What does it mean to feel foreign or at home? To arrive or feel unsettled? And how do these questions impact creative expression? Author and playwright Waseem Alsharqi, Palestinian writer Abdalrahman Alqalaq, journalist Dima Al-Bitar Kalaji, and Swedish writer Jonas Hassen Khemiri will discuss these themes through readings and conversations.

Speakers:

Waseem Alsharqi – Syrian writer, playwright, and director with experience in theater across the Middle East and Europe.

Abdalrahman Alqalaq – Palestinian poet and performer, with his debut poetry collection published in 2022 and his first book in German in 2024.

Jonas Hassen Khemiri – Swedish author and playwright, renowned for works that explore themes of identity and belonging.

Dima Al-Bitar Kalaji – Journalist based in Berlin, focusing on cultural exchange and political education.

Moderator: Moderation will be done by Burcu Dogramaci teaches art history at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. She researches exile, migration and transfer, photography and architecture, fashion, media and modernity.