NEWS, BLOG & MEDIA
CELEBRATING ARTS, DIVERSITY AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
Qaisra’s Blog
A report from Germany, Visit to Stephen Hawking Gymnasium
Guess what? Qaisra Shahraz has been invited to our school for a reading and we are all attending! Back in January 2013, Qaisra visited the Stephen Hawking Schule in Germany, for a session discussing the theme of her short story 'A Pair Of Jeans' which is part of the...
Preface to A Pair Of Jeans – from Dr. Liesel Hermes, Karlsruhe, Germany.
This Piece has been published by the Web admin for this site..., but is written by Dr Liesel Hermes, Rector of the University of Education Karlsruhe I first came across the name of Qaisra Shahraz when I bought the anthology Holding Out (Crocus...
Reflection, an Extract from Typhoon…and Author Comment
An extract from the novel Typhoon Chapter One Tuesday May, 2002 The village of Chiragpur was in mourning. Its revered head man, Baba Siraj Din, was dying. Straight after the call to prayer, from the mosque, the local qazi, judge, made an emotional appeal to the...
News and Media
British Muslim Women in the Cultural and Creative Industries. Preface by Qaisra Shahraz, Elinor Chohan.
Book Launch event on Eventbrite 14th June 2022.
Read more here.
On 18th March 2022 Qaisra Shahraz appeared in German newspaper Braunschweiger Zeitung: “Discussion in Vöhrum: I’m a Muslim, but not a terrorist”, qiving a talk to school children in Vöhrum. More here.
Art & empowerment: What to expect from the Muslim Women’s Arts Festival. More here.
Muslim Women’s Arts Festival – when the new event in Manchester takes place and what is on. More here.
The power of words: The best literature events happening at MACFEST 2022. More here.
Arts festival launched after arena bombing to combat Islamophobia returns for 2022 – Quays News. More here.
