BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Samah Sabawi - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://samahsabawi.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Samah Sabawi REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Copenhagen BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Stockholm BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260426T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260426T130000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20260328T105136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T105136Z UID:16798-1777204800-1777208400@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Sorrento Writers Festival in Conversation DESCRIPTION:Samah Sabawi with Corrie Perkin   \nVictorian writer Samah Sabawi’s critically-acclaimed 2024 memoir Cactus Pear for My Beloved: A Gaza Family Story  was shortlisted for last year’s Stella Prize. When she visited our Festival last year\, Samah described the experience of finishing her book as her father’s homeland was being destroyed. We welcome Samah back for a discussion about the power of writing to capture memories and shift thinking. \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/sorrento-writers-festival-in-conversation/ LOCATION:Hotel Sorrento\, 5 Hotham Rd\, Sorrento\, VIC\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_0101.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T000000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260503T235959 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20260327T053114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T101225Z UID:16769-1776816000-1777852799@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Vigil: World Premiere Presented by Arts House April 22 – May 3 DESCRIPTION:VIGIL is a new theatre work of scale by Outer Urban Projects that challenges how we navigate the world and who feels safe in it. \nAt its heart\, VIGIL asks the questions: What lives matter? Do our lives matter? It brings together visionary artists and communities to map the fault lines of belonging\, race\, gender and terror in the city’s everyday spaces. \nSet on a tram moving through a city\, VIGIL sees some passengers haunted by war\, exile and uprising. While others are on their way to a good night out on the town. They draw us into a place both personal and political. \nVIGIL boasts a compelling creative team: playwrights Bryan Andy\, Kush Kuiy\, Sahra Davoudi\, Samah Sabawi and Patricia Cornelius. \nThe work is led by director and composer Irine Vela\, with choreography by Tara Jade Samaya\, an exceptional cast of actors\, dance artists\, musicians\, designers and the El Amal Arabic speaking women’s ensemble from Banksia Gardens Community Services. \nThe experience of many of the artists anchors the work\, linking it to global histories of persecution and resistance\, including those connected to South Sudan\, Iran and Palestine. VIGIL is also grounded in Australia’s First Nations history and truth. \nOuter Urban Projects Artistic Director Irine Vela says\, “VIGIL is a collective homage to real acts of loss\, of protest and our impulse to honour lives that have been forgotten.” \nArts House Head of Programming Naomi Velaphi said VIGIL emphasises Outer Urban Projects commitment to ambitious\, socially engaged and multidisciplinary art. \n“VIGIL is an expansive and courageous project that bridges film\, performance and community practice. It invites audiences to think about safety\, risk\, empathy and complicity in ways that resonate far beyond the theatre\,” Velaphi said. \nA free film installation featuring the award-winning short dance film VIGIL is presented alongside the live performance at Arts House. \nProduced by Outer Urban Projects and directed by Pippa and Tara Jade Samaya (the Samaya Wives)\, with an original score by Irine Vela\, the film traces the ripple effects of gender-based violence through immersive imagery and sound. It offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how the film was conceived and made. \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/vigil-world-premiere-presented-by-arts-house-april-22-may-3/ LOCATION:Arts House\, North Melbourne Town Hall 521 Queensberry St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/vartsh.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260418T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260418T210000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20260324T202739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T202739Z UID:16758-1776540600-1776546000@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Dublin: Tales of a City by the Sea DESCRIPTION:Part of the The Five Lamps Arts Festival 2026 collection \nA staged reading featuring Palestinian performers\, music\, choreography\, and visual elements that bring this powerful work to life. \n\n\n\n\nTales of a City by the Sea by Samah Sabawi is a deeply moving love story that reveals the lives of ordinary people in the besieged Gaza Strip before\, during and after its bombardment in the winter of 2008–2009. The play follows Jomana\, a Palestinian woman living in the Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza\, who falls in love with Rami\, an American-born doctor and activist of Palestinian descent who arrives on the first Free Gaza boats in 2008. \nExploring the relationship between Palestinians in the diaspora and those living under occupation\, the play is also a powerful story of human survival\, resilience and tenacity. \nSamah Sabawi is an award-winning Palestinian playwright\, poet\, scholar\, and political commentator whose work weaves art and resistance into powerful expressions of identity\, memory\, and hope. \nThis staged reading includes Palestinian actors\, musicians and performers who are part of Palestinian Cultural Days Dublin\, alongside choreography\, staging and visual elements\, offering audiences an immersive and emotionally resonant experience of this significant work. \nMore information about the collective: palestinianculturaldaysdublin.com \nWriter: Samah Sabawi\nDirector: Joe O’Byrne\nMusic: Brian Keegan\nChoreography: Katerina Kaniamou \n“Sabawi has created an enthralling landscape and peopled it with believable characters. It looks beyond the political to examine the effect of war on those who cannot leave the battleground. It’s a gripping piece of theatre that begs to be seen and heard.”\nAdelaide Theatre Guide \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) – a nonprofit that provides free medical care and humanitarian aid to children in the Middle East. \n\n\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/dublin-tales-of-a-city-by-the-sea/ LOCATION:Sean O’Casey Theatre\, St. Mary's Rd East Wall\, Dublin\, Ireland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260415T070000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260415T220000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20260408T070706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T070706Z UID:16833-1776236400-1776290400@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:“Culture\, Ideas\, and the Future of Arab Australian Cultural Life” DESCRIPTION:  \nAustralian Arab Institute for Culture and Ideas – Melbourne Launch\nThis special evening brings together artists\, writers\, thinkers\, and community members to celebrate Arab Australian cultural expression and to introduce a new platform that supports cultural production\, public discourse\, and community connection. \nThe Melbourne launch is designed as both a cultural event and a public forum\, supporting the visibility and participation of Arab Australian cultural voices. \nThe evening will include: \n\nA keynote from the Chairperson Cheryl Akle\, introducing the Institute and its national vision\nA panel discussion on “Culture\, Ideas\, and the Future of Arab Australian Cultural Life” with cultural and civic leaders\nAudience Q&A and open dialogue\nCultural programming including readings\, poetry\, and live performance\nArab writers book signing and book sales opportunity\nLight refreshments\, Informal networking and community connection\n\nThis event builds on community-focused outcomes including strengthening cultural identity\, increasing confidence to engage\, and ensuring participants feel authentically represented. \nFor more on speakers artists and musicians go to event website \nSpaces are limited. Register now to be part of this landmark cultural moment. \n  \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/culture-ideas-and-the-future-of-arab-australian-cultural-life/ LOCATION:Naarm Ngarrgu Library\, Therry St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AAICI-Naarm-Launch.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260410T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260410T213000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20260327T060254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T101106Z UID:16784-1775847600-1775856600@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Sydney Muslim Writers Festival: IN CONVERSATION BEYOND NOISE DESCRIPTION:In this powerful in-conversation\, Samah Sabawi and Eda Gunaydin reflect on what it means to write beyond the noise of contemporary discourse. Their discussion explores how literature can cut through excess opinion to amplify voices rooted in knowledge\, accountability\, and care. Together\, they consider exile\, inheritance\, intergenerational trauma\, and the ethical responsibilities of writers navigating political and cultural rupture. \n  \n \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/sydney-muslim-writers-festival-in-conversation-beyond-noise/ LOCATION:Parramatta Town Hall\, 182 Church Street\, Parramatta\, NSW\, 2150\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SMWF-Opening-night.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260321T133000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260321T150000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20260204T035042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T035042Z UID:16690-1774099800-1774105200@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:The Power of Theatre: Panel with Mary Anne Butler\, Samah Sabawi\, & Nathan Maynard. Chair Mari Lourey. DESCRIPTION:Since ancient times\, theatrical performances have been spaces to ask difficult questions\, make people feel heard and even generate social change. Three esteemed playwrights\, Mary Anne Butler\, Samah Sabawi and Nathan Maynard\, discuss with theatre maker Mari Lowry why they write plays and the ongoing power and importance of theatre. \n \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/the-power-of-theatre-panel-with-mary-anne-butler-samah-sabawi-nathan-maynard-chair-mari-lourey/ LOCATION:Clunes Town Hall\, 98 Bailey Street\, Clunes\, vic\, 3370\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/The-Power-of-Theatre.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260214T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260214T204500 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20260204T033912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T033912Z UID:16680-1771087500-1771101900@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Voice of Hind Rajab: Screening and panel discussion DESCRIPTION:PANEL DISCUSSION EVENT: Saturday February 14\, 4.45pm (selling fast!). \nIn partnership with PCRF Australia (Palestine Children’s Relief Fund)\, join us for a special preview screening of the Academy Award® nominated film The Voice of Hind Rajab followed by a panel discussion centred on humanitarian aid in Gaza. The panel includes: Dr Amireh Fakhouri\, (a General Practitioner and co-founder and co-director of PCRF Australia)\, Dr Mohammed Awad\, (a Melbourne-based neurosurgeon who provided lifesaving care in Gaza in 2025)\, Dr Samah Sabawi (an award-winning Palestinian writer\, scholar\, and political commentator)\, and moderator Osman Faruqi (award-winning journalist and co-host of Lamestream). \nADVANCE SCREENINGS: Wednesday February 18\, 6.50pm + 8.45pm. \nPresented by the Palestinian Film Festival. \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/voice-of-hind-rajab-screening-and-panel-discussion/ LOCATION:Cinema Nova\, 380 Lygon Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251108T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251108T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250912T214037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T214037Z UID:16503-1762621200-1762624800@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Owning the Page: Identity and writing your truth - OzAsia Festival DESCRIPTION:Who gets to tell your story and how do you claim it without compromise? \nNavigating representation\, reclaiming erased histories or simply making space for nuance\, these voices show that identity is a source of power\, poetry and precision. \nSpeakers: \nSpeakers are: Olivia De Zilva\, Quah Ee Ling\, Prasanthi Ram and Dr Samah Sabawi. Panel will be moderated by Hasib Hourani\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/owning-the-page-identity-and-writing-your-truth-ozasia-festival/ LOCATION:Gilbert Suite Adelaide Convention Cen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/OzAsia-Nov-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251107T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251107T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250912T055600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T055600Z UID:16497-1762538400-1762543800@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:OzAsia Festival Opening Night Gala "...then the world got loud." DESCRIPTION:That’s your challenge\, finish it however you want. \nThis year’s Opening Night Gala brings together some of the sharpest and most surprising voices to complete that sentence\, however they need to: through comedy\, poetry\, confession or sheer literary chaos. \nIt’s a night of noise\, joy\, truth\, and release. \nIn a loud world\, every voice finds its own volume. \nHosted by Sami Shah\, the speakers are Sara Haddad\, Hasib Hourani\, Ratih Kumala\, Cheng Lei\, Sashi Perera\, Dr Samah Sabawi\, Grace Yee\, \n\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/ozasia-festival-opening-night-gala-then-the-world-got-loud/ LOCATION:Adelaide Convention Centre Hall A ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/OzAsia-Opening-Night-Gala.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250816T052849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250816T052849Z UID:16408-1762365600-1762372800@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Stella Day Out Ballarat DESCRIPTION:Stella Day Out is a free one-day literary festival that celebrates and promotes the outstanding contributions of women and non-binary writers to Australian literature.\n·  First session: 6pm – 6.45pm | Katia Ariel (The Swift Dark Tide) in conversation with Kelly Gardiner \n·  Second session: 7.15pm – 8pm | Samah Sabawi (Cactus Pear For My Beloved) in conversation with Fatima Measham \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/stella-day-out-ballarat/ LOCATION:Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt St\, Ballarat\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-1.23.19-pm.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251028T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250912T224853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T224853Z UID:16510-1761672600-1761681600@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Author talks at Quest Melbourne DESCRIPTION:Melbourne – October 28 2025\nQuest NewQuay\, 26 Caravel Ln\, Docklands \n\nStella is delighted to partner with Quest Apartment Hotels to host a series of talks interviewing Stella listed authors on their careers\, books\, and the ‘Stella Effect’. \nThese events celebrate and promote the outstanding contributions of women and non-binary writers to Australian literature. \nWelcoming for readers and writers of all walks of life\, join us for an intimate evening conversation with Stella listed author Samah Sabawi (Cactus Pear For My Beloved)\, facilitated by moderator Jaclyn Crupi. \nTickets are FREE but bookings are essential. \nTickets available through Eventbrite here. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent information\n\n\n\n\nDate: October 28 2025 \nTime: 5.30PM-8PM \nLocation: Quest NewQuay\, 26 Caravel Ln\, Docklands VIC 3008 \nParking is available at Quest NewQuay: Docklands Public Car Park – 380-416 Docklands Dr\, Docklands VIC 3008. \nUpon arrival\, please sign in at reception and you will be guided to the event room. \nQuest NewQuay has full wheelchair access into the property and the conference space. \nDrinks and light refreshments provided. \nFind Quest Apartment Hotels on Facebook and Instagram. \n\n\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/author-talks-at-quest-melbourne/ LOCATION:Quest NewQuay\, 26 Caravel Lane\, Docklands\, VIC\, 3008\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Stella-Quest.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251025T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251025T210000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20251013T221449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T221449Z UID:16572-1761415200-1761426000@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:APAN Fundraising Dinner DESCRIPTION:Spread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/apan-fundraising-dinner/ LOCATION:NT ORGANIZER;CN="Australia Palestine Advocacy Network":MAILTO:contact{at}apan.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T173000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250909T213131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T213131Z UID:16492-1760805000-1760808600@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Toby Schmitz & Samah Sabawi w/ Campion Decent Theatre Lives at Headland Writers Festival DESCRIPTION:Authors Samah Sabawi and Toby Schmitz are also award-winning playwrights. Here they sit down with Dr Campion Decent to discuss their work in the theatre\, including the art of adaptation (from literature or life)\, the collaborative call of the stage\, and how one artistic discipline informs another. \nBook your tickets. \n  \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/toby-schmitz-samah-sabawi-w-campion-decent-theatre-lives-at-headland-writers-festival/ LOCATION:Tathra Hall\, Bega St\,\, Tathra\, NSW\, 2550\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Headland-WF-General-Poster.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T093000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T103000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250909T204612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T204612Z UID:16480-1760779800-1760783400@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Family\, Dispossession & Diaspora: Samah Sabawi & Sara M Saleh w/ Tyson Yunkaporta at Headland Writers Festival DESCRIPTION:In the wake of conflicts in the Middle East\, Palestinian families have been forced to flee their homes and seek refuge both in neighbouring countries and across the world. Samah Sabawi and Sara M Saleh join Tyson Yunkaporta to discuss their family histories\, changing identities and the Palestinian diaspora in Australia.Click here to book your tickets. \n\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/family-dispossession-diaspora-samah-sabawi-sara-m-saleh-w-tyson-yunkaporta-at-headland-writers-festival/ LOCATION:Tathra Hall\, Bega St\,\, Tathra\, NSW\, 2550\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Poster1-Headland-Writers-Festival.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251016T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250928T055144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T055144Z UID:16538-1760637600-1760644800@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:On Revolution – in Palestine\, Syria and beyond DESCRIPTION:Event description\n\nTicket price: \nFull $35 \nconcession/unwaged/First Nations/Palestinian/Syrian $15 \nWhat is a revolution\, exactly? Where and how does it begin\, and\, perhaps more importantly\, how does it end? This event is not the usual story of revolution: one of Kings and Generals\, grand military or revolutionary acts\, Che Guevara or Ahmed al-Sharaa style military fatigues and the storming of the capital. Rather\, this event is about small “r”  revolution and revolutionary acts done by “ordinary” people in extraordinary times. \nHosted by the Jewish Council of Australia and chaired by Dr Louise Olliff\, join panelists Dr Samah Sabawi\, Louna Ghawi and Dr Marika Sosnowski as they discuss revolution in Palestine\, Syria and beyond. \nBrunswick Bound will be selling Marika’s new book 58 Facets: on law\, violence and revolution (MUP) and Samah’s award-winning book Cactus Pear for My Beloved (Penguin) at the event. All profits from book sales on the night will go to Palestine Australia Relief and Action and the Karam Foundation. \n— \nDr Samah Sabawi is a Palestinian Australian author\, playwright and poet. Her memoire Cactus Pear for My Beloved (2024) was shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize\, The Age Book of the Year award and the NSW Literary Awards. Sabawi’s theatre credits include the critically acclaimed and award winning plays Tales of a City by the Sea (2016) and THEM (2019). \n  \nLouna Ghawi is a Syrian Australian leader and influential voice in the humanitarian and advocacy space. She has over 15 years of experience across the humanitarian\, corporate\, and academic sectors in Australia and in conflict-affected regions\, including her work with the United Nations in Syria. \n  \nDr Marika Sosnowski is a legal anthropologist at Melbourne Law School and the granddaughter of Polish and Dutch Holocaust survivors. She went to Syria in 2007\, primarily to eat makdous\, hummus and ghazl al banat\, and has worked on Syria – its revolution\, war\, governance and legal systems – ever since. \n  \nDr Louise Olliff is a senior research associate at the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW and a senior policy advisor at the Refugee Council of Australia. Her research and work focuses on refugee policy\, diasporas and everyday humanitarianism. She is the author of Helping Familiar Strangers (2022). \n\nWhen: Thu\, 16 Oct\, 6pm – 8pm\nWhere: The Wheeler Centre\, Melbourne\nTickets: $35 full $15 concession/unwaged/First Nations/Palestinian/Syrian \nClick here to find out more and register. \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/on-revolution-in-palestine-syria-and-beyond/ LOCATION:The Wheeler Centre\, Melbourne END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250826T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250826T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250821T053451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T053451Z UID:16427-1756231200-1756236600@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Accountability First: Reframing the Global Approach to Palestinian Rights DESCRIPTION:Join Dr Samah Sabawi for the first online teach-in for the Palestine Public Webinar Series\, followed by a Q&A with Professor Tony Birch.  \n \n  \nThe Institute of Postcolonial Studies \n  \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/accountability-first-reframing-the-global-approach-to-palestinian-rights/ LOCATION:NT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IPCS-Poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250724T000000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250823T000000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250727T155839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250727T155839Z UID:16363-1753315200-1755907200@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:U.S. Premiere of THEM by Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi directed by UO Theatre Arts Professor Malek Najjar DESCRIPTION:THEM by Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi is a poignant drama about war\, hope\, and survival directed by UO Theatre Arts Professor Malek Najjar.\nWhen:\n–   LCC Blue Door Theatre: Eugene: July 24\, 25\, 26\, 31\, August 1\, 2 @ 7:30pm\n–   Portland Center Stage Ellyn Bye Studio: August 14\, 15\, 16\, 21\, 22\, 23 @ 7:30pm Eugene—\n\nThe University of Oregon in conjunction with SPA/LCC Theatre presents Them by Palestinian/Australian playwright Samah Sabawi\, directed by Malek Najjar.\n\nThis touring production runs at LCC’s Blue Door Theatre July 24\, 25\, 26\, 31\, August 1\, 2 at 7:30 p.m.\, and August 14\, 15\, 16\, 21\, 22\, 23 at the Portland Center Stage Ellyn Bye Studio at 7:30 p.m.\n\nTickets are $30 for adults\, $18 for seniors\, and $15 for students.\n\nThis production is supported by The Very Little Theatre.\n\nThere will be an ASL interpreted performances July 31.\n\nTHEM is Award-winning playwright Samah Sabawi’s powerful drama about war\, hope\, and survival. Through the use of humor\, laughter\, and song\, THEM transports audiences into the extraordinary circumstances that reveal their shared humanity and the ordinary moments that shape their lives. Sabawi says\, “Any of us could be them. Our lives\, even in tragic moments\, have moments of humanity and humor and love and kindness… I wrote THEM to bring the music\, the humor\, and love as well as the horrific reality of life in a war zone.” The play\, written in 2015\, was in response to the heightening anti-immigrant tensions she witnessed while living in Finland and Australia. “The divisive ‘us’ and ‘them’ dehumanizing discourse is prevalent in many western liberal nations\,” Sabawi says.\n\nTHEM is directed by University of Oregon Theatre Arts Professor Malek Najjar\, who has been awarded the 2025 University of Oregon Presidential Fellow in Arts Award and the James F. Miller Artistic Development Fund for Faculty in Theatre Arts. Najjar\, who is an award-winning director and scholar who focuses his artistic practice and scholarship on Arab American and Middle Eastern American Theatre\, chose to produce and direct THEM as his response to the rising anti-immigrant\, anti-Middle Eastern sentiment he has witnessed since the last U.S. presidential election. “We are facing unprecedented attacks on artistic expression\, academic freedom\, and immigrants in this country\,” Najjar says. “THEM is an attempt to give value to the lives of those who are suffering in wars and conflicts that are funded and perpetuated by western powers that have turned a blind eye to the plight of millions of innocent civilians who are dying every day.”\n\nThe play features Portland-based actor Dré Slaman\, and Eugene-based actors Zayne Clayton\, Akash Dhruva\, Manny Rojas Meza\, and Trevor Tarantino. Live music will be performed by “Acoustic Pilgrims” aka Wayne and Denise Gilbertson. Tickets are available at https://blogs.uoregon.edu/them/ Tickets will also be sold at the door one hour before curtain at each venue.\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/u-s-premiere-of-them-by-palestinian-playwright-samah-sabawi-directed-by-uo-theatre-arts-professor-malek-najjar/ LOCATION:NT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-27-at-6.53.54-pm.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250525T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250525T160000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250313T084311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T010955Z UID:16041-1748185200-1748188800@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Sydney Writers Festival: Stories of Palestine DESCRIPTION:“If you were writing your life\, Baba\, where would your story begin?” — Cactus Pear for My Beloved \nPalestinian and Lebanese diaspora writers take to the stage for a special event of reflection and connection. \nSharing their stories of home\, memory and identity are Lebanese Australian writer and editor Sara Haddad (The Sunbird)\, Lebanese Palestinian poet and editor Hasib Hourani (rock flight) and Palestinian Australian author\, playwright and poet Samah Sabawi (Cactus Pear for My Beloved). \nDon’t miss this opportunity to connect with their powerful stories in this moving and unforgettable conversation\, led by Australian Palestinian writer Micaela Sahhar. \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/swf-stories-of-palestine/ LOCATION:Carriageworks\, 245 Wilson Street\, Eveleigh\, NSW\, 2015\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Stories-of-Palestine-SWF-image-e1744494532339.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250524T080000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250524T211500 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250313T074203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T011019Z UID:16031-1748073600-1748121300@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Sydney Writers Festival: FEAST Family-style DESCRIPTION:Food\, family\, stories: a veritable Festival feast! \nThe feast continues in this return of a Festival favourite event from 2024! \nChinese Australian writer\, comedian and food enthusiast Jennifer Wong (Chopsticks or Fork?) plays host in this special event\, rounding up Festival guests to share their stories of family and food. \nJoin Candice Chung (Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You)\, Richard Glover (Best Wishes)\, Kate Reid (Lune)\, Samah Sabawi (Cactus Pear For My Beloved)\, Tony Tan (Tony Tan’s Asian Cooking Class)\, Virginia Trioli (A Bit on the Side) and others with their tales of dinner disasters\, festive frivolities and heaping spoonfuls of love. \nWith stories this mouth-watering\, be sure to visit one of our dining options at Carriageworks before the show. Expect to be comedically and culinarily delighted! \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/swf-feast-family-style/ LOCATION:Carriageworks\, 245 Wilson Street\, Eveleigh\, NSW\, 2015\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/JZxfMJBQ.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250520T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250520T203000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250321T112424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T010904Z UID:16093-1747767600-1747773000@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Headland Writers Festival 2025 Launch Palestinian-Australian writer Samah Sabawi In Conversation with Linda Mottram DESCRIPTION:“If there’s a more important or timely book in 2024\, I’m yet to come across it. Five big shiny stars.”\nGood Reading Magazine\n \nIn July 1967\, forty-day-old Samah was carried out of Gaza\, Palestine\, in her mother’s arms in search of her father who had escaped to Jordan – somewhere. Fifty-six years later\, she’s an author\, playwright\, poet\, journalist and recipient of multiple national and international awards. \nSamah will discuss her book Cactus Pear for My Beloved\, which has been short-listed for the Stella Literature prize\, NSW Literary award and The Age Book of the Year. This is part of her Far South Coast tour on her way to present at the Sydney Writers Festival. \nCactus Pear for My Beloved follows the journey of Samah’s family over the past hundred years starting in Gaza under British rule and ending in Redland Bay\, Queensland. Her parents were born as their parents were being forced to leave their homeland in Gaza. \nFilled with love for land\, history and its peoples\, Cactus Pear for My Beloved is more than anything else a family story and love story told with optimism\, humanity and feeling. It reminds us that the call of home and land remains strong\, and that belief in words\, art\, family and community can help you rise from poverty and exile into a fulfilling life. \nAnd yet history repeats itself. As Samah put the finishing touches on this story\, another war on Gaza began – one unlike any other the city had experienced. Those in her family who had remained in Gaza have now all lost their homes. Much of the landscape described in the book has now turned to scorched earth. \nThis is both the personal story of a family\, and the collective story of Palestine. Can Gaza rise again? History tells us it will – and Samah wants to believe it too. \nSamah will talk about the process of writing the book and her other projects\, reflecting on how decisions are made about the literary form of her works. Cactus Pear for My Beloved for example\, was born as a result of Samah’s PhD research into post-memory within the context of generational trauma and exile. \nAdditionally \nHer most recent visit to Gaza was in July 2023 where she visited family and reconnected with important geographical sites and landmarks. Then in October\, war erupted again and now most of what she saw has been erased. Her remaining family in Gaza have also been forced to leave. Gaza has endured three major wars in the time Samah wrote this book. She is also helping settle Palestinian refugees who have been able to get to Australia. Samah has just returned from overseas where she was collecting testimonies of Palestinian women who managed to escape from Gaza. \n  \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ \n\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/cafe-evolve-and-candelo-books-bega-nsw/ LOCATION:Tathra Hotel & Motel\, 8-12 Bega St\, Australia\, Tathra\, NSW\, 2550\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-05-18-at-11.00.11-am.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250519T143000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250519T170000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250313T092924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T011519Z UID:16060-1747665000-1747674000@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Author talk at Moruya Library DESCRIPTION:SHORTLISTED\, 2025 Stella Prize\, The Age Book of the Year and the Douglas Stewart Prize and highly commended for the Victoria Premier’s Literary Awards. \n‘If there’s a more important or timely book in 2024\, I’m yet to come across it. Five big shiny stars.’ GOOD READING MAGAZINE ‘ \nSamah Sabawi has written a story of courage and struggle. Her generosity is such that above all she has gifted us a story of love of family and country.’ TONY BIRCH The story of a family over the past 100 years\, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland. \nJoin author Samah Sabawi as she shares the story of her family over the past 100 years\, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland. \nSamah’s book\, Cactus Pear for My Beloved\, is a heartfelt memoir celebrating land\, history\, and family. It tells the story of a boy\, born during displacements to a disabled father and illiterate mother\, who became a poet and advocate for peaceful resistance in Palestine before fleeing to Australia with his young family. \nSamah Sabawi is an author\, playwright and poet and a recipient of multiple awards both nationally and internationally. Cactus Pear for My Beloved was born as a result of Samah’s PhD research. \nSamah’s book will be available for purchase and light refreshments will be served. \nFree event. Eventbrite bookings essential. \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/author-talk-at-moruya-library/ LOCATION:Moruya Library\, Vulcan St\, Moruya\, NSW\, 2537 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250321T113818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T113818Z UID:16101-1747391400-1747396800@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Bermagui Author Talk DESCRIPTION:Booking Essential. Call 0408 786 546 \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/bermagui-author-talk/ LOCATION:NT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250511T143000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250511T170000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250321T110901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T110901Z UID:16080-1746973800-1746982800@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Better Off Said: Eulogies for the Living and Dead DESCRIPTION:Join us for a spoken-word salon celebrating words\, stories and human experiences. Kaliane Bradley\, Gideon Haigh\, Marcia Langton\, Samah Sabawi and Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts will reflect on ‘The Words I Wish I’d Said\,’ and philosopher A. C. Grayling will deliver a Living Eulogy\, celebrating life while we’re still here to hear it. \nThe afternoon will close with a very special musical performance by Eliza Hull. \nHosted by Emilie Zoey Baker and produced by Marieke Hardy. \nThis event runs for 120 minutes. \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/better-off-said-eulogies-for-the-living-and-dead/ LOCATION:Melbourne Writers Festival\, Melbourne\, VIC\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Eulogies-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T140000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250301T081621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T081621Z UID:15985-1745586000-1745589600@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Sorrento Writers Festival: Migration Stories In The Round DESCRIPTION:How human journeys impact storytelling\n\n\nFriday April 25\n1.00pm\n60 mins \n\nBook Now\n\nSorrento Museum\n840 Melbourne Rd\, Sorrento \nJumaana Abdu\, Aarti Betigeri (M)\, Melanie Cheng and Samah Sabawi \nModerator: Aarti Betigeri Speakers: Jumaana Abdu\, Melanie Cheng\, Samah Sabawi\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/sorrento-writers-festival-migration-stories-in-the-round/ LOCATION:Sorrento Museum.\, 840 Melbourne Rd\,\, Sorrento\, Victoria\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-01-at-7.10.09-pm.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250424T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250424T140000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250301T081141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T081141Z UID:15978-1745499600-1745503200@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Sorrento Writers Festival: Meet My Family Memoir DESCRIPTION:writers discuss how their own tribe’s story became a good book \n\n\nThursday April 24\n1.00pm\n60 mins \n\nBook Now\n\nRoom 2\, Sorrento Masonic Centre\n3385 Point Nepean Road\, \, Sorrento \n\n  \n  \n\nChristabel Blackman\, Lech Blaine and Samah Sabawi with Jane Hone \n  \nModerator: Jane Hone Speakers: Christabel Blackman\, Lech Blaine\, Samah Sabawi\nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/sorrento-writers-festival-meet-my-family-memoir/ LOCATION:Room 2\, Sorrento Masonic Centre\, 3385 Point Nepean Road\, Sorrento\, VIC\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-01-at-7.10.09-pm.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250417T063000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250417T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250226T162914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T162914Z UID:15971-1744871400-1744918200@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Eltham Bookshop: An evening with author Samah Sabawi DESCRIPTION:Spread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/eltham-bookshop-an-evening-with-author-samah-sabawi/ LOCATION:Eltham Bookshop\, 10 Arthur Street\, Eltham\, VIC\, Australia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250307T040000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250307T170000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250219T014110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T014110Z UID:15930-1741320000-1741366800@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Helsinki Library Author Talk with Samah Sabawi DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of memory\, history and colonialism between the author\, playwright and poet Samah Sabawi from Palestine and Anaïs Duong-Pedica\, teacher and researcher from Kanaky/New Caledonia. \n  \n \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/helsinki-library-author-talk-with-samah-sabawi/ LOCATION:NT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Helsinki-poster.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20250306T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20250306T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250222T201306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T201306Z UID:15949-1741258800-1741262400@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Linköping University Sweden: Lecture with the auther Samah Sabawi DESCRIPTION:Her latest book “Cactus Pear For My Beloved” is a story of a family over the past 100 years\, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland. \nShe shares the story of her parents and many like them who were born as their parents were being forced to leave their homelands. \nSamah Sabawi lives in Australia and is currently traveling around Europe to share her story. The lecture will be given in English\, and everyone is welcome. \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/linkoping-university-sweden-lecture-with-the-auther-samah-sabawi/ LOCATION:Linköping University\, Sweden END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250305T011500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250305T150000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250223T202901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T080333Z UID:15957-1741137300-1741186800@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:Linköping University Open Seminar Samah Sabawi and Claudia Tazreiter: Women on the Move – Stories from Gaza DESCRIPTION:In this seminar a book in progress will be discussed through the sharing of narrative accounts of women and girls escaping war and deprivation in Gaza over the past year. The aim of the book is to document and give voice to experiences of forced displacement through the war that the Israeli state has waged in Gaza since October 2023. \n \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/linkoping-university-open-seminar-samah-sabwi-och-claudia-tazreiter-women-on-the-move-stories-from-gaza/ LOCATION:Tvärsnittet\, Kopparhammaren 7\, Campus Norrköping ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-24-at-9.23.30-am.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20250303T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20250303T170000 DTSTAMP:20260516T105925 CREATED:20250222T200344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T200344Z UID:15939-1741014000-1741021200@samahsabawi.com SUMMARY:University of Gothenburg: Samah Sabawi on Writing Palestine in the Blank Spaces DESCRIPTION:Public seminar at Humanisten with the research network Imagine Palestine that provides a platform for discussions on Palestinian poetry\, literature\, culture\, and politics. The seminar is attended by Samah Sabawi\, a Palestinian-Australian Author\, Playwright\, Poet and Doctor of Philosophy. \nSamah Sabawi is a Palestinian Australian Author\, Playwright\, Poet and Doctor of Philosophy from Victoria University\, Australia. \nShe has published the novel Cactus Pear For My Beloved (2024) and is currently working to collect stories and testimonies from women and girls in Gaza\, for a forthcoming book that gives voice to the experiences of forced displacement from the war that Israel has waged in Gaza since October 2023. In this seminar Samah Sabawi will talk about writing Palestine\, oral testimony and reclaiming the narrative. \n  \nSpread the love URL:https://samahsabawi.com/event/university-of-gothenburg-samah-sabawi-on-writing-palestine-in-the-blank-spaces/ LOCATION:University of Gothenburg\, Room J432\, Humanisten\, Renströmsgatan 6\, Göteborg\, Sweden ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://samahsabawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-23-at-8.55.59-am.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR