AFOPA presents guest lecturer for 2024, Samah Sabawi. Samah is an author, playwright and poet and a recipient of multiple awards both nationally and internationally. Her debut novel Cactus Pear for my Beloved, has just been released.
Samah is coming to the Waurn Ponds Hotel to share the story of her parents and many like them who were born as their parents were being forced to leave their homelands.
Join award-winning Palestinian author Playwright and poet Dr Samah Sabawi as she discusses her memoire Cactus Pear for My Beloved: a Gaza family story.
Dr Samah Sabawi will be speaking at Freeman’s Bay Community Centre about her book and the need for justice and peace in Palestine.
A literary evening with Australian Palestinian author Dr Samah Sabawi supported by local poets.
Join us for a conversation with award-winning Palestinian Australian author Samah Sabawi about her family memoire Cactus Pear for My Beloved and her home city Gaza both past and present.
Join author Samah Sabawi at this special event for discussions on Palestinian poetry, literature, culture, and politics
Palestinian Australian author Samah Sabawi’s memoire is “a family story cum national archive; a love story for the ages, a poet’s remarkable journey, a profound act of resistance”. Stella Judges’ Report
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. The Institute of Postcolonial Studies
Tyson Yunkaporta interviews two award winning authors and poets Samah Sabawi and Sara Saleh on exile dispossession and the reclaiming of one’s voice and story.
Theatre and art in times of genocide. Writers Samah Sabawi, Toby Schmitz and Dr Campion Decent discuss their work in theatre and the adaptation from literature or from life into art.
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An evening full of dinner, dabke, Palestinian culture and solidarity through raising funds for advocacy for Palestine.
Welcoming 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.
A free one-day literary festival celebrating the contributions of women and non-binary writers to Australian literature. Join us for two inspiring sessions on : Katia Ariel in conversation with Kelly Gardiner (6–6:45pm), and Samah Sabawi in conversation with Fatima Measham (7:15–8pm).
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Film, Kaouther Ben Hania’s THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB is harrowing drama that utilises real footage and audio
Three esteemed playwrights discuss why they write plays and the ongoing power and importance of theatre.
Gaza to Dublin: A staged reading of Sabawi’s Tales of a City by the Sea featuring Palestinian performers, music, choreography, and visual elements that bring this powerful work to life.
Palestinian author Samah Sabawi speaks about the power of writing.
