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BETWEEN THE LINES A Summer Writing Program for Teens from the Middle East Between the Lines participants meet with their American counterparts during a literary salon in which they discuss everything from the nature of authorship to particular traditions in Arabic and American letters. The fourth year of Between the Lines was held in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Consequently it was never far from the minds of our participants, their American peers, and our staff. Students from several of the most high-profile countries in the news—including Tunisia and Egypt, both participating in BTL for the first time, as well as Bahrainjoined others from Algeria, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, and Syria to form a diverse and dynamic group. Their stay, tinged with the fervor and emotion of recent events, was highlighted by a spirited discussion in which they described their experiences in their home countries to an audience of more than 40 American students attending the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio (IYWS) and members from the Iowa City community. 26 As always, BTL students roomed with and studied creative writing alongside IYWS students. The typical weekday consisted of an Arabic-language writing workshop, an Englishlanguage writing workshop, as well as a variety of extracurricular activities that followed the classwork. Public programming included a panel discussion where students representing BTL, IYWS, and the Iowa Youth Writing Project spoke on the subject of “Young Writers and Writing” at the Iowa City Book Festival. Students also conducted a lively evening of “Arabic 101” that concluded with protest chants similar to those used in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. For the second year in a row, BTL came to a close with a two-day trip to Chicago, where the students participated in a children’s book workshop at the nonprofit youth writing center 826 Chicago, attended the performance of the improvisational play “Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind,” and celebrated with a graduation ceremony at the John Hancock Observatory with Navy Pier fireworks as a backdrop. Since their departure, students have stayed in touch with the IWP and with each other via Facebook, Skype, and a few face-toface visits. The class of 2011 is a welcome addition to the community of young Arab writers and readers that BTL and the IWP helped create. MORE INFO: http://iwp.uiowa.edu/programs/between-the-lines Participants: Ghada Abdel Aal Chaperone, Egypt Mohammad Al-Hemaid Chaperone, Saudi Arabia Hadeel Al-Haddad Student, Bahrain Lana Najjar Student, Israel Saria Al-Midani Student, Syria Hind Rahmoun Student, Algeria Sally El-Hak Student, Egypt Roula Seghaier Student, Tunisia Abdellatif El Yaacoub Student, Lebanon Johnny Yaacoub Student, Lebanon Maïsa Farid Student, Morocco Maha Zidan Student, Israel Oussama Ghajjou Student, Morocco
Clockwise from upper-left: Between the Lines students write and illustrate children’s books at 826 Chicago; pose for a picture in Iowa City; board a riverboat and get a firsthand look at the Mississippi River; visit the Lake Michigan shorefront at the Oak Street Beach in Chicago; and pose while waiting for the train. 27
Page 1: ANNUAL REPORT 2011
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Page 7 and 8: FIELD TRIPS, RECEPTIONS, & CULTURAL
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Page 17 and 18: Joel Toledo, Philippines (Poet, Fic
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