Thu 15 July 2010
8.00pm
Frome Festival
Last year’s first ‘Arab Evening’ of readings, music, and delectable middle eastern dishes proved so popular there will be repeat helpings at Trinity Hall this summer, with Syrian author Ghalia Kabbani and, from Iraq, playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak and oud player Khyam Allami.
Wed 14 July 2010
7.45pm
Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London – Emirati Poets
Khalid Albudoor, Khulood al-Mu’alla and Nujoom al-Ghanem, three successful modern Emirati poets, have their first London reading with specially commissioned English translations of their works
Sun 11 July 2010
2.30-3.30pm
Ledbury Poetry Festival – Iraqi poets
Poetry and Iraq – two poets in the forefront of Iraqi writing today – Fadhil al-Azzawi and Sinan Antoon discuss the place of poetry in Iraq and read from their works
Sat 10 July 2010
8.00-10.30pm
Ledbury Poetry Festival – Emirati Poets
Khalid al-Budoor, Khulood al-Mu’alla and Nujoom al-Ghanem, three successful modern Emirati poets, read their works and meet poetry-loving audiences at the annual Ledbury Poetry Festival
Sun 13 June 2010
2 – 7pm
Live at Bernie Spain Gardens on the South Bank, London, SE1 9PP
BBC Radio 3's World Routes Academy 2010 – Iraq at Celebrating Sanctuary Festival
An afternoon’s events dedicated to Iraqi culture – live music, spoken word, workshops and discussions
More information here.
8.00pm
Frome Festival
Last year’s first ‘Arab Evening’ of readings, music, and delectable middle eastern dishes proved so popular there will be repeat helpings at Trinity Hall this summer, with Syrian author Ghalia Kabbani and, from Iraq, playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak and oud player Khyam Allami.
Wed 14 July 2010
7.45pm
Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London – Emirati Poets
Khalid Albudoor, Khulood al-Mu’alla and Nujoom al-Ghanem, three successful modern Emirati poets, have their first London reading with specially commissioned English translations of their works
Sun 11 July 2010
2.30-3.30pm
Ledbury Poetry Festival – Iraqi poets
Poetry and Iraq – two poets in the forefront of Iraqi writing today – Fadhil al-Azzawi and Sinan Antoon discuss the place of poetry in Iraq and read from their works
Sat 10 July 2010
8.00-10.30pm
Ledbury Poetry Festival – Emirati Poets
Khalid al-Budoor, Khulood al-Mu’alla and Nujoom al-Ghanem, three successful modern Emirati poets, read their works and meet poetry-loving audiences at the annual Ledbury Poetry Festival
Sun 13 June 2010
2 – 7pm
Live at Bernie Spain Gardens on the South Bank, London, SE1 9PP
BBC Radio 3's World Routes Academy 2010 – Iraq at Celebrating Sanctuary Festival
An afternoon’s events dedicated to Iraqi culture – live music, spoken word, workshops and discussions
More information here.
