Poetry Night: A City Suspended between Ashes and the Sea // Mariam Al Khateeb & Nour Elborno, 8 October

Poetry Night: A City Suspended between Ashes and the Sea // Mariam Al Khateeb & Nour Elborno

NVIC - Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

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Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

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Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm (EEST)

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Poetry Night: A City Suspended between Ashes and the Sea // Mariam Al Khateeb & Nour Elborno
Mariam Mohammed Al Khateeb is a Palestinian dentistry student, poet, writer, translator, and community activist. A survivor of genocide from Gaza, she is currently continuing her studies in Egypt. Her work has been published in This Week in Palestine, Avery Review, We Are Not Numbers, TRT World, and Palestine Deep Dive. She represented Palestinian civil society as a Youth Ambassador in Japan and participated in the global Hult Prize competition. Her writing focuses on poetry and essays exploring memory, survival, and the body as forms of resistance. She has contributed to several collective books and anthologies, and her work has been translated into more than eight languages, including Dutch, English, and Italian, among others.

Nour Elborno is a published author, English literature lecturer and sworn legal translator.

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It is not allowed to take photos, make videos, or record during this talk. The poetry night starts at 6 pm. We work on a first-come, first-served basis as the number of seats is limited. We open our doors at 5:30 and close them at 6:15 or earlier when the lecture room reaches its full capacity.

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أمسية الشعر: مدينة معلّقة بين الرماد والبحر // حوار بين مريم الخطيب ونور البورنو

مريم محمد الخطيب، طالبة طب أسنان فلسطينية، شاعرة، كاتبة، مترجمة، وناشطة مجتمعية. ناجية من الإبادة في غزة، وتواصل دراستها حاليًا في مصر. نُشرت أعمالها في منصات مثل: This Week in Palestine، Avery Review، We Are Not Numbers، TRT World، وPalestine Deep Dive. مثّلت المجتمع المدني الفلسطيني كسفيرة شبابية في اليابان، وشاركت في مسابقة “Hult Prize” العالمية. تركز كتاباتها على الشعر والمقالات التي تستكشف الذاكرة والنجاة والجسد كأشكال من المقاومة. شاركت في عدد من الكتب والمختارات الشعرية والأدبية، وتُرجمت أعمالها إلى أكثر من ثماني لغات، منها الهولندية والإنجليزية والإيطالية وغيرها.

نور مؤلفة ناشرة ومحاضرة في الأدب الإنجليزي وهي مترجمة محلفة من وزارة العدل الفلسطينية.

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يرجي العلم أنه غير مسموح بالتصوير أو تسجيل الفيديو أو الصوت أثناء اللقاء.
تبدأ أمسية الشعر في تمام الساعة ٦ مساءً، والدخول بأسبقية الحضور نظرا لمحدودية المقاعد.
تفتح الأبواب الساعة ٥:٣٠ مساءً وتغلق الساعة ٦:١٥، أو قبل ذلك حين امتلاء القاعة. شكرا لتفهمكم


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Poetry Night: A City Suspended between Ashes and the Sea // Mariam Al Khateeb & Nour Elborno, 8 October
Poetry Night: A City Suspended between Ashes and the Sea // Mariam Al Khateeb & Nour Elborno
Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm