February 22, 2012
The jury of Tribunal 12 consists of prominent writers, academics and intellectuals who all share a strong commitment to human rights. On May 12 in Stockholm, a sharp accusation is directed towards Europe focusing on violations of human rights and a systematic mistreatment of refugees...
February 6, 2012
The current guest writer in Stavanger City of Refuge, Afghan-born poet Norwan, will read from her poetry and be interviewed as part of the opening night events of the Nobel Peace Center's 'In Afghanistan' exhibition in Oslo. The exhibit will run from Friday, 10 February at 6 pm through 22 April 2012. The aim of the exhibition is to show a different side of this...
January 30, 2012
Al Jazeera's English language television channel has selected Stavanger Guest Writer Manal Al-Sheikh to be among six poets featured in an upcoming documentary series titled 'Poetry in Motion.' The programme will delve into the lives of poets living in Norway, France, Lebanon, Bahrain, Egypt, Palestine, and Algeria, highlighting the particular...
Uppsala has a very active literary community and the city's Literature Centre recently has released its upcoming programmes and events. ICORN Guest Writer Anisur Rahman is on the planning committee and participates heavily in the activities. For more information, go to the...
January 26, 2012
Abduallahi Muhiaddin, Skien City of Refuge's latest guest writer, spoke with local high school students recently about his life, work, and the current political situation in his native Somalia. Muhiaddin lived as a refugee in Cairo before ICORN selected him for its two-year programme. Muhiaddin is a well-respected political cartoonist ...
January 23, 2012
ICORN is occupying an entire day of the three week-long intensive programme 'Risk Society and Cosmopolitanism,' organised by the School of Critical Theory at the Centre for Humanities, University of Utrecht from 16 January-3 February 2012. ICORN Director Helge Lunde and Fanø Guest Writer Noufel Bouzeboudja will work with advanced students from all over Europe on...
January 20, 2012
Just shortly after Ljubljana received Zineb
al Rhazoei as its first ICORN guest writer, renowned Moroccan writer
and journalist Ali Amar arrived in the Slovenian Capital. Ali Amar is a Moroccan writer and journalist. In 1997 he...
January 19, 2012
Persian poet and activist Asieh Amini, ICORN's current guest writer in Trondheim, will be awarded the Oxfam Novib/PEN Award on 19 January in the Theatre in the Spui, The Hague, Netherlands. The award is given annually to chosen...
January 12, 2012
Easterine Kire Iralu, who hails from conflict-plauged Nagaland in northeastern India, was ICORN's Guest Writer in Tromsø from 2005-2007, where she continues to live and work prolifically. Easterine was gracious enough to answer a few questions about her writing and the struggles of the Naga people to mark the release of her new novel, 'Bitter Wormwood.'...
January 9, 2012
Musa Mutaev, an author from Chechnya and ICORN's former Guest Writer in Trondheim, has just released a translation of his first novel, Medal of Honour. To read the full story on the Shahrazad web site, please click here.