Here, Wisconsin — a Gulf Arab’s journey between two worlds

Join author Jamal Al Shehhi and moderator Dr Sulaiman Al Hattlan for an Arabic conversation about his years between the Gulf and the United States. The 90-minute literary evening follows a journey beginning in 1994 and explores how living between cultures changes ideas of identity and home.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Library interior, photographed during WikiArabia in 2022; not this author event or its participants.

Al Jaddaf, Dubai · The Atrium, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Khail Road, Al Jaddaf, Dubai

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

Tuesday 3 November 2026, 7:30pm–9pm. Register in advance.

Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.

Who can go

Adults · Arabic language · Adults · free registration required

What’s free & what to know

For adults; the programme is in Arabic.
Register through the linked organiser form and obtain confirmation before travelling; a place is not guaranteed.
No book purchase is required by the published registration terms. Free books are not promised.
Library dress code requires shoulders and knees to be covered. Registration includes consent to event photography and promotional use.

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Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 29 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

Current original event detail and calendar inspected 29 October confirm 3 November 2026, 19:30–21:00, Atrium, Adults, Arabic, author and moderator. Official FAQ explicitly states all MBRL events are free. Linked current event form inspected: registration fields and photo consent, no payment or book-purchase condition. Original booking banner matches the event. Mapcarta supplies sourced venue coordinates.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Library — original event programme

Current library policy: all events are free

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Photo: Reda Kerbouche / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP; source composition retained. Adaptations remain under the stated Creative Commons licence.