

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mohammed Moussa | To write poetry on genocide
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Readings, Responses, ReckoningsAbout this EventBook launch of The Face before you: To write poetry on genocide by Mohammed Moussa, with Nada Shawa.Readings and Q and A with Mohammed Moussa, podcast host and founder of Gaza Poets.Mohammed Moussa is a Palestinian poet, podcast host and founder of the Gaza Poets — a platform for emerging voices from Gaza and beyond. Born and raised in Gaza, he now lives in Turkey, where he continues to write and build connections across borders.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/e23c9e40-e624-11f0-a49b-adc4455cf035-rimg-w529-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg Tickets are free but limited in number. Tickets are only available from this website (Eventbrite) but if you have difficulty or wish to make special arrangements please email peter@leamingtonbooks.comEDINBURGH ― with guest Nada Shawa, United Augustine Church, George IV Bridge6:30pm Saturday 24th January  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/e2758890-e624-11f0-b7b0-857f6901e30e-rimg-w1142-h740-dc46494a-gmir.jpg THE VENUE: Augustine United Church41 George IV BridgeEdinburgh EH1 1ELSATURDAY 24TH JANUARY6:30 PMFollow Mohammed Moussa and Gaza Poets on Instagram:@gaza.guy @gazapoetsThe face before you confronts the weight of generational trauma, the fragility of memory, and the indelible scars of genocide. Moussa refuses to let Gaza's voice fade or be obliterated.Along with a reading from Nada Shawa Mohammed will be answering questions and discussing the genocide, responses and any reckonings.The face before you: To write poetry on genocideby Mohammed MoussaPublisher: Leamington BooksFormat: PaperbackGenres: Poetry, Protest Poetry, War Poetry, Testimonial LiteraturePoetry Pages: 104ISBN: 9781068598005Price: £9.99Publication Date: 25/02/2026Book will also Avaialble at these Scottish Book LaunchesQuestions: katie@leamingtonbooks.com  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/e2a942c0-e624-11f0-b7b0-857f6901e30e-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The face before you is the third collection from Mohammed Moussa.the face before you,marred with blood and unseen wounds,bears the scars of hope and peacethat the world pledged to me.It's the visage of a childhoodlost beneath the rubble,alongside my familyand the city that I can no longer see.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/e2d7f3e0-e624-11f0-a983-4dfa8e48b99b-rimg-w987-h740-dc1c1c16-gmir.jpg Mohammad Moussa’s poems are a window into the unimaginable hell of surviving a genocide. They are the desperate fractured record of a war, and at the same time a monument to survival and resistance.HENRY BELL  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/e333cf80-e624-11f0-a983-4dfa8e48b99b-rimg-w879-h740-dcd7d7d4-gmir.jpg Guest Reader Nada ShawaNada Shawa is a Palestinian poet and dancer who moved to Scotland alone at the age of eight to receive treatment for her cerebral palsy, and has lived here ever since.Indigenous Soul moves between Gaza and Scotland, memoir and poetry, warm love and crushing grief, family stories and grave injustices, with an impressive succinctness and clarity.Nada Shawa’s writing is delicate, vivid and full of hope despite the grave personal losses which she laments.—Raja ShehadehGrief and sorrow, the joy of good company, family and friendship, and through it all, music, of all kinds, give this short book a remarkable buoyancy and assurance.—Alan Riach, The NationalA complex, deeply personal story which paints a distinct picture of a resilient and caring author and her family.—Marianne Tambini, Snack Magazine
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Edinburgh
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- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Augustine United Church
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- **full address**: Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
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