For Refugee Week 2024, join Magdalena Moursy and Ariana Abawe at Libreria Bookshop for a special showcase of Voices from Afghanistan – an audio feature that shares different stories from Afghans around the world.

In response to Refugee Week’s theme this year ‘Our Home’, we invite you to sit for a collective listening session that fosters a deeper connection to the Afghan experience with live performances of Afghan Rubab music and poetry. And experience some Afghan hospitality with tea and snacks provided by Ariana’s mother who runs Kulcha Kafe.

Listen to the personal stories of four women – a judge, a yoga activist, a fashion activist, an artist – and a man who is a refugee rights campaigner, as they reflect on their lives under the Taliban regime, their experiences of displacement, and their hopes and fears for the future of their homeland.

As we approach 3 years on since the Taliban re-occupied Afghanistan in August 2021, it feels to many Afghans that the world has turned their backs and gone silent. This event offers an opportunity to gain a deeper and more personal understanding of the complex realities faced by Afghans throughout their lives and today.

Join us in support of the Afghan community who continue to show resilience and courage, hoping and working for a better future for their home, Afghanistan. Voices from Afghanistan was produced and edited by Magdalena Moursy, in collaboration with British-Afghan journalist Ariana Abawe, who supported as research and cultural consultant. This project has been funded by Arts Council England.

Free event.

Image credit: the artists.