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  • Event poster for Movement4TheSoul featuring Sudanese poet Shams Alkamil, scheduled for August 3, 2024, at 6:30 PM at Inclusion Coffee, with a photo of a smiling woman with black hair, surrounded by colorful, patterned designs and abstract art.

    Featured Poet for Movements4TheSoul Fundraiser

  • A black and white checkered pattern frames a list of literary nominations for a contest called 'The Ana Pushcart Nominations.' The categories include Cross-Genre Literature, Short Fiction, and Poetry, each with titles and authors' names listed underneath.

    Pushcart Prize Nominee by The Ana

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  • Pushcart Prize Nominee & Reza Abdoh Finalist by Tofu Ink Arts Press

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  • Pushcart Prize Nominee by Broadstone Books

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  • Promotional poster for the Literary SoulFEST featuring author Shams AlKamil. The event is scheduled for Sunday, November 3rd, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at The Corner Theatre in DeSoto, Texas. The poster includes a picture of a smiling young woman with black hair, a colorful book cover titled 'When Time Is Circular,' and a background with abstract patterns, a drum, and other decorative elements.

    Featured Author in Literary Soul Fest

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  • A close-up of a vintage Edison-style filament light bulb glowing with warm yellow light, against a blurred background of string lights.

    Finalist for Sundress Publications 2025 Light Bill Incubator Microgrant Award

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  • Three women smiling and posing together at a venue called Captain Quack, with a sign advertising trivia every Monday night, and one woman holding a colorful book or pamphlet.

    Poetry Performance with Reverie Books

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  • Emerging Poet Finalist for the ruth weiss foundation

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  • Three women of African descent sitting at a wooden table in a cozy cafe, engaging in conversation. One woman is drinking a beverage, while a close-up shows another woman smiling and holding a small glass of a drink, wearing jewelry and a colorful scarf.

    "Finding home with the Sudanese community in North Texas" Interview with NPR Radio

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  • Flyer for a Broadstone Reading Stage Zoom event featuring a smiling young girl with dark hair and a braid, wearing a white sleeveless top, outdoor background with a tree trunk.

    Featured Poet for Broadstone Books

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  • A woman with short curly hair wearing a beige cardigan and a pink beaded necklace standing outdoors in front of a tree.

    Poetry Performance with 3rd Culture Collective

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  • Profile photo of a young woman wearing a colorful headscarf, with a dark background featuring text about Shams Alkamil as a youth educator, activist, and artist, and a prominent slogan to create power.

    Workshop Facilitator for Decolonize Sudan Skills Training

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  • A promotional poster for BookWoman's 48th anniversary celebration on Sunday, December 17, from 2 to 5 p.m., featuring a young girl and the names Elizabeth McCracken, Edward Carey, Nancy Scott, Judy Painter, Greg Marshall, and Abe Louise Young, with a purple and pink background and radiating design.

    Poetry Performance with BookWoman

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  • Close-up of a smiling woman with dark curly hair, wearing a red headscarf and denim jacket outdoors with blurred greenery in the background.

    "Sitting Down with UT's Black Muslim Alliance" Interview with Orange Magazine

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  • Women and children, some wearing hijabs, seated on the floor and in chairs, facing a large television in a waiting room with white walls, a clock showing 1:55, and windows with closed blinds.

    "Muslim women in North Texas are pushing against period stigma this Ramadan" Interview with Kera News

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  • Group of seven diverse students sitting in a classroom, engaged in a discussion, with desks, a laptop, and a chalkboard in the background.

    "UT Black Muslims Alliance brings representation for Black, Muslim people on campus" Interview with The Daily Texan

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