The Aga Khan Museum is delighted to bring its programs and learning opportunities to TIFA and its audience and community. Through hands-on experiences like Object Storytelling, Mindful Colouring, and the Learn and Create – Persian Painting Bookmark Activity, visitors will delve into historical and mythological narratives that evoke a profound sense of belonging and identity. […]
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This year’s Tam Fam Lit Jam event ‘Home/Safe’ takes on TIFA’s theme of ‘Writing Home’ with authors Padma Viswanathan and Catherine Hernandez, whose respective works The Charterhouse of Padma and Behind You delve into deep layers of what it means to be ‘at home’. Their women protagonists confront racism, sexism, homophobia and daily microaggressions even […]
TIFA’s World in Other Words event series is back. Changing language or regional focus every few years, this is the second year spotlighting Arabic writers. In an increasingly complex and turbulent world, what role do Arab writers in the West play? Are they inevitably drawn into activism? Do they bear the responsibility of translating their […]
TIFA’s World in Other Words event series is back. Changing language or regional focus every few years, this is the second Festival spotlighting Arabic writers. Enjoy this fascinating conversation about a stylistically experimental novel that touch on themes of identity, memory and cultural collision. Sinan Antoon’s The Book of Collateral Damage, translated from Arabic by […]
TIFA’s World in Other Words event series is back. Changing language or regional focus every few years, this is the second year spotlighting Arabic writers. Discover the vibrant stories of resilience and identity with author Danny Ramadan and author/illustrator Barrack Zailaa Rima. Novelist Ramadan’s memoir offers a personal journey through the life of a queer […]
