"An Inventory of Infinite Traces" Gramsci
A highlight of the Sharjah International Book Fair was the creative writing workshop that my Sahar Muradi, Lisa Dempster and I ran at a lovely room at the fair itself (held at the Sharjah Expo Center). We had some writing prompts: “I remember…” “The first time I…” and finally “I am…” followed by descriptions using […]
MoreAfter years of working on One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature with Sahar Muradi, we released the book in Sharjah, UAE at the Sharjah International Book Fair first! Sharjah or Shariqa, is a warm friendly city where the glossy new intermingles with its sunbaked history and families dominate the streets […]
MoreOct. 26-Nov. 1: Sharjah, UAE Just got back earlier in the week from the Sharjah International Book Fair #shjibf. Sahar Muradi and I launched: One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature on Oct. 31, 2010 at the Fair. Here are some photos showing Book Love in Sharjah.
MoreSahar Muradi and I will be vlogging from the Sharjah International Book Fair Oct. 26-Nov. 1 (Although festival goes on til Nov. 6). We will be debuting One Story, Thirty Stories (Afsanah, Seesanah): An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature at #SHJIBF More details soon! Sharjah International Book Fair 2010
MoreThe book will be released Nov. 1, 2010! We need all the support we can get! If you are interested in booking a reading or a book party for the most fab collection of Afghan American writing then drop us a note! What makes this so groundbreaking? The awesome American & Afghanistan chronology; the largest […]
MoreAfter 7+ years of working on this literary anthology, we are extremely proud to announce the upcoming release of our afsanahs (stories). The book will be released Nov. 2010. Pre-Orders are available on Amazon. This anthology was made with the undergraduate professor in mind. Literary works are divided along themes (War, Identity, Gender, Assimilation etc) […]
MoreA day long bike ride in Marine Park, Brooklyn formally marks the end of the Spring 2010 semester! Highlights of this semester, teaching American Literature & History at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Student presentations were so beautiful that I documented them to share. I’ll be posting in the Teaching Portfolio section the photos, family […]
MoreMarch 12, 2010 Asian American Writers Workshop The turn out for the event was amazing! We had people leaning against the walls out the door listening to the writers. Nowroz was beautiful in the company of such brilliant and sensitive women. Here are some photos from the evening: Of course, Manijeh and I were so […]
MoreLast week, I made a bit of a fuss about how to refer to Afghans. I was a little tired of people referring to Afghans as Afghani or Afghanistani. Writer, Neesha Meminger, saw my post to the SAWCC listserve and was kind enough to give me some ranting space and published the email on her […]
MoreThe City University of New York hosted three panels featuring Afghan/Afghan-American activists, writers, and poets. These four days were some of the most transformative days for me. Afghan and Afghan-American experiences differing and sometimes disagreeing with one another is not always seen. I was very fortunate to have co-curated these panels with Padmini Biswas for […]
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Zohra Saed 