Cartographies of Roots: Diasporic Arab Voices Writing Memory

Join LCAL and the Center for Arts in Society for a panel celebrating Arabic poetry featuring Rania Mamoun and Magda Selim Siekert, moderated by Nevine Abraham, associate teaching professor of Arabic studies. About the Panelists: Rania Mamoun, Sudanese activist and bestselling writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Her forthcoming book Under the Neem Tree won the PEN English Translation Award and will be released in February 2027. Magda Selim Siekert, Egyptian-American writer of poetry, short stories and essays and senior lecturer in Middle East studies at Dickinson College