Together with the Literarischer Salon, we invite author Nussaibah Younis to discuss her novel *Fundamentalös*:
What do you get when you mix heartbreak, ISIS, radicalization, Iraq, London, a queer protagonist, and a healthy dose of humor? Quite simply: a successful novel. Nussaibah Younis’s novel “Fundamentalös” strikes a unique balance between seemingly incompatible themes. Nadia, the queer British-Iraqi protagonist with a broken heart, impulsively moves to Iraq, where she works in a United Nations deradicalization program for women who have joined ISIS. Amid absurd alliances, plenty of bureaucracy, and a potentially, well, explosive relationship with former ISIS bride Sara, the novel humorously explores the boundaries of aid and belonging.
Salon host Lida Shams-Mostofi explores the difference between commitment and self-deception, and who is actually trying to save whom here. The German passages will be read by Claudia Urbschat-Mingues, the German dubbing voice of Angelina Jolie.
Admission: €12/€6
Simultaneous interpretation provided