Book presentation with Nasim Khaksar "Between Two Doors"

My house, your house and our house: the Persian library in the main library We are looking forward to the event Dem Wort die Freiheit on September 24th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the main library on the Gurtel in Vienna. Nasim Khaksar, born in Abadan/Iran, is an Iranian-Dutch writer. He will present his newly published book Between Two Doors. Fahime Farsaie, born in Tehran/Iran, is an Iranian-German author, journalist and human rights activist. She will read from her novel One Tuesday, my mother decided to become German (Dittrich Verlag). Both…

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Lesung mit Pedro Kadivar

We look forward to the event Art of Escape with Pedro Kadivar on September 25th, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. in the Theater Erfurt. The event is a cooperation between the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Theater Erfurt and takes place as an introduction to the play The Art of Escape, which will be performed in the Studio Box from October 3rd, 2021. Pedro Kadivar will read from his book The Little Book of Migration and Anna Allstädt (KlangScaffold e.V. Erfurt) will talk to the author and the guests after the book presentation. Further…

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CANCELLED: Audiobook premiere: "The Silence of My Father" by Doan Bui

With a heavy heart we have to cancel the event on September 27th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., as the author Doan Bui is unfortunately unable to attend the audio book premiere. We cordially invite you to the premiere of the first audio book production The Silence of My Father by Doan Bui. The event will take place in cooperation with the Institut Français in Bremen and the Speicherbühne Mobil e.V. on September 27, 2021 at 7 p.m. in the Institut Français in Bremen. The author Doan Bui becomes digital about the event…

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Reading with Amir Shaheen

Atelier and Gallery East Luisenstr. 23, Lörrach in the border triangle

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

Reading with Jabbar Abdullah

We look forward to the reading by Jabbar Abdullah on October 2nd, 2021 at 8:15 p.m. in Eschborn. Jabbar Abdullah will read from his work Raqqa am Rhein as part of the intercultural program in Eschborn. About the book 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 the regime of Bashar Al-Assad the Arab Spring…

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Reading: Anthology: This is how you take life with you

We look forward to the reading of the anthology How to take life with you on October 7th, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. in the Villa Sponte. With: Zahirul Islam Babul, Mila Chami, Farhan Hebbo, Saber Latifi, Madjid Mohit, Salman Nurhak, Rosa Jaisli, and Ernesto Salazar-Jiménez On the piano: Milena Minkwitz Afterwards: Discussion with the authors, the editor Angelika Sinn and the Publisher Madjid Mohit Moderation: Jens Laloire Further information on the anthology: The eight authors of the anthology "So you take life with you" come originally…

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Mortar with Widad Nabi

Exhibition hall 1a Schulstrasse 1a, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse

We look forward to the Open Books poetry reading of Invisible Fractures with our author Widad Nabi on October 21, 2021 at 4 p.m. in Exhibition Hall 1a, Schulstraße 1a, 60594 Frankfurt am Main. The event will be moderated by Suleman Taufiq. Widad Nabi's poems are about unfathomable love, looking back on the past, searching for home. Openly feminist, the poet gives an insight into her identity as a woman and mother. In her poems she works in a personal and approachable way…

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Lesung mit Ibtisam Barakat

Frankfurt book fair Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse

We look forward to the reading of the children's book Das Lila Mädchen by Ibtisam Barakat on October 22, 2021 at 1 p.m. as a live stream on the Frankfurt Book Fair website and social media. Both Suleman Taufiq and Madjid Mohit will take part in the event. Leila Chammaa will be the moderator. War, exile, loss of homeland... Like so many people around the world, Tamara also feels these fateful extremes. Around 70 years ago, the young girl and her family were evicted from their home in Jaffa, Palestine. Since…

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Lesung mit Fariba Vafi

Café Mutz Alt Niederursel 27, Frankfurt am Main

We look forward to reading the short story collection An den Regen by bestselling author Fariba Vafi on October 22, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. in Café Mutz. Both Jutta Himmelreich in the role of interpreter and Madjid Mohit will take part in the event. Anyone who deals with contemporary Iranian literature should not ignore the short story genre. Because in short stories, as in poetry, critical developments or events in society can be presented without much explanation, unlike in novels…

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Suleman Taufiq & Amir Shaheen – Arabs in Aachen, Sauerlanders in Cologne

Freiraum e.V. Gottesweg 116a, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

Catch up on October 22, 2020 FREIRAUM e.V. invites you to a reading by Suleman Taufiq and Amir Shaheen in Cologne. Suleman Taufiq, who immigrated to Germany from Syria in 1971, and Amir Shaheen, also with a migration background, but born and raised in North Rhine-Westphalia, present their latest books with wit and charm. Both were created independently of each other and published by Sujet Verlag. The books report on comparable experiences and topics, but from completely different perspectives…

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