Gaza ô ma joie

SHAEIRAT is an international platform that creates performances by and featuring contemporary Arab women poets: Palestinian, Syrian, Moroccan, Tunisian, Egyptian... The performances are bilingual (Arabic/French, /English, /Spanish, /Dutch, /German...) and are presented both in the MENA region and in Europe. In March 2026, SHAEIRAT organized the 2nd Shaeirat Biennial in Morocco, featuring, among other things, a Poetic Labyrinth of young Moroccan poetry.

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Hend Jouda, a Palestinian poet and short-story writer as well as a radio producer, was born in 1983 and lived in the al-Bureij refugee camp in Gaza.
As a poet, her first collection of poetry, titled *No One Ever Leaves*, was published by Mosaique House in Amman.
She produced and hosted a program titled “Good Morning, Homeland” for Radio Al-Hurriya in Gaza and won the gold prize at the Arab Youth Gathering festival in Cairo. She is the editor-in-chief of Magazine 28 in Gaza.
She is currently in Egypt with her children.
A new collection was published in January 2026 by Al Muttawassit (untranslated): the robe of war falls
Her work is available in French translation: Gaza ô ma joie, Héros Limite, Geneva, 2025

A chemical engineer by training, he works in theater, radio production, translation, and production—whatever is needed. He has lived in North Africa for over 10 years and translates the works of many Arab poets.
He directed Charles Reznikoff’s *Testimony* and wrote and directed two bilingual French-Arabic plays: *De la justice des poissons* and *Mahmoud & Nini*.
In collaboration with Elgas, he wrote a theatrical farce, La farce déchromatique, which will be presented at the Théâtre de l’échangeur in Bagnolet from November 25 to December 5, 2026.
He conceived, launched, and co-leads the Shaeirat project.

Born in 1983 in Casablanca, Zouheir Atbane is a multidisciplinary artist. He moves between sound research projects, choreography, and lighting design, which he brings to life through sound installations and performances. His work reflects aspects of local identity. It stems from a desire to experience sound as a bodily vibration that is felt rather than merely heard.
Very active within the Shaeirat platform, he has contributed to all of Youness Atbane’s choreographies, and is responsible for the lighting and sound environments of several recent works by choreographers Radouane Mriziga and Youness Aboulakoul.

Production SHAEIRAT
Coproduction Festival Sens Interdits Lyon – Théâtre Jean Marais Saint-Fons – Théâtre Joliette Marseille
Supported by Théâtre Vidy Lausanne