Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع

Emirati lover of books, art, poetry, ideas, & my home, the Arab world.
Founder of Dubai's Kutubna Cultural Center.
shatha (at) dubaihumanities (dot) ae

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

The 2024-2025 Dubai Humanities festival of scholarship invites proposals for papers, panels, round tables, and symposia on a variety of topics in history, philosophy, literature, art history, and other disciplines in the humanities.
https://t.co/cuF5FUoCmy

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“Rising and Living: A Reading of Palestinian and Lebanese Poetry and Writing” recognizes the beauty, joy, and resilience of Palestinian and Lebanese people.

https://t.co/Uevz91u3qu

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

Lebanon many years ago when I had the good fortune to visit it. May you be protected and blessed with peace and prosperity.

[Mona Fawaz @mona_fawaz]

#Beirut- The sea and sky are still as beautiful and the wind flows… but the city smells of sulfur and the background is loud with the sound of a buzzing drone. War is here, in every aspect of our lives-

[Noura Erakat @4noura]

My wish
Is to travel
To get to a hospital
And get prosthetic arms.
So I can hold a ball with my hands
So I can play.
So I can write.
So I can eat.

Mahmoud, 11 y/o, Gaza, February 2024

#Gaza #Genocide #Nakba

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

"أنا لا أعيش في مكان . أنا أعيش في الوقت ، في مكوناتي النفسية ، أعيش في حساسيتي الخاصة بي . " مريد البرغوثي ، رأيت رام الله

[Jewish Voice for Peace @jvplive]

Today, in grief and horror, we recognize 300 days of genocide perpetrated by the Israeli government against Palestinians in Gaza.

[Kutubna Cultural Center @KutubnaDubai]

Interested in volunteering at Kutubna? Join our volunteer orientation this Wednesday at 6 pm. Sign up here: https://t.co/4DRR0PpLfY

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

"إنني كشاعر لم أكن مقتنعاً أمام نفسي إلا عندما اكتشفت بهتان المجرد والمطلق، واكتشفت دقة المجسد، وصدق الحواس الخمس، ونعمة حاسة العين تحديداً.... بذلت جهداً كان لا بد من بذله من أجل التخلص من قصيدة المجاراة، من سهولة النشيد، ومن رداءة البدايات." من كتاب رأيت رام الله لمريد البرغوثي

[Noura Erakat @4noura]

Historic ruling: ICJ finds Israel guilty of apartheid against Palestinians and its military occupation and annexation of Palestinian Territory as illegal | BDS Movement

#ICJ #Unlawful #Apartheid https://t.co/rX0tsFRvPu

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

@RAHMArainsONme Thank you! I will check it out.

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

I want to write about a photograph I found in an archive. What have you read about any photograph that stayed with you?

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

"الغربة كالموت ، المرء يشعر أن الموت هو الشيء الذي يحدث للآخرين ، منذ ذلك الصيف أصبحت ذلك الغريب الذي كنت أظنه دائماً سواي " -- من كتاب رأيت رام الله لمريد البرغوثي

https://t.co/r7daCMPFRe

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

Thank you to Tamreez Inam for this lovely article about Kutubna in the Khaleej Times’ City Paper. https://t.co/HVk9mL8iLX @tamreezinam

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

I'm looking for volunteers with art history and/or museum experience anywhere in the world to help with educational programming around our upcoming exhibit of modern and contemporary Arab art pieces. If you have expertise and time please contact me!

[Noura Erakat @4noura]

Israel’s #Rafah evacuation order is a declaration to attack the 600K children & their families, to attack the remaining infrastructure sustaining life & possibility of a future. Racist-colonial logic makes this a “policy debate” rather than a siren warning of genocidal massacres.

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

@docstobar @FJPUChicago I wish I could applaud this in person. Thank you.

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

@futtaimhb Very true! I miss writing with you!

[UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine @UofCJ4P]

If there are any alums of UChicago who want to support our encampment, we know admin is currently trying to gauge alumni support, so it would be great to write to them!

The president of Alumni Relations and Development is Armin Afsahi. His email is [email protected]

[Shatha Almutawa شذى المطوع @ShathaAlmutawa]

As an alumna of the UofC I’m glad to see this.

[BreakThrough News @BTnewsroom]

Hundreds of students at the University of Chicago march despite the pouring rain demanding their university divest from Israeli institutions