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Middle East | North Africa | Western Asia | A reading group based @LancasterUni & @lancaster_words | Virtual | All Welcome | [email protected]

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Our co-host @itsmerahaa and @SamIman_ , aswell as founder @PocoLCMoore all speaking at this years BRISMES ❤️📚#Literature #WorldLit #MENAWA

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Hear from @SamIman_, PhD candidate and associate lecturer at @LancasterUni, about #brismes2024

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@LancasterFASS
We have an incredible few days ahead of us next week in ELCW!
Flash papers and Place-writing work shops, all LU Staff and Students welcome!

[Transcultural Writing, Practice & Research Network @Transculturlanc]

NEXT WEEK - LU STAFF AND STUDENTS!
Make sure you've registered for each event!
#Countermapping #Palestine #Literature

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Room Change Update! #Countermapping #Palestine #Literature

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@SamIman_ @itsmerahaa @PocoLCMoore

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Don’t forget! Monday the 26th!!
In-person showing of “the Painting Pool”-5.30pm in Cavendish
AND WE HAVE SNACKS!!

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@maryam_gk @itsmerahaa @SamIman_ @DeLCLancaster @FASSResearch_LU @LancasterUni @Litfest

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AND WE’RE BACK 👏🏽

We are delighted to invite all local MENAWA members and Lancaster Uni friends to our (in-person) Iranian Cinema screening of ‘The Painting Pool’.
Monday the 26th on Campus!
See below for details:

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Hello all,

Sorry for our absence, in light of recent world events we have been working on some other activities taking place on campus. HOWEVER- we will be back with some new material very soon!

All the best,
The MENAWA Team

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TODAY is the Day!
Join us at 5.30pm for our discussion of ‘The Hospital’ by Ahmed Bouanani,

Zoom links have been sent by our NEW email, so make sure to check your spam if you’re unsure!

We can’t wait to see you there,
The MENAWA Team x

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@PocoLCMoore @itsmerahaa @SamIman_

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It’s almost time…
Join as for our Spooky Season Session- October 30th, 5.30pm (Dm for Zoom invite!) 🎃📚

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While we remain devastated by the events unfolding around the world, we hope to still come together on Oct 30th for our discussion-creating a space where all are welcome ❤️The MENAWA Team 🌍📖

[ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social @arablit]

Today, five works by Khaled Khalifa, in English translation:

https://t.co/jv2z73iElE

[Hoopoe @HoopoeFiction]

Remembering Khaled Khalifa (1964–2023):
https://t.co/guJti38K1x
Khalifa wrote screenplays for television and cinema, and novels that won many accolades and were widely translated incl. "No Knives in the Kitchens of This City" awarded the 2013 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature

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Find us at: menawareads
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[Hiyem Cheurfa • هيام @HiyemCheurfa]

I’m very happy to have been part of this important and much needed project, LEILA @ATLAStrad which promotes the translation & dissemination of Arabic literature in Europe. The website is now LIVE! Make sure to check the catalogue of authors & texts.
https://t.co/faWeiQ1fZR

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Emails have been sent out regarding our next read (see pinned tweet!) and this terms THEME- ‘Disease and Affliction’

To join our session- just drop us a message or email
[email protected]

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@verslemaroc We can’t wait to see you there 👋👏🏽

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CALLING ALL READERS!

We are back with a new book for our next MENAWA online session!
Join us as we venture through Ahmed Bouanani’s “The Hospital” on the 30th of October 🎃👻📚

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Aaand we are officially on Instagram!
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