Matinée Reading
My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women
![Marina Mohammadi & Naeema Ghani Marina Mohammadi & Naeema Ghani](/resources/files/jpg1239/versuch2-formatkey-jpg-w320m.jpg)
Female perspectives were allowed to play only a marginalised role in Afghan literature for a long time. However, in the last few years before the Taliban came to power again, there were some important initiatives aimed at increasing the visibility of women writers in Afghanistan. They now also play a much more important role in the diaspora. Projects such as "Untold - Write Afghanistan" or "Weiterschreiben. Afghanistan" open up new paths into the literary scenes of Afghanistan and the host countries.
With Naeema Ghani and Marina Mohammadi, two important voices of Afghan literature present their perspectives. They will read from the anthology My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women (MacLehose Press, 2022) and discuss current issues and challenges with the audience.
Host:
Ibrahim Hotak (former director of the Goethe-Institut Afghanistan and curator of the Afghanistan festival)Guests:
![Marina Mohammadi Marina Mohammadi © © Hamid Wafa Marina Mohammadi](/resources/files/png137/marina-mohammadi_klein_-copyright-hamid-wafa-formatkey-png-w100mq.png)
![Naeema Ghani Naeema Ghani © © Naeema Ghani Naeema Ghani](/resources/files/jpg1239/naeema-ghani-cms-formatkey-jpg-w100mq.jpg)
Details
ACUD Studio
Veteranenstraße 21
10119 Berlin
Language: dari/english/pashto
Price: free entrance
Part of series Festival Goethe-Institut in Exile Afghanistan