Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Description

Date: 29 July 2023
Timings: 4:00 pm–7:00 pm
Meeting Point: Information Centre, Al Mureijah Square
Ages: 15+
Languages: English and Arabic

Sharjah Art Foundation invites you to a SAF Book Club meeting beginning with a tour of the exhibition In The Heart of Another Country, currently on view in Al Mureijah Art Spaces. After the tour, join a group discussion on popular books about diaspora and migration, such as Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North, Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Memory of Departure and Samir El-Youssef’s The Illusion of Return.

For more reading references, click here. You can find these books in The Flying Saucer.

You are welcome to bring along your favorite books on diaspora and migration to make them a part of the conversation.

Registration

To register, click here.

Sharjah Art Foundation is committed to making its programmes inclusive and accessible.

Please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) in advance to arrange for any support needed during this session. Support could include ramps for wheelchairs, reserved seats for those with hearing impairments to read lips and sign language interpreters for talks and symposia.

This event is free and open to the public.