Incroci di civiltà

Festival Internazionale
di Letteratura a Venezia
2 5 aprile 2025

Zainab Entezar Afghanistan

Thursday April 3 - 12.30 pm

Auditorium Santa Margherita - Emanuele Severino

The free voices of Afghani women

Zainab Entezar

converses with Daniela Meneghini (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)

In collaboration with Dipartimento di Studi sull’Asia e sull’Africa Mediterranea, Jouvence 

The conversation will be in Dari-Farsi

to follow

Screening of the docufilm Shot the voice of freedom by Zainab Entezar

Zainab Entezar is an author and filmmaker from Afghanistan. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in public administration. Zainab published her first book, A Man of the Gentle Kind of Father, in 2017, and her second book, Yusra, in 2020. Zainab Entezar's third book was published in Denmark in 2023. She has made several short films, and her films have been screened in various countries, including Italy, France, the United States, Canada, India, Bulgaria, and more. She has also won international awards. Zainab Entezar made her first feature-length documentary, Against the Taliban, in front of the eyes of the Taliban. Her documentary was first screened at the IDFA Festival and attracted the attention of the audience. The documentary has also competed in several other countries and international festivals.