At this event, award-winning Palestinian poet, Dr Yousif M. Qasmiyeh will be reading from his Writing The Camp (2021) ,
a collection of poems written in English intertwined with
the voices of Palestinians living the 'in-between' spaces (camps)
of the Middle East. His poems, read by Yousif for the first time in Manchester, will be interpreted by Reem Anbar, the first woman
oud player from Gaza and muwashahat sung by AMES student, Nour-Sima Alsabbagh.
The readings are followed by a Q&A led by Dr Ruth Abou Rached (Arabic and Middle East Studies, AMES) and  Dr Anastasia Valassopoulos (English & Creative Writing, E&CW).