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17 October 2025

Poetry: Murals of She

The power of feminine statements

The event Murals of She, in collaboration with the Yemeni Women Archive, focuses on the power of diaspora women's voices in times of conflict. These voices invisibly color the walls and pages of the city. Particularly in Yemen, but also in the Netherlands, we focus on every woman who, through words, acquires her visual power on paper. Despite repression, intimidation, and enforced silence, they have created their own literary space – a place of resistance, hope, and self-expression.

This is a hybrid activity. Click on the ticket button, choose whether you want to participate online or offline.

This event invites writers, poets, and home-thinkers to share how creative writing – from poetry to prose – has become a channel for expressing the unspeakable. How women shape stories amidst struggle, and how those stories can both break and build walls. With special attention to the work of Saba Hamzah.

 

Why October 17?

The date is intentionally set around October 14, the day Yemen celebrates its independence from British colonial rule. A historical milestone that symbolizes the broader themes of the event: independence, self-determination, and the search for one’s own voice in turbulent times.

The sunbeams of Wisdom struck the soil, so that earth might receive seed. The soil is faithful to its trust. - Rumi