"An Inventory of Infinite Traces" Gramsci
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Highlights of Fall 2012: Panel on Afghanistan and Afghan Diaspora with Tamim Ansary at Book Court
One of the highlights of this season has been to share a panel with one of my literary heroes, Mir Tamim Ansary. One of the foremost intellectuals and writers in the field of Afghanistan, it was an honor to be invited by him to be at this event. About The Event: Join Tamim Ansary, Sahar Muradi, […]
Morecitydrift/Bushwick: Panels Sept. 8th – 9th
On Sept. 8th, I’ll be presenting perhaps my last poetry performance of the year. After opting to live with my academic voice for the next 9 months in order to complete the dissertation (aka give narrative links to the beautiful scattered archival material I’ve been accumulating) and finish the scholarly articles that have accumulated on […]
More2011: A Year of Collaborations & Community Building
Writers are for the most part lone wolfs, notorious for hibernating in order to release the “jinns” inside them via writing. However, this year, I found myself more than ever involved in collaborations that expanded my community of Asian American and Central Asian American authors, performers and intellectuals. Since I was bedazzled by the Hipstamatic […]
MoreInfinite Incompleteness (Among Afghans & Afghan Americans)
On November 8th, Wazhmah Osman and I were the two Afghans in the audience of this wonderful play: “Infinite Incompleteness” Hadi Marifat, writes, “The voices are now raised, but is anybody ready to listen?” in one of his papers on the Theater of Justice that his NGO The Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO) […]
MoreHowl Festival Photos
Thanks to David Henderson and Chris Brandt for a lovely and meaningful event on a warm Sunday afternoon in October for the Howl Festival: The lovely poet, Sara Goudarzi. Everyone came out with these fantastic glowing faces as if illuminated features were quite average things for poets and musicians these days. Poet and actress, Sahar […]
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