Showcase "What's Afghan Punk Rock, anyway?" in the Lady Liberty Library

Afghan Punk Magazine is an independently run art and literary magazine for a critical approach to solidarity, transformation, community and revolution. Founded in 2018 in a communal space in the Berlin district Wedding, the magazine aims to facilitate an emancipatory approach to art and politics beyond the Western gaze and imitation. In the style of femme punk rebellion, the magazine embodies collective care, breaks taboos and social norms, and creates space for vulnerability and imagination. In three issues, Afghan and other international liberation struggles are brought together around the themes of grief, love and the future. 
 
Kareem Barry © Armeghan Taheri Armeghan Taheri (aka Robin Hoe) is a writer, artist and editor. She is the founder of "Afghan Punk" - a multilingual community magazine in Berlin that creatively connects liberation struggles through storytelling. In her artistic practice, she works to break down structurally imposed boundaries of language, art and politics. She is currently writing as a fellow of the Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen. Armeghan is part of the curatorial team at the Goethe-Institut in Exile's country focus on Afghanistan. 
 













Malte Spindler © Lady Liberty Library Nina Prader (Lady Liberty Press & Library) is an artist, writer and curator. She is the head librarian of the Lady Liberty Library, a resource centre for independent publishing. Her work focuses on independent print and social justice in society, education and arts. Her publications include The Missing Book of Lilith & Judith, The Wrestlers, and The Intersectional Commemoration Club Risograph Reader. She is a member of the Coalition for Pluralistic Public Discourse and co-curator of the Indiecon-Independent Publishing Festival, Hamburg.