La La Lil Jidar

What the World's Silence Says: A Reading with Gazan Poet Yayha Ashour including reading from his new e-book "A Gaza of Siege and Genocide."Please join La La Lil Jidar at Studio34 for an evening of poetry with Palestinian acclaimed poet from Gaza, Yahya Ashour in conversation with writer, translator, and Associate Professor of Arabic Literature at the University of Pennsylvania, Huda J. Fakhreddine. This event is co-sponsored by Mizna.Opening reading with local Palestinian student activist, creative writer, and artist - Nada Abuasi.ABOUT YAHYA ASHOURYahya Ashour, born in Gaza City on April 22nd, 1998, is a touring poet and awarded author.

This is a fundraiser for Gazan Families. This will be a family-friendly event w meditation, yoga & other activities for adults & childrenIf you purchase a ticket for $25+ (per person), you will receive a t-shirt (See here for t-shirt samples). Please register to receive the order form so you can select the style/size for your shirt! Please look at FAQs to know how to buy multiple tickets.On this International Day of Yoga (IDY) (June 21st, 2024), Yogis for Palestine, La La Lil Jidar, & Philly Families for Ceasefire invite you to embody yoga in the service of Palestinian liberation

A multi-sensory experience of a pop-up exhibit of Gazan photographers, Artist Conversation, and Reading CircleMohamed Badarne, from Untold Palestine, is visiting Philadelphia for a one-night pop-up photography exhibition (all works for sale!). The evening will include Mohamed in conversation with La La Lil Jidar photographer, Aisha Mershani, and a Reading Circle of excerpts from Passages Through Genocide.Photo credits:Photo 1: Samar Abo EloufPhoto 2: Hosam SalemPhoto 3: Fatima ShabirUntold Palestine (https://untoldpalestine.com/en/ IG: @untoldpalestine) is a social media platform launched in 2020. The goal of the project is to tell stories of the everyday lives of Palestinians, with their small and big

Book Launch and Conversation about the new book "Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation"Please join La La Lil Jidar at Studio34 with Visualizing Palestine deputy director Jessica Anderson and Professor Huda Fakhreddine in conversation, moderated by Aisha Mershani from La La Lil Jidar, for the book launch of Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation. In addition to discussing the book, Jessica and Huda will explore where the movement for Palestine is today, solidarity with other movements, and the importance of narrative, in all its forms, to fight colonial oppression. The

Conversation with author Sarah Aziza and book launch for "The Hollow Half." The evening will open with 2 poetry acts.La La Lil Jidar presents a community celebration of Sarah Aziza's debut memoir The Hollow Half (Catapult Books) followed by a post-reading conversation moderated by Camonghne Felix. Joining Aziza will be special guest readers Candice Iloh and Angbeen Saleem. Hosted by: Denice Frohman and Jess X. Snow. Books will be for sale and all proceeds will be donated to support Sarah Aziza’s family in Gaza.Fundraising for Sarah Aziza's family in Gaza: Our goal is to raise $5,000 to support Sarah's family

Book launch and poetry readingJoin us for an evening of poetry, conversation, and community as Fargo Nissim Tbakhi and Ahmad Almallah read from their newly released collections TERROR COUNTER and Wrong Winds. Both works grapple with Palestinian life, memory, and resistance through formally inventive and urgent poetics. All ticket and book sales goes to supporting students from Gaza. Please consider sliding donation for food available that will all go towards the fundraiser.Ahmad Almallah grew up in Palestine and currently lives in Philadelphia. His newest poetry collection, Wrong Winds, is out with Fonograf Editions (2025). His other collections include Border Wisdom