São Paulo – Palestinian poet and political scientist Tamim Al-Barghouti will attend the Paraty International Literary Festival (Flip), in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, and will meet with the public in the state capital, next week. The Arab thinker is known as the "Poet of the Revolution", after a poem of his own was recited in Tahrir Square, Cairo, during the protests that ousted Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak.
At the Flip, Barghouti should discuss Literature and Revolution, along with Mamede Mustafa Jarouche, Professor of Arabic Literature at the University of São Paulo (USP) and translator of the Thousand and One Nights into Portuguese, on Sunday (07) at 3:00 pm. The debate is part of the main program of the fair and will be broadcast live on a big screen. To watch it, those interested must purchase tickets in advance (see information below).On Tuesday (02), however, there were no longer any tickets to watch the debate in person, only the screen. The Flip begins on Wednesday (03) and runs until Sunday.
In São Paulo, the Palestinian should talk to the public on Tuesday (9) at Ibirapuera Auditorium, at 4:00 pm. Admission is free and tickets should be collected after 2:30 pm. The meeting in the state capital is part of the Post-Flip programme and has the support of Arab Culture Institute (Icarabe) and Editora 34, in partnership with Itaú Cultural and Casa Azul. Barghouti and French writer Jérôme Ferrari should speak on the same day. The latter’s presentation should take place at 6:00 pm.
According to information disclosed by Icarabe, in São Paulo, the Palestinian should also address the connection between political action and literary creation. Barghouti currently lives in Washington, in the United States, where he works as a professor at Georgetown University. He was exiled from Egypt, where he lived, in 2003, and, during the revolution, wrote a small poem "O Egypt, it’s close." The verses were published in an Egyptian newspaper and recited by demonstrators during the protests.
Even before the episode, however, Barghouti was already known in the Arabic literary world, due to his social and political poetry .According to Icarabe, the Palestinian studied politics at Cairo University and holds a PhD in Political Science from Boston University. He has two published books on history and politics, as well as poetry collections. Barghouti’s mother is Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour and his father, Palestinian poet Mourid Al-Barghouti.
Service:
Debate Literature and Revolution
With Tamim Al-Barghouti and Mamede Jarouche
Date: July 7 – Sunday – at 3:00 pm
Authors’ Tent – live (no more seats)
Big Screen Tent – on the screen
Paraty International Literary Festival – Paraty – RJ
Tickets: Ticket Fast (www.ingressorapido.com.br) or (11) 4003 1212
Post-Flip in Sao Paulo
With Tamim Al-Barghouti (4:00 pm) and Jérôme Ferrari (6:00 pm)
July 09 – Tuesday
Ibirapuera Auditorium – Avenida Pedro Alvares Cabral, 0 – Ibirapuera Park – Gate 3 – São Paulo – SP
Admission is free – tickets distributed from 2:30 pm
Suitable for ages 14+
*Translated by Mark Ament
