Decolonizing
the Page Launch

Launch of Decolonizing the Page: A Forgotten Golden Age of Arabic Book Arts (1950s–80s), a new online exhibition and archival resource on Arabic book arts emerging from the artistic, political and intellectual ferment of decolonization across the Arab world. The programme opens with presentations by researcher and curator Zeina Maasri, the design team, Sophie Demay, Jana Traboulsi (joining remotely) and Erik Hartin, alongside Daniel Lowe from the British Library. Venetia Porter chairs the following conversation. The event includes a screening of Kais al-Zubaidi’s Testimony of Palestinian Children in Wartime (1972, 18 min), and attendees can bring a book from their own library for a show and tell curated with Maqam Books before refreshments. A collaboration between University of Bristol, British Library, Maqam Books and Mosaic Rooms.