Re-Sisters 

Arts Canteenis a place for stirring the arts. We curate events, exhibitions and festivals that support emerging artists from the Arab World and their diasporas in bringing their work to new audiences in the UK and beyond.We work with UK-based educational, non-profit, arts and outreach organisations to facilitate the exchange of art and ideas across social and geographical boundaries.www.artscanteen.com

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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>Arab Women Artists Now - AWAN festival in partnership with The Book Club is pleased to present Re-Sisters.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>What is it like to be an Arab woman writing today? Why is what we do important? How do we use words as transgressive weapons? And what does it mean to resist through poetry?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>These are some of the questions that Farah Aridi, Yomn al Kaisi, Tasneim Zyada, and Yasmine Bendjoudi will be addressing. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>The event will feature live performances from the four poets who will speak of war, personal and collective, of being a woman (poet), of poetry and art, of spaces and the city, of sexuality and the Arab female body, and of being in/out-of-place.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>The performance and the panel will be followed by a Q&A session....www.awan.org.uk</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>The Book Club fuses lively, creative events and late night drinking seven days a week with an alternative menu of brain-teasing and mind-expanding thought for food.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>Two spacious floors of a former Victorian warehouse on Leonard Street have been kitted out for eating, drinking, thinking, meeting and dancing. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>The Book Club presents an eclectic ongoing programme of events and social activities in art, music, film, fashion, philosophy, design, science, and the odd spot of craft. The line-up includes special screenings and cross platform club nights showcasing new creative talent through to informal evening classes and talks by a host of eclectic and interesting thinkers.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>The Book Club is a Mothership Group venue. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>AWAN is produced by Arts Canteen and supported by Arts Council England , Aramex and Rich Mix London</SPAN></DIV>
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