30 Stories and Halal Pork: Feast of Poetry, Tales, and Song by Afghan Americans and their Friends April 7, 2011

From the heartfelt experiences of Afghan Americans to postmodern urban Sufi tales from the swirling graffiti of Brooklyn, poets Zohra Saed and Sahar Muradi,video artist and blogger Gazelle Samizay, and comedic novelist Cihan Kaan challenge and expand the borders of Asian American and Muslim American literature. They tackle issues of identity, ethnicity, immigration, politics, history, war, and urban life in a series of readings from their two books: Saed and Muradi’s One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature, and Kaan’s Halal Pork and Other Stories. Musical interludes provided by +Aziz of World Music Parade. Followed by a reception and book signing. Free admission.