What the World’s Silence Says
A READING WITH POET YAHYA ASHOUR
February 22, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM America/Chicago
Location
101 Taft Hall
Address
826 S Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60607
Cost
FREE & open to the public
Calendar
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Yahya Ashour was born in Gaza, Palestine. He is a touring poet and an award-winning author. He published two books in Arabic, "That's Why Ryan Walks This way" (a Children's book) and "You're a Window, They're Clouds" (a poetry collection). His children's book won the Arab Children's Books Publishers Forum Award in 2022.
He's a 2022 fellow in writing at the University of lowa.
Event is organized by:
- The Arab American Cultural Center,
- Institute for the Humanities,
- Social Justice Initiative,
- Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies,
- Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, and
- Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine
Date posted
Feb 12, 2024
Date updated
Feb 12, 2024