Another World Festival
Don't Ask the Trees for Their Names
Don't Ask the Trees for Their NamesIn this intimate gathering of words and music, communities are invited into an honest and informal conversation with the authors of Don't Ask the Trees for Their Names.
This book is a newly published tapestry of short stories written by nine Arab women: Kilda Eid, Nouha El-Khoury Francis, Oula Ghannoum, Loubna Haikal, Mary Hanoun Khilla, Mariam Maatooq, Camelia Naim, Hend Saab and Sivine Tabbouch.
Interwoven with live musical interludes and readings from the book, the conversation explores the collective journey of writing, the complexities of navigating Australian culture, and the personal and political truths that shaped the authors' debut collection.
Don't Ask The Trees for Their Names – in conversation with the authors
As a part of Another World Festival
Date and Time: Sunday 16 November, 4-5:30pm
Location: Utp, Bankstown Arts Centre, 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown NSW
View the full program of Another World Festival here
About the Collective
The Don’t Ask the Trees Collective is a group of nine Arab Australian women writers — Mariam Maatooq, Loubna Haikal, Mary Hanoun Khilla, Sivine Tabbouch, Hend Saab, Kilda Eid, Camilia Naim, Oula Ghannoum, and Nouha El-Khoury Francis — who came together to share their stories of migration, identity, and resilience in the landmark anthology, Don’t Ask the Trees for Their Names: Stories of Leaving and Becoming.
Cover image: Don't Ask the Trees Collective, courtesy of Gazebo Books
PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, with venue partner, Bankstown Arts Centre.
This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, the Neilson Foundation and City of Canterbury Bankstown.
