“He kissed my ear, gathered himself together, and sat up on the edge of the bed. Searching, his fingers struck the glass of water on the small table, then the book he had been reading that afternoon, the box of cigarettes, and the ashtray. Finally, he grabbed the wristwatch (the time was now a few … Continue reading
After touring China for a month, where the rich heritage of theatre will resonate with this ancient Persian tale and its unique delivery, Feathers of Fire is now coming soon to the New York KAYE PLAYHOUSE, NYC, SEPTEMBER 7TH & 8TH. With graphics and design by Hamid Rahmanian, the play also features an original score … Continue reading
Apply: Postdoc in Palestinian Literature “June 18 is the last day to apply for a postdoc position in Palestinian Literature, based at the Freie Universität Berlin’s Institut für Arabistik: The two-year postdoc research position is to work with “PalREAD Country of Words: Reading and Reception of Palestinian Literature from 1948 to the Present,” to be lead by … Continue reading
“Celebrated Egyptian poet Iman Mersal, one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Arabic poetry, has shifted her attention — with two recent books — to prose. Now, after a translation of Simic’s ironic voice, and a prose book full of complicated feelings around being a mother, can we expect new shadows from both in … Continue reading
It’s Time to Mow the Flowers It’s time to mow the flowers, don’t procrastinate. Fetch the sickles, come, don’t spare a single tulip in the fields. The meadows are in bloom: who has ever seen such insolence? The grass is growing again: step nowhere else but on its head. Blossoms are opening on every branch, … Continue reading
A Night with Young Iranian and Afghan Poets Granaz Mousavi, Fatemeh Shams, Reza Mohammadi This event will be in Persian 6.00pm, Friday 22 November 2013 Room B102, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University London Granaz Mousavi is an Iranian-Australian contemporary poet, film director and screen writer. She is primarily renowned for her avant-garde poetry in the 90s. … Continue reading
Off the Curtain: A Performance of Rostam and Sohrab – Tuesday 20 August, 7pm Pardeh Khani (reading off the curtain) combines acting, narrating, and intimate storytelling with innovative stage prepping. In the almost interactive Off the Curtain female storyteller Sara Mashayekh provides the audience with an alternative form of presenting an epic story and breaks … Continue reading
Exiled Dreams and Imaginings Music and Poetry Night, Mon 5th August Pic: Anouche Sherman, 2012 Shirin Razavian is a Tehran-born, British poet who has appeared in Poetry London, Index on Censorship, Exiled Writers Magazine, Agenda, The London Magazine and Persian Book Review and more. She has published Persian and English poetry collections in the UK, … Continue reading
For this episode we chat with Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, who is a writer and Reader in Comparative Politics and International Relations, as well as Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at SOAS (the School of Oriental and African Studies) at the University of London. Dr. Adib-Moghaddam, a comparatively young and accessible academic, has published three books … Continue reading
Six Pillars 