Location: postane
Friday 26.09.2025
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
With
- Somaia Ramish, (NL/AF) / Journalist, Poet
- Laily Ghazal, (AF/TR) Poet
- Oranus Musamen, (TR/AF) / Journalist, Poet
- Lina Rozbih Haidari, (USA/AF) / Journalist, Poet
Moderation: Dr. Najib Paikan
“Load Poems Like a Gun”, is the striking title of Somaia Ramish’s poem that gained powerful momentum after the fall of Afghanistan and the return of Taliban rule. In 2023, it became the cornerstone of BaamDaad, the House of Poetry in Exile.
From the Netherlands, Ramish returns to the circle of her Afghan poet friends, embracing voices that echo across distances. Among them shines Layli Ghazal, a beacon of the Afghan poetry community in Istanbul. At her side, Uranus Musamen, a fierce voice against the shadows of gender apartheid. Across the ocean, Lina Rozbih Haidari—renowned Afghan American journalist and celebrated poet of verse and fiction—will join us through the glow of Zoom, her colleagues awaiting her words as if awaiting light.
The evening opens with a short documentary about Ramish’s relocation to the Netherlands and her emergence as a poet in exile, using her voice and activism to campaign for
freedom in Afghanistan.
Come and listen to these powerful voices and discover why literature has always held such a profound place in Afghan culture.
Photographs and videos will be taken at the event for use on our website and social media, and in the press, and other marketing materials and publications. By entering this event, you consent to the photographing, filming and using your image for these purposes.
If you are outside of Istanbul, you can participate online via ZOOM:
Zoom-Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84205939202
Meeting-ID: 842 0593 9202
