdem sie ihren Abschluss in Münster gemacht hatte, bekam sie eine Stelle als Doktorandin. Anschließend war sie acht Jahre in der freien Wirtschaft tätig, zuerst als Laborleiterin in einem Unternehmen des Landhandels und dann drei Jahre als Gutachterin bei einem geologischen Büro.Im Jahr 2000 erlitt sie aufgrund eines Unfalls während der Schwangerschaft mit ihrem dritten Sohn eine Blutung am
25.04.2022
Jabbar Abdullah: Raqqa at the Rhine
The Syrian author Jabbar Abdullah took part in the first demonstrations at his university in Aleppo in 2012 and had to watch as the regime of Bashar al-Assad met the Arab Spring with sheer violence. When he embarked on the risky flight to Europe, large parts of the country were already in ruins, and a little later the IS terrorists took over the helm.
A testimony with a foreword by Ilija Trojanow
Partial translation from Arabic by Christine Battermann, as well as joint partial translation from Arabic by Jabbar Abdullah and Sonja Oelgart
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prose | 1st edition 2020 | soft cover | 250 pages
CD – Audiobook | 2021 | Duration: 300 minutes
12.04.2022
Reading "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name"
On Thursday, May 12th Amir Shaheen will read from his novel I'm not a foreigner, my name is just that, in the bookstore Bücherwelt. The event starts at 8 p.m. When a German native speaker has an Arabic name, it raises legitimate questions in everyday life. If someone like Amir Shaheen is also a writer and publishes books, well, then it makes sense to want to know whether his texts will be translated – into German! Amir Shaheen describes pointedly and wittily what
10.03.2022
Reading "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name"
On Friday, April 22nd is Amir Shaheen in the Altena public library from his novel I'm not a foreigner, my name is just reading. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. and doors open at 7 p.m. There will be a book table from the Katerlöh bookstore. Admission: 10 euros / with a library card or membership card of the Kulturring: 8 euros Tickets are available in the library and bookshop. When a German native speaker has an Arabic name, it raises legitimate questions in everyday life. If someone like Amir Shaheen then
10.03.2022
Jabbar Abdullah: Raqqa on the Rhine (CD – Audiobook)
From Raqqa on the Euphrates to Cologne on the Rhine - the arduous path from war and repression to freedom.
The Syrian author Jabbar Abdullah took part in the first demonstrations at his university in Aleppo in 2012 and had to watch as the regime of Bashar al-Assad met the Arab Spring with sheer violence. When he embarked on the risky flight to Europe, large parts of the country were already in ruins, and a little later the IS terrorists took over the helm.
Vorwort von Ilija Trojanow.
Partially translated from the Arabic by Christine Battermann, as well as joint partial translation from the Arabic by Jabbar Abdullah and Sonja Oelgart.
Read by Thomas Roth.
Also available as Softcover and E‑Book
audio samples:
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Audiobook (CD) | 2021 | Duration: 300 minutes
29.11.2021
Amir Shaheen: I'm not a foreigner, my name is just that (CD – Audiobook)
When a German native speaker has an Arabic name, it raises legitimate questions in everyday life. If someone like Amir Shaheen is also a writer and publishes books, well, then it makes sense to want to know whether his texts will be translated – into German!
Amir Shaheen describes pointedly and wittily what his name alone is able to trigger in his bio-German fellow human beings in this country. At the same time, he invites you to take a critical look at widespread pigeonhole thinking and what is supposedly taken for granted, to examine expectations and prejudices, to become aware of what is often only well-meant and also of the omnipresent scissors in the head...
Read by the author
Also available as Paperback and eBook
audio sample:
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Audiobook (CD) | 2021 | Duration: 176 minutes
29.11.2021
Reading with Amir Shaheen
We are looking forward to the event with Amir Shaheen on October 1st, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ost Gallery in Lörrach. Amir Shaheen will present his new book I'm not a foreigner, my name is just that and read from it. Admission is a voluntary donation, registration required. Further information, including registration, can be found at Galerie Ost. Reserve your PLACE today at: eMail@studiokreativ.online
15.09.2021
Suleman Taufiq & Amir Shaheen – Arabs in Aachen, Sauerlanders in Cologne
Nachholtermin vom 22.10.2020 Der FREIRAUM e.V. lädt ein zu einer Lesung von Suleman Taufiq und Amir Shaheen in Köln. Suleman Taufiq, 1971 aus Syrien nach Deutschland imigriert, und Amir Shaheen, ebenfalls mit Migrationshintergrund, geboren und aufgewachsen aber in Nordrhein-Westfalen, stellen mit Witz und Charme ihre neusten Bücher Josef hat Geburtstag und Ich bin kein Ausländer, ich heiße nur so vor. Beide sind unabhängig voneinander entstanden und im Sujet Verlag erschienen. Zwar berichten die Bücher über vergleichbare Erfahrungen und Themen, allerdings aus völlig unterschiedlichen Perspektiven.
09.07.2021
Being free - "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name" in Altena
Reading and concert On August 1st, 2021 in St. Matthäus in Altena at 5:00 p.m. there will be a reading with Amir Shaheen from his book I am not a foreigner, my name is just that and a concert will take place in which works by Stravinski, Bach, Piazolla, Dagsvik and others can be played. Bernd Bolsinger plays the clarinet and saxophone, Frank Düppenbecker the trumpet and Ansgar Wallenhorst the church organ. "An interdisciplinary cultural project to understand different cultures by showing different cultural influences in music and literature as a complement to the readings
07.07.2021
Being free - "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name" in Ratingen
Reading and concert On July 30, 2021 in St. Peter and Paul in Ratingen at 7:00 p.m. there will be a reading with Amir Shaheen from his book I am not a foreigner, my name is just that and a concert at which works by Stravinski, Bach, Piazolla, Dagsvik and others can be played. Bernd Bolsinger plays the clarinet and saxophone, Frank Düppenbecker the trumpet and Ansgar Wallenhorst the church organ. "An interdisciplinary cultural project to understand different cultures by showing different cultural influences in music and literature complementary to the
07.07.2021
Jabbar Abdullah: Raqqa on the Rhine (Audiobook)
From Raqqa on the Euphrates to Cologne on the Rhine - the arduous path from war and repression to freedom
The Syrian author Jabbar Abdullah took part in the first demonstrations at his university in Aleppo in 2012 and had to watch as the regime of Bashar al-Assad met the Arab Spring with sheer violence. When he embarked on the risky flight to Europe, large parts of the country were already in ruins, and a little later the IS terrorists took over the helm.
A witness report with a foreword by Ilija Trojanow
Partial translation from Arabic by Christine Battermann, as well as joint partial translation from Arabic by Jabbar Abdullah and Sonja Oelgart
Read by Thomas Roth
Also available as Softcover and E‑Book
audio samples:
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Audiobook (digital download) | 2021 | Duration: 5 hours
05.07.2021
Book premiere "I'm not a foreigner, my name is just that" by Amir Shaheen
We look forward to the Bremen live premiere of the volume I'm not a foreigner, my name is just that by Amir Shaheen on September 9th in the Franz Leuwer bookstore at 7:00 p.m. Entry is free. About the book: When a German native speaker has an Arabic name, it raises legitimate questions in everyday life. If someone like Amir Shaheen is also a writer and publishes books, well, then it makes sense to want to know whether his texts will be translated – into German! amir
21.06.2021
Review by Martin Römpp on Amir Shaheen's "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name"
Amir Shaheen's new book is reviewed in the 06/2020 issue of ROCKS magazine. Many thanks to the colleagues for the kind review!
15.10.2020
