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Another PODCAST is born
The Box Empire: written by me and performed by Pete and Atusa. It was a joy to experience the recording of one of my writings. Watch the...
سیروان
هنر نمایش و اعتراض: سیروان شهامت گفتن حرفی بود که مثل خیلی از دردهای دیگر در گلو خفه شده بود. تسلط بر نحوه گویش، توانایی دراجرا و قدرت...
My first day OFF!
Today I had my first day off since the beginning of October. It was like a dream to be able to have a drink with a friend and chill out...
Emerging Writers Programme
Applicants should be working, or planning to work, on a specific project, with the aim of publication or production Applications close at...
Register your child free for the H&N Project
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To Stay or to Go, this is the question
Just watched Belfast, the story of a young family in Northern Ireland in 1969. The difficult decision the family had to make bears a...
Happy Christmas and New Year
In the coming year, like the previous ones, I hope for an easier life for everyone, particularly those in authoritarianism or war zones....
Killing is contagious
What is going on in the world? Would killing innocent people is likely to be allowed to stop? It's enough! How many people should be...
Through the eyes of C. J. Wills
In association with the Bookends and Beginnings: Stories from our collections by our volunteers exhibition at the Portico Library,...
درایت
مسجد مکی در زاهدان ورود زنان با پوشش انتخابی را آزاد اعلام کرد. خبر واقعیت دارد یا نه را نمی‌دانم. ولی انسان را به فکر وامی‌دارد ...؟...
Great memories after 5yrs
5 years has passed. Still it's hard to believe that WE DID IT GIRILS! Still I Rise, a pop-up Interactive trail was performed at...
A New Chapter in my life
New job, new location. I am very excited about the opportunity to learn. فصل تازه‌ای در زندگی من آغاز می‌شود. فرصتی برای یادگیری و حرکت...
Thank You Portico!
بعد از دو سال که افتخار همکاری با تیم کتابخانه پورتیکو را داشتم، امروز با کتابخانه خداحافظی کردم. سپاس از تک‌تک اعضای تیم برای تمام...
Dying for #Freedom
A year has passed since Mahsa Amini was killed by the morality police in Iran. A year that has changed everything. A year since the brave...
Typhoon
Just finished reading Typhoon by Qaisra Shahraz. What a story! Well done Qaisra jan. I enjoyed the story; I laughed and cried with your...
Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral https://g.co/kgs/sMZna2
The World Cup 2023
زنان در جام جهانی ۲۰۲۳ غوغا کردند. آفرین به تک‌تک این پهلوانان در مبارزه برای برابری زنان. امیدوارم در جام جهانی بعدی شاهد حضور تیم زنان...
Book Conservation
Photo from the Portico Library Collection, Manchester
A Pencase from Persia
A Persian pencase, V&A Museum In preparation for the next exhibition at the Portico library, I chose to read Persia as it is by C. J....
Women's World Cup 2023
This year, Women's World Cup is shown live across BBC and ITV. If you were someone from the future reading the above text, would you have...
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