نادي الكتب المترجمة

النسخة العربية

كتاب الاختفاء / سفر الاختفاء، تأليف ابتسام عظيم، ترجمة سنان أنطون

انضم إلينا في السلسلة الثانية من الترجمة: نادي الكتاب، حيث نستكشف كتاب الاختفاء/ سفر الاختفاء، وهي رواية مثيرة ومؤثرة للغاية للكاتبة الفلسطينية ابتسام عظيم. اقرأ الكتاب إما باللغة العربية الأصلية أو بالترجمة الإنجليزية لسنان أنطون.

سيتم تقديم كلتا الجلستين من قبل علا غنوم.

قم باختيار الموقع المناسب و سجل اليوم

الجلسة الأولى: السبت 9 مايو 2026، الساعة 1.30-3.30 مساءً

Programs Room B2.10. Liverpool City Library, 52 Scott St, Liverpool

الجلسة الثانية: السبت ١٦ مايو 2026، الساعة 1.30–3.30 مساءً

Think+DO Tank Foundation Community House

2/40Harris Street, Fairfield

The Book of Disappearance / سفر الإختفاء, by Ibtisam Azem, translated by Sinan Antoon

Join us for the second series of In Translation: A Book Club, where we explore The Book of Disappearance/ سفر الإختفاء, an evocative and profoundly moving novel by Palestinian author Ibtisam Azem. Read the book in either the Arabic original or in the English translation by Sinan Antoon.

Both sessions to be facilitated by Oula Ghannoum

Choose your location and register today

Session 1: Saturday 9 May 2026, 1.30pm - 3.30pm

• Programs Room B2.10. Liverpool City Library, 52 Scott St, Liverpool.

Session 2: Saturday 16 May 2026, 1.30pm - 3.30pm

• Think+DO Tank Foundation Community House, 2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield.

This event is proudly supported by Fairfield City Council, Liverpool City Council and Liverpool City Library and Copyright Agency.

Every Wednesday During School Term

Supporting Students, Supporting Families

Do you want additional support for your child’s schoolwork in English or Arabic?

Our free Homework Club at the Community House in Fairfield is here to help. We provide after-school support for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, in English, Arabic, and other languages by arrangement.

It’s a calm, welcoming space where children can focus, ask questions, and build confidence.

Cost: Free.

Small Donations are welcome if you can give.

When and Where

Every Wednesday during School Term

Time: 3.30pm - 5:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Register

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Wednesday During School Term

Supporting Students, Supporting Families

Do you want additional support for your child’s schoolwork in English or Arabic?

Our free Homework Club at the Community House in Fairfield is here to help. We provide after-school support for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, in English, Arabic, and other languages by arrangement.

It’s a calm, welcoming space where children can focus, ask questions, and build confidence.

Cost: Free.

Small Donations are welcome if you can give.

When and Where

Every Wednesday during School Term

Time: 3.30pm - 5:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Register

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Tuesday During School Term

Seed of Hope Collective is a community arts and wellbeing program for women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The program welcomes women from many countries and walks of life, creating a vibrant space where multiple languages, cultures, and lived experiences are celebrated.

It promotes connection, community and creativity, as well as personal growth. Seed of Hope has several ongoing projects:

When and Where

Every Tuesday during School Term

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Locations may change week to week.

Register

Are you new to Seed of Hope? Just drop in and we can assist or speak to one of our team.

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Tuesday During School Term

Seed of Hope Collective is a community arts and wellbeing program for women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The program welcomes women from many countries and walks of life, creating a vibrant space where multiple languages, cultures, and lived experiences are celebrated.

It promotes connection, community and creativity, as well as personal growth. Seed of Hope has several ongoing projects:

When and Where

Every Tuesday during School Term

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Locations may change week to week.

Register

Are you new to Seed of Hope? Just drop in and we can assist or speak to one of our team.

Tel: 9727 3928

Thursday 16th October 2025

Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Networking food and Music 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Location: Fairfield Public Park, 14-20 Lawson St

What to Expect:

• Welcome to Country and grounding session led by the First Nation artist Brielle Neilson, providing a moment for connection to self and Country and a moment of reflection.

• An introduction to TDTF vision, mission and methodology

• An opportunity to hear your voice and ideas for the future

• Join us for delicious cultural cuisine provided for all attendees catered by our Seed of Hope FoodLab along with live music.

Funded by Fairfield City Council

Every Tuesday During School Term

Seed of Hope Collective is a community arts and wellbeing program for women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The program welcomes women from many countries and walks of life, creating a vibrant space where multiple languages, cultures, and lived experiences are celebrated.

It promotes connection, community and creativity, as well as personal growth. Seed of Hope has several ongoing projects:

When and Where

Every Tuesday during School Term

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Locations may change week to week.

Register

Are you new to Seed of Hope? Just drop in and we can assist or speak to one of our team.

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Tuesday During School Term

Seed of Hope Collective is a community arts and wellbeing program for women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The program welcomes women from many countries and walks of life, creating a vibrant space where multiple languages, cultures, and lived experiences are celebrated.

It promotes connection, community and creativity, as well as personal growth. Seed of Hope has several ongoing projects:

When and Where

Every Tuesday during School Term

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Locations may change week to week.

Register

Are you new to Seed of Hope? Just drop in and we can assist or speak to one of our team.

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Wednesday During School Term

Supporting Students, Supporting Families

Do you want additional support for your child’s schoolwork in English or Arabic?

Our free Homework Club at the Community House in Fairfield is here to help. We provide after-school support for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, in English, Arabic, and other languages by arrangement.

It’s a calm, welcoming space where children can focus, ask questions, and build confidence.

Cost: Free.

Small Donations are welcome if you can give.

When and Where

Every Wednesday during School Term

Time: 3.30pm - 5:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Register

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Wednesday During School Term

Supporting Students, Supporting Families

Do you want additional support for your child’s schoolwork in English or Arabic?

Our free Homework Club at the Community House in Fairfield is here to help. We provide after-school support for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, in English, Arabic, and other languages by arrangement.

It’s a calm, welcoming space where children can focus, ask questions, and build confidence.

Cost: Free.

Small Donations are welcome if you can give.

When and Where

Every Wednesday during School Term

Time: 3.30pm - 5:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Register

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Tuesday During School Term

Seed of Hope Collective is a community arts and wellbeing program for women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The program welcomes women from many countries and walks of life, creating a vibrant space where multiple languages, cultures, and lived experiences are celebrated.

It promotes connection, community and creativity, as well as personal growth. Seed of Hope has several ongoing projects:

When and Where

Every Tuesday during School Term

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Locations may change week to week.

Register

Are you new to Seed of Hope? Just drop in and we can assist or speak to one of our team.

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Wednesday During School Term

Supporting Students, Supporting Families

Do you want additional support for your child’s schoolwork in English or Arabic?

Our free Homework Club at the Community House in Fairfield is here to help. We provide after-school support for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, in English, Arabic, and other languages by arrangement.

It’s a calm, welcoming space where children can focus, ask questions, and build confidence.

Cost: Free.

Small Donations are welcome if you can give.

When and Where

Every Wednesday during School Term

Time: 3.30pm - 5:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Register

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Tuesday During School Term

Seed of Hope Collective is a community arts and wellbeing program for women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The program welcomes women from many countries and walks of life, creating a vibrant space where multiple languages, cultures, and lived experiences are celebrated.

It promotes connection, community and creativity, as well as personal growth. Seed of Hope has several ongoing projects:

When and Where

Every Tuesday during School Term

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Locations may change week to week.

Register

Are you new to Seed of Hope? Just drop in and we can assist or speak to one of our team.

Tel: 9727 3928

Event description

About the Book

A Lemon for Safiya is a gentle and respectful story about a family’s compassionate response to a disoriented older woman whose ‘eyes held a sadness as deep as the ocean’. Written in English with sections of translated Arabic, Jemima Shafei-Ongu (Aslan and Benny, illustrated by Jade Goodwin) beautifully handles natural bilingual communication across three generations. Nisaluk Chantanakom’s exquisite illustrations deepen the story by giving insight into a lost past and a distant homeland. Each page invites reflection, just as ‘every line on her face seemed to hold a story’. Suitable for preschool and primary-aged children, the book provides discussion points on cultural diversity, language preservation, respect for elders, multisensory memories, and the different ways families communicate and function. Empathy and humanity are depicted on every page as the old woman finds her way back home with the help of young Safiya and her family. At the end of the story, the woman gives Safiya a lemon, but the true gift is Safiya’s growing understanding that relationships and memories shape who we are. A Lemon for Safiya is an excellent resource for parents and educators who want to explore themes of family heritage, aging, generational changes and compassion. 

Author Bio

Jemima is a Sydney-based author, psychologist and teacher with a passion for picture books and a commitment to inclusion in children’s literature. She crafts heartfelt stories that depict diversity as a natural part of life.

Inspired by her family and community’s rich heritage, Jemima explores themes of well-being, belonging and connection, in her writing.

When she’s not writing, Jemima enjoys watercolour painting, learning the darbuka and playing lip sync battles with her adult daughters. She resides on Dharug Country with her partner, their mini schnauzer and whichever of their three daughters are in the country at the time.

Every Wednesday During School Term

Supporting Students, Supporting Families

Do you want additional support for your child’s schoolwork in English or Arabic?

Our free Homework Club at the Community House in Fairfield is here to help. We provide after-school support for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, in English, Arabic, and other languages by arrangement.

It’s a calm, welcoming space where children can focus, ask questions, and build confidence.

Cost: Free.

Small Donations are welcome if you can give.

When and Where

Every Wednesday during School Term

Time: 3.30pm - 5:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Register

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Tuesday During School Term

Seed of Hope Collective is a community arts and wellbeing program for women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The program welcomes women from many countries and walks of life, creating a vibrant space where multiple languages, cultures, and lived experiences are celebrated.

It promotes connection, community and creativity, as well as personal growth. Seed of Hope has several ongoing projects:

When and Where

Every Tuesday during School Term

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Locations may change week to week.

Register

Are you new to Seed of Hope? Just drop in and we can assist or speak to one of our team.

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Wednesday During School Term

Supporting Students, Supporting Families

Do you want additional support for your child’s schoolwork in English or Arabic?

Our free Homework Club at the Community House in Fairfield is here to help. We provide after-school support for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, in English, Arabic, and other languages by arrangement.

It’s a calm, welcoming space where children can focus, ask questions, and build confidence.

Cost: Free.

Small Donations are welcome if you can give.

When and Where

Every Wednesday during School Term

Time: 3.30pm - 5:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Register

Tel: 9727 3928

Every Tuesday During School Term

Seed of Hope Collective is a community arts and wellbeing program for women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The program welcomes women from many countries and walks of life, creating a vibrant space where multiple languages, cultures, and lived experiences are celebrated.

It promotes connection, community and creativity, as well as personal growth. Seed of Hope has several ongoing projects:

When and Where

Every Tuesday during School Term

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Community House

2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield

Locations may change week to week.

Register

Are you new to Seed of Hope? Just drop in and we can assist or speak to one of our team.

Tel: 9727 3928