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GIVEAWAY CLOSED: We have 2 pairs of tickets to giveaway for THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, opening next Wednesday, November 27th at @filmforumnyc To enter, follow instructions in our stories. In addition, Falgoush supporters can enjoy up to two discounted tickets when they use the code FALGOUSH at checkout 🎟️🎟️ THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG was shot entirely in secret before director Mohammad Rasolouf fled the country in the face of yet another prison sentence. Even though Rasolouf experienced the 2022 Jina Revolution from behind bars, this masterful Cannes selection translates those events to a household of a devout regime supporter and his two daughters.

❤️ from the other night ❤️ grateful to everyone who attended our event ❤️ and most of all @ilkyasha and @khabarkeslan for making this talk happen ❤️ onwards!

Looking forward to tabeling with @8ballcommunity and friends this Saturday 10/26 from 1-7PM in Coney Island! Entry is free. Hope to see you there 🕸️🕸️🕸️

wrote a syllabus to celebrate Iran’s musical diversity. Link in bio to read and contemplate the following questions: What role does music play in fostering a more inclusive society? How may cultural politics and revival efforts inadvertently transform the native music they seek to preserve? How have folk cultures resisted pressure to push cultural-nationalist agendas—and at what cost? And given this history, what exactly is our role in consuming oral traditions today? Thank you @syllabusproject for the invitation!

Hey community, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be presenting our RADICAL CHILDREN’s BOOKS talk again on Wednesday October 23rd at 7 PM, this time at @the_p.i.t._ a 1-hour version of our conversation will be broadcasted on @radioalhara on a later tbd date in November for those who can’t join us in person. No tickets/registration necessary. May grab drinks after. Hope to see you there! Children’s literature has long been recognized as a key outlet for leftists to call for progressive change through the younger generation. Books for children are so often trivialized and ignored by state censors that they offer a platform to speak openly about the problems of society to the generation that will inherit them. By integrating engaging illustrations with politically conscious messages, readers of all ages are encouraged to question authority and imagine alternative worlds. In this talk, Falgoush and Khabar Keslan will showcase examples of radical children’s books from Iran and Lebanon which find beautiful and innovative ways of addressing everything from class inequality to exploitation and the occupation of Palestine. From Samad Behrangi’s The Little Black Fish (1968), a political allegory banned in pre-revolutionary Iran, to Home (1974) by the publishing house Dar al-Fatah al-Arabi in Beirut, Lebanon, which reveals the injustice of forced displacement faced by Palestinian refugees, the panel will discuss important literary works, characters and the publishers who brought them to life in order to highlight larger themes of oppression and emancipation that embody this radical tradition.

Some cool moments from Kurdish TV (KTV) c/o the HH-Survived Arts channel on YouTube, 1990s.

NEXT SUNDAY with @falgoush 🌟 Children’s literature has long been recognized as a key outlet for leftists to call for progressive change through the younger generation. Books for children are so often trivialized and ignored by state censors that they offer a platform to speak openly about the problems of society to the generation that will inherit them. By integrating engaging illustrations with politically conscious messages, readers of all ages are encouraged to question authority and imagine alternative worlds. In this talk, Falgoush and Khabar Keslan will showcase examples of radical children’s books from Iran and Lebanon which find beautiful and innovative ways of addressing everything from class inequality to exploitation and the occupation of Palestine. From Samad Behrangi’s The Little Black Fish (1968), a political allegory banned in pre-revolutionary Iran, to Home (1974) by the publishing house Dar al-Fatah al-Arabi in Beirut, Lebanon, which reveals the injustice of forced displacement faced by Palestinian refugees, the panel will discuss important literary works, characters and the publishers who brought them to life in order to highlight larger themes of oppression and emancipation that embody this radical tradition.

Happy Pride! Here are some gorgeous titles to celebrate ❤️💚 Many thanks to our friends @les_motsalabouche and @smohyeddin for their book recommendations

The East Village Zine Fair is right around the corner 👀👀 but there’s still time left to include your work in our selection for this year’s event. We are particularly keen to display work by artists from underrepresented groups within the SWANA diaspora. Please email info(at)falgoush(dot)com by June 10th to be considered. Submissions from beyond NYC are welcome 🃏♥️

Paris! See you next weekend @parisassbookfair Friday 17 May, 5 PM – 9 PM Samedi 18 May, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday 19 May, 12 PM – 8 PM Free entrance Palais de Tokyo 13 Avenue du Président Wilson 75116 Paris

Salam & Shalom from the New York Art Book Fair! We’ll be here all weekend ❤️ come check us out at booth i7 ❤️

If you’re in New York City next weekend, please join us in conversation and community on Saturday April 27th at 3 PM @printedmatter_artbookfairs: Under, Over, and Around: Censorship and Alternative Publishing Alternative publishing projects emerge from the margins to express the unpublishable, the unprofitable, and the prohibited while destabilizing hierarchies of dissemination. Ranging from banned books and arrests to violent military campaigns that target an entire generation of voices, censorship can take many forms and publishers utilize an array of shapeshifting tactics in response. The speakers will reflect on the historical and contemporary practices of independent publishers as they introduce three related projects. Presented by Khabar Keslan Magazine. Dia Art Foundation 537 W 22nd St, NY Free RSVP recommended. For more info about NYABF 2024 and other programs, please visit the Fair website: https://nyabf2024.printedmatterartbookfairs.org/