# Event Details - **Event Name**: Ahmad Nabil: "Hidden Companions", with Jenna Hamed, Leena Aboutaleb, and Fatema Alhashemi - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Ahmad Nabil presents "Hidden Companions" in conversation with Jenna Hamed, Leena Aboutaleb, and Fatema Alhashemi The Old City of Jerusalem comes alive in Ahmad Nabil’s HIDDEN COMPANIONS a testimonial and visual archive of Palestinian folklore, now translated into English. A man wakes every day to find coins under his pillow, a young lonely girl strikes up a friendship with a spectral voice, a veiled woman changes form to delude ordinary senses, a petite girl in all black breaches a group of young girls returning from a wedding, a goat and her two kids draw an unsuspecting young man into a hidden room, a group of curious boys conjure the spirit of Marx. Jinns and ghouls, guardians and tricksters, wizards and possessors. In the Old City of Jerusalem, the Unseen beings are a natural element of everyday life. With rich, vivid descriptions and in stunning illustrations, Ahmad Nabil weaves a literary account of paranormal stories: held, shared in whisper networks, relayed over conversations, and passed down as inheritance. This English translation by Fatema Alhashemi traces a captivating world largely unseen in popular narrative. Hidden Companions is presented by from Radix Co-Op in collaboration with the Fiction Council. Artist Jenna Hamed is the lead coordinator of the project in the US. About the Author / Illustrator Ahmad Nabil (b. 1988) is a Palestinian, Jerusalem-based visual artist, researcher, and educator whose practice is deeply focused on documenting encounters with the unseen dimensions of everyday life, as part of Palestinian intangible heritage. He is the founder of The Fiction Council (est. 2015) in Jerusalem, a platform dedicated to Palestinian imagination through the research of Arab and Islamic mythology, superstitions, and paranormal phenomena, and their reactivation through interdisciplinary creative practices. Nabil is the author and illustrator of Hidden Companions: Paranormals from the Old City of Jerusalem, a documentation of supernatural testimonies from Jerusalem. Hidden Companions is available in the US in the original Arabic text and in an English Translation at Radix Co-op. About the Translator Fatema Alhashemi is a writer, artist, and translator based in New York City. She has translated several poetry collections, including Remember I Was a Good Man by Ahmed Saleh and Ash and Air by Nadine Murtaja. She is currently writing an Arabic-language short story collection that reimagines global mythology through contemporary characters set in imagined Arab cities. About the Presenter Jenna Hamed is an artist and art worker based in Queens, New York with roots in Jerusalem, Palestine. Jenna’s background in tactile-driven analog practices and critical examination of art production has influenced her current interests in documentation methods via image-making, poetics, archiving through the book format. In 2024, she established Jay Seven Inc., a studio-gallery in Brooklyn dedicated to producing art installations and publishing initiatives rooted in craft, research and constraints. About the Discussant leena aboutaleb is an Egyptian and Palestinian writer who asks you to commit to the Palestinian liberation struggle. She is the author of THALASSA (Game Over Books, 2026). Her pamphlet, Expeditions of Projection, was released in 2023 (VIBE). Her film, ‘Oracle,’ co-produced with Youssef ElNahas debuted in Venice, 2025. Read her work at www.leenaboutaleb.onl. Free or book-purchase RSVP! https://withfriends.co/event/28221365/ahmad_nabil_presents_hidden_companions_in_conversation_w_jenna_hamed_leena_aboutaleb_and_fatema_alhashemi - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/baltimore/ahmad-nabil-hidden-companions-with-jenna-hamed-leena-aboutaleb-and-fatema-alhashemi/200030247109212 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, kids, entertainment, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Baltimore - **state**: MD - **country**: United States - **location**: 3128 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218 - **lat**: 39.327 - **long**: -76.60985 - **full address**: 3128 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Ahmad Nabil: "Hidden Companions", with Jenna Hamed, Leena Aboutaleb, and Fatema Alhashemi - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/facfbb7a4891087e1af2bd0f575d8c2a1cd4331a03501b766637e2b9e65acd00-rimg-w924-h484-dcd63a48-gmir?v=1781592192 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Ahmad Nabil: "Hidden Companions", with Jenna Hamed, Leena Aboutaleb, and Fatema Alhashemi being held? - **A:** Ahmad Nabil: "Hidden Companions", with Jenna Hamed, Leena Aboutaleb, and Fatema Alhashemi takes place on Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm at 3128 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218. - **Q**: Who is organizing Ahmad Nabil: "Hidden Companions", with Jenna Hamed, Leena Aboutaleb, and Fatema Alhashemi? - **A:** Ahmad Nabil: "Hidden Companions", with Jenna Hamed, Leena Aboutaleb, and Fatema Alhashemi is organized by Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Ahmad Nabil: "Hidden Companions", with Jenna Hamed, Leena Aboutaleb, and Fatema Alhashemi is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Baltimore, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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