Khaled Alesmael in conversation with Lydia Wright and Suzan Meryem Rosita Kalayci
Khaled Alesmael is a Syrian author, journalist and short film maker based in London. In his exile, he has gone on to write two queer books and poems, including Selamlik, regarded by many as one the first homoerotic perspective of the Syrian war. Selamlik, the title of which brings to mind hope for change and freedom, tells the story of Furat his childhood and journey from war-torn Syria to Sweden as a refugee. The book, which bears many parallels to Khaled’s own journey, has been widely acclaimed as a powerful account of an emergent Arab queer identity, his writing has been compared to Jean Genet’s in the Swedish media, published in Swedish and German and soon in different languages.

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Date: 11 November 2021, 17:15 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue: Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Venue Details: Maktabah, Weston Blackwell Hall
Speaker: Khaled Alesmael (Author, journalist, film maker)
Organising department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Part of: TORCH Syria and Silence
Booking required?: Required
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Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark