Highlight Arts

Facilitating a workshop on creative producing with artists and cultural producers based in Scotland from Gambia, Kurdistan, and Ukraine in collaboration with @scotrefcouncil @cca_glasgow - discussing how to create unique events, assess impact, and tour internationally

Soukaina emerging from the darkness for her performance @StAnzaPoetry - gripping! #stanza24

Mouna Ouafik performing @StAnzaPoetry last night. Audience reviews - “thought provoking” and “attention grabbing” #stanza24

Opening night @StAnzaPoetry #stanza24

All here safe and sound enjoying day 2 of #stanza24 @StAnzaPoetry

It’s official - Soukaina has collected her visa and will be joining us at Stanza tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen @StAnzaPoetry @heraldscotland @ScotNational

Soukaina got her visa! We're working to get her to Scotland in time for her performance on Sunday. Thanks to everyone who helped raise awareness of this situation -- it had a real impact & we're all grateful for your support. Thank you thank you thank you.

Leading Arabic poet Soukaina Habiballah barred from Scots festival by Home Office heraldscotland.com/news/24165763.…

“To be dismissed as an illegal immigrant was an insulting & painful oversight of my artistic identity. During my career I’ve been an ambassador for Arab culture in the west. To people’s surprise, I continue to return to Morocco, My Homeland” - Soukaina Habiballah

“I have something to say to those who refused my visa. I didn’t tell my child I could no longer travel because of what you believe - that all his certificates did not convince you. That you believe I’d choose to stay in Britain over returning back to him." - Soukaina Habiballah

Delighted the Home Office has reversed their decision - 2 visa refusals - to enable Soukaina to share her work in Scotland! First stop is @stanzapoetry where she will be performing Nini ya Momo, exploring maternal ties, colonialism, and post-partum depression

We’re bringing Soukaina Habiballah and Mouna Ouafik @Mounita81 to #Scotland from #Morocco for their inaugural #poetry tour across the country with support from @CreativeScots @StAnzaPoetry @moniackmhor @scotrefcouncil. Read more on our website: bit.ly/49vLqrh #StAnza24

@StAnzaPoetry Looking forward to supporting this event - the lineup looks brilliant!

@StAnzaPoetry @jallenpaisant @EdMorganTrust @MungoMirrorball @EventScotNews @CreativeScots @Carcanet Also looking forward to hosting Mouna and seeing her perform in a few weeks!

Also on tour with us is Mouna Ouafik - you can see her perform @StAnzaPoetry in March

@StAnzaPoetry @ScribePedersen @HanLavery @AfricaWritesUK @ScotBPOCwriters @BloodaxeBooks @PolygonBooks @StewedBooks Excited to be brining over Soukaina and seeing her perform on the first leg of her Scottish tour!

We’re excited to bring over Soukaina Habiballah and see her perform @StAnzaPoetry during the first leg of her tour!

Arts Jobs @PoetryTranslate is seeking a part-time Publisher to take our programme to the next level, publish high-quality poetry translations and bring together international poets, translators & leading UK poets to work collaboratively. j.mp/3FXU56S #jobtransparency

Sanaa Seif, #Egyptian activist and film editor awaits her next court session after being wrongfully detained in June. Despite numerous threats, Sanaa continues to use her film work to express her political beliefs. Read Sanaa's story here: bit.ly/SeifProfile #FreeSanaa

Read our latest blog showcasing Scotland/Europe projects funded in partnership with @CreativeScots in 2019. This one features @highlightarts research trips to the Arctic. scotland.britishcouncil.org/highlight-arts…