On August 15th, 2021, Kabul fell to the Taliban's control. Despite severe limitations, the street-art initiative ArtLords-هنرسالار, founded and directed by Omaid Sharifi, continues to champion democratic values, education, and women's rights in Afghanistan by painting vibrant murals.

Congratulations Pashtana Zalmai Khan Durrani پښتنه درانی

. Hélène Aldeguer's “After the Spring” (tr. Edward Gauvin) is a graphic novel following the lives of young Tunisians following the Arab Spring. Add some graphic fiction to your #WITMonth with this excerpt from the WWB archives. buff.ly/4dz0Bm4

'As you read this essay [...] I would ask that you hear my voice as though you are on land and I am out at sea.' In #PENTransmissions, Sema Kaygusuz on language, water and renewal. Translated by nick glastonbury. pentransmissions.com/2024/08/20/sho…

Keeping #WITMonth going strong with this piece from the archives: Hilda J. Twongyeirwe's “Baking the National Cake” (tr. Juliet Kushaba), about a frustrated government minister forced to hide the Vice President’s affairs. Read the story: buff.ly/4cE9x85

The sun may be shining, but we're looking forward with anticipation to our Autumn events programme! 🍂 Dive into the powerful stories of the Afghan Women’s Writing Group, the HistFest team bring us MedievalFest, plus there's a host of other thrilling events.

Women in Afghanistan are now banned from looking at unfamiliar men & speaking loudly at home, worse than the stone age! Read their stories, what hope is there? #mypenisthewingofabird #refugeestories #womenintranslation month MacLehose Press Untold Narratives buff.ly/3T1tizK

A decision on filmmaker/journalist Andrej Hniot’s appeal against his forcible repatriation to #Belarus is expected within 30 days. Join us in calling on the authorities of #Serbia to stop his extradition and to release him immediately: pen-international.org/news/halt-the-…

#WITMonth is about reading women in translation, AND about reviews of women in translation (and we love seeing all the WWB contributors reviewed here)!

🎉 Celebrating Women in Translation Month literary translators Dr Parwana Fayyaz and Dr Negeen Kargar share their  favourite books: Memorial by Alice Oswald & The Museum of Innocence translated by Maureen Deidre Freely 📚 #WomenInTranslationMonth #LiteraryTranslation

One of My Dear Kabul’s literary translators Dr Parwana Fayyaz was on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire with Louise Hulland talking about her translation of My Dear Kabul (1:19:30 to listen): bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… #AfghanWomen #AfghanLiterature #LiteratureInTranslation

Thank you Himal Southasian & @shwetha19s for featuring My Dear Kabul in the latest newsletter. Watch out for their forthcoming podcast episode in conversation with My Dear Kabul writer, co-editor and translators: himalmag.com/podcast #AfghanWomen #WomenInTranslation

Join us and Untold Narratives on 17 September to explore the impact and future of personal diaries! Dylan Jonas Stone and writers from My Dear Kabul (Coronet, out now!) in a panel discussion moderated by Lynne O'Donnell, journalist and author. 🎫eventbrite.com/e/panel-discus…

WOW Loves summer faves! ✨ A Better Tomorrow by Mina Smallman There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak, and Dogs by Jordan My Dear Kabul by Untold Narratives Gurls Talk Podcast w/ adwoaaboah!, Shirkers doc, & more! mailchi.mp/thewowfoundati…

On WWB, Polish scholar and essayist Małgorzata Gorczyńska considers the differences between Eastern and Western ways of reading—not only literature but also the world and history. Read her essay, translated from Polish by Mira Rosenthal, here: buff.ly/3X2GhT1

Critical Muslim @criticalmuslim has removed the paywall from ‘Breaking News’, a short story written by Paranda network writer Parand. Read here: criticalmuslim.com/explore/issues… #AfghanWomen #AfghanLiterature #KFWStiftung

One of the My Dear Kabul translators Dr Parwana Fayyaz talked to Mariam Amini from Hyphen about storytelling, refugee identity and the importance of women’s voices. Read here: hyphenonline.com/2024/08/30/par… #AfghanWomen #AfghanLiterature

Join us and Untold Narratives on 17 September to explore the impact and future of personal diaries! Dylan Jonas Stone and writers from My Dear Kabul (Coronet, out now!) in a panel discussion moderated by Lynne O'Donnell, journalist and author. 🎫eventbrite.com/e/panel-discus…

My Dear Kabul writer Batool Haidari in conversation with Persian-language online magazine آسو - Aasoo. Read here in Persian:  aasoo.org/fa/articles/49… #AfghanWriters