Join us for Hajar Reads: Memory. In this reading and discussion group we’ll reflect on the ways, sometimes imperfect, that we try to hold on to moments, people, places and feelings. We’ll consider how memories disrupt linear time, allowing us to move between different temporalities, and the creative potential in this. 

We’ll be discussing extracts from The Leaf of the Neem Tree (Jamal Mehmood, 2021), Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies (Heba Hayek, 2021), Objects from April and May (Zena Agha, 2022), Through an Addict’s Looking-Glass (Waithera Sebatindira, 2023), and Seeing for Ourselves: And Even Stranger Possibilities (Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, 2023).

Extracts will be shared in advance of the session, but there’s no expectation to have read them all to take part—just come along ready to listen, think and share!

Hajar Reads is a new reading and discussion space open to all. Each month, we take a themed selection of extracts from Hajar Press titles as a starting point to imagine beyond the way things are and reflect on our responsibilities to the world and to each other.

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