Period Matters: Menstruation in South Asia, Pan Macmillan India FT Magazine Women of 2022, Commonwealth, Bridport, White Review shortlist.
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Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
I'm compiling and uploading a list of Political Arab (SWANA) Films - so far all P*lestinian, Lebanese, and Syrian. Check them out. Many are new to Youtube, all are super important films.
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Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
Sally Rooney and Jhumpa Lahiri, two incredible writers who've reminded everyone — especially the publishing world — in the same week that if you use your platform and cultural power for the right reasons, it's possible to call out injustices and demand for the change we deserve.
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📝 [TMR 44 • GATEKEEPERS]
In this story by @farahahamed, Sarah realizes that gatekeepers come in all shapes and forms — over the radio, at the end of an email, in government and the person right next to us...
🔗 bit.ly/made-to-measure-ficti…
#themarkazreview #tmr44 #gatekeepers
Looking forward to this!
🗓️ [SAVE THE DATE]
Join us on Sunday, September 29th at 1pm EST (6pm UK/ 7pm CET) for this month’s special online book club discussion of “Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction” hosted by editor .@JordanElgrably and TMR’s Literary Editor @halasamalu in conversation with contributing writers Leila Aboulela, @farahahamed and Tariq Mehmood.
Tune in for readings from the writers and an engaging discussion on the state of short fiction out of the region TMR calls “the center of the world,” from Pakistan in the east to Morocco in the west.
🔗 RSVP to participate here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Looking forward to this.
🗓️ [SAVE THE DATE]
Join us on Sunday, September 29th at 1pm EST (6pm UK/ 7pm CET) for this month’s special online book club discussion of “Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction” hosted by editor .@JordanElgrably and TMR’s Literary Editor @halasamalu in conversation with contributing writers Leila Aboulela, @farahahamed and Tariq Mehmood.
Tune in for readings from the writers and an engaging discussion on the state of short fiction out of the region TMR calls “the center of the world,” from Pakistan in the east to Morocco in the west.
🔗 RSVP to participate here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#themarkazreview #tmrbookclub #onlineevent #bookclub #roundtablediscussion #fiction
My short story, 'Made for Measure' here. Who was Asia Bibi? Could the Supreme Court verdict on her blasphemy charges have affected anyone else aside from her? How are ordinary citizens 'gate keepers?'
📣 [NEW ISSUE]
Our September issue, TMR 44 GATEKEEPERS, is now live!
This issue features essays, art, book reviews, fiction and more from: @JordanElgrably, @NektariaAna, Omar Zahzah, @StephenRohde3, @JHaddadOfficial, @AlcalayAmm76588, @farahahamed, Ali Ramthan Hussein, @ferozelias, @maswad, @bookfabulous, @halasamalu, Alaa Albaba, Mahmoud Alhaj, Iason Athanasiadis, Tayseer Barakat and Heba Tannous.
👉 Dive into the issue now: bit.ly/tmr-44-gatekeepers
#themarkazreview #tmr44 #gatekeepers #newissue #nowlive #essays #art #featuredartists #bookreviews #fiction
Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
Through my work with @TheMarkazReview and our literary editor @HalasaMalu we've produced two new books, from @CityLightsBooks & @7StoriesPress Book us for events!
Thank you @asymptotejrnl for publishing my essay.
What would you do if a Deliveroo worker confessed to eating your food instead of putting it in your hands?
From our latest issue, @FarahAhamed's unusual work of empathy asks us to consider what might happen if we dare to engage sincerely with others: tinyurl.com/5yy5384x
Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
India Elections 2024 event underway @RMilibandLSE & @SAsiaLSE with a full house, and more online!
@AlnoorBhimani @sanjaycsds @MukulikaB @jaffrelotc
Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
📣 [NEW ISSUE]
Our June issue, TMR 42 THEATRE, is now live!
As the editors write in this month’s editorial, “For this first issue on Arab and Middle Eastern/North African theatre, and the work of playwrights in diaspora — because we assuredly will revisit plays and playwrights in future issues, and hope to cover theatre more consistently — we have invited Iraqi-British playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak to give us a sense of what it was like to be a young drama adept.”
🔗 Dive into the issue now: bit.ly/tmr-42-theatre
Featuring work by: Hassan Abdulrazzak (@abdulrazzak), Mudar Alhaggi, Elie Chalala, Mehrnaz Daneshvar (translated by @abdohsalar), Yussef El Guindi, Saleem Haddad (@sysh), Lameece Isaaq, Collective Ma'louba, Mona Mansour (@MonaMansourNY), Omar Naim, Nada Sabet (@nouddlez), Georgina Van Welie and William Gourlay (@gourlaywill).
#themarkazreview #tmr42 #theatre #newissue #plays #interviews #fiction #essays #art
Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
An old thread for @monaeltahawy
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⏰ [REMINDER]
Join us TOMORROW, May 16th for our roundtable discussion led by TMR Senior Editor Lina Mounzer (@warghetti) on our latest issue, TMR 41 FORGETTING, with four of this month’s contributing writers: Mai Al-Nakib (@maialnakib), Saleem Haddad (@sysh), Asmaa Elgamal (@asmaaeg) and Nabil Salih (@NabilAlMafrachi).
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🗓️ [UPCOMING EVENT]
Mark your calendars!
Join us online on Thursday, May 16th at 1pm EST/ 7pm CET/ 6pm UK for our May roundtable discussion which invites four contributors to TMR 41, FORGETTING, to a conversation around the culture of memory and forgetting in the Arab world. Hosted and moderated by TMR Senior Editor, Lina Mounzer (@warghetti), with four contributing writers: Mai Al-Nakib (@maialnakib), Saleem Haddad (@sysh), Asmaa Elgamal (@asmaaeg) and Nabil Salih (@NabilAlMafrachi).
🎟️ RSVP now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#themarkazreview #tmr41 #forgetting #newissue #roundtablediscussion #upcomingevent
Excited for this new anthology with my short story. Out today.
📣 [NEW BOOK]
It’s publication day! 📚
“Stories from the Center of the World” edited by TMR’s Editor-in-Chief, @JordanElgrably, is now available @CityLightsBooks.
Featuring work by @sarahkahlymills, @rezawrecktion, @AhmedNajiTW, Sahar Mustafah, @natashatynes, @omarelakkad, @Hanifkureishi, Amany Kamal Eldin, @AbdelahTaia, @diary_khalid, @farahahamed, Alireza Iranmehr, @NektariaAna, @naasius, @grungyflaneur, Leila Aboulela, Danial Haghighi, @abdohsalar, Karim Kattan, @MayHaddadWrites, @EgyptsBeer, @TariqMehmood000 and Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi.
👉 Grab your copy now: bit.ly/city-lights-stories-f…
#themarkazreview #newbook #publicationday #storiesfromthecenteroftheworld #middleeastfiction #fiction
Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
📣 [NEW BOOK]
It’s publication day! 📚
“Stories from the Center of the World” edited by TMR’s Editor-in-Chief, @JordanElgrably, is now available @CityLightsBooks.
Featuring work by @sarahkahlymills, @rezawrecktion, @AhmedNajiTW, Sahar Mustafah, @natashatynes, @omarelakkad, @Hanifkureishi, Amany Kamal Eldin, @AbdelahTaia, @diary_khalid, @farahahamed, Alireza Iranmehr, @NektariaAna, @naasius, @grungyflaneur, Leila Aboulela, Danial Haghighi, @abdohsalar, Karim Kattan, @MayHaddadWrites, @EgyptsBeer, @TariqMehmood000 and Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi.
👉 Grab your copy now: bit.ly/city-lights-stories-f…
#themarkazreview #newbook #publicationday #storiesfromthecenteroftheworld #middleeastfiction #fiction
Always so glad to see a reader appreciating the depth and diversity of Period Matters.
Just finished reading this book. What an amazing collection, this is. Embracing a multisectoral approach to knowledge production around menstruation.
@FarahAhamed #PeriodMatters
Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
In relation to the cancelation of the forthcoming 'Voices of Resilience' event at Home, and the libelous allegation that led to it, Comma has made its statement here:
commapress.co.uk/blog/comma-…
Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
A round of book recommendations from @scroll_in 📚
• BREAST STORIES by Mahashweta Devi (translated by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak)
• PERIOD MATTERS, edited by @FarahAhamed
• A DEATH IN SHONAGACHHI by @RijulaDas
scroll.in/article/1045179/iv…
Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
“We compile and offer this information with the understanding that the erasure of Palestinian culture and history has long been an Israeli tactic of war and occupation.” -@Librarians2Pal
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Farah Ahamed 🍉 retweeted
Submissions for the prestigious @CainePrize are open till the end of March! The Caine Prize is awarded to the best short story by an African writer and the winner receives a cash prize of £10,000.
🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2024
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