| Adania
Shibli, born in Palestine in 1974, made her main studies in the
field of journalism and communication. She has been publishing
regularly in literary magazines in the Arab world and in Europe.
Her first novel, Masas, was published in Arabic in 2002 by Al Adab
Publishing House (Beirut), and recently in French by Actes-Sud
Publishing House. Her second novel, We Are All Equally Far
From Love, also published by Al Adab, was just released this month.
Shibli has been given twice the Young Writer's Award-Palestine
by the A.M. Qattan Foundation. Currently, she lives and works in
Ramallah.
Adania Shibli was recommended to apexart's Fellowship Program
by Christine Tohme, founding member of Ashkal Alwan (est 1994),
a not-for-profit
organisation based in Beirut, Lebanon dedicated to developing multi-disciplinary
art practices within Lebanon and the region.
Wednesday, June 2, 6:30 pm
Rasha Salti (ArteEast, NYC & Ashkal-Alwan, Beirut) will introduce Adania
Shibli, who will then read from a selection of her short stories about daily life in Palestine in both Arabic and English. A discussion following will be lead by Suhail
Shadoud (Adjunct Professor, Arabic Language at Columbia University). Watch here.
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