Meltem Halaceli
is a writer, feminist and programmer with a special interest in the Middle-East. Halaceli works as project manager for inclusivity at the University of Amsterdam and as a programmer for the Winternachten International Literature Festival The Hague. Her debut De vergeten geschiedenis van mijn grootvader Sulayman Hadj Ali (The Forgotten History of My Grandfather Sulayman Hadj Ali, 2015) deals with the discovery of her grandfather's memoirs. The book tells about her search for his life story, which ended in the First World War period, when he was a conscripted soldier - an era with direct influence on the present. Her poem Moederhuis (Motherhouse) won the El Hizjra Literature Prize. Halaceli has worked as a researcher and interpreter for various prominent programs of the Dutch national broadcaster VPRO. She is working on her second book.
Past events
What Will They Say, Meltem?
Conversation based on a podcast series by Meltem Halaceli, about literature, poetry, feminism and violence. With live music by jazz singer and cellist Sanem Kalfa, inspired by Müesser Yeniay's poems.
Concluded with a screening of the Writers' Monument, a digital monument for all journalists and writers who were murdered for their writing.
Home & Violence
A collage of literary fragments about war and peace under one's own roof, about an unsafe inner world that often remains invisible, about domestic violence. Due to the intimate setting of this program, the doors closed after the start, so be on time.
