This year, the Syrian exile cultural association SEKu e.V. is once again organizing the traditional FUNUN Festival. The festival takes place from September 29th to October 8th. took place in Bremen at different event locations. As part of the festival, Widad Nabi will read from her literary works on September 30th at 7:00 p.m. The Kurdish-Syrian writer Widad Nabi was born in Kobani, Syria, in 1985 and completed a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Aleppo. She has written for numerous Arabic magazines and newspapers. Some of her texts also appeared on…

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Am 7. Oktober kommt Jabbar Abdullah im Zuge des Funun Festivals nach Bremen, um aus seinem Buch "Raqqa am Rhein" zu lesen, welches 2020 bei uns erschienen ist. Der syrische Autor und Archäologe Jabbar musste Ende 2012 mit damals 24 Jahren aus seiner Heimatstadt Raqqa zunächst nach Alexandria fliehen, wo er seinen Master machte. 2014 kam er nach Köln, wo er seitdem lebt. Zusätzlich zu seiner Arbeit im Römisch-Germanischen Museum ist er aktiv in der syrisch-deutschen Kulturszene. Er kuratiert Kunstausstellungen und Literaturfestivals, engagiert sich…

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We are looking forward to being at the Frankfurt Book Fair again this year! The Frankfurt Book Fair will take place this year from 18th to 22nd. October. During this time you can find us in Hall 3.1 at stand D91, opposite the reading island of the independent publishers. We will bring our new releases with us and look forward to meeting you all! You can get tickets now on the Frankfurt Book Fair website: https://www.buchmesse.de/

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!