This event brings together writers Dalia Al- Dujaili and SJ Kim for a conversation about what it means to belong to the land and to a nation.

Babylon, Albion traces the rich heritage of the earth beneath our feet – from oak trees to myths about dragons and unicorns – weaving together Arab and Islamic mythology with the English and Christian pastoral. A love song to both Britain and Iraq, Dalia’s book is a compelling re-imagining of what it means to be native.

Born in Korea, raised in the American South, and trying her best to survive British academia, SJ Kim probes at her experiences as a writer, scholar, and daughter to confront the silences she finds in the world in This Part is Silent. In this book, she writes letters to the institutions and British cities that simultaneously support and fail her. Her book is an intimate account of immigration and an interrogation of rising anti- Black and anti-Asian racism.

This event is presented in partnership with Wasafiri magazine and is chaired by its Editor Sana Goyal.