Lubna Jaffery

Lubna Jaffery

Lubna Jaffery is the Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality and is responsible for the policy areas of culture, equality and discrimination, copyright, the media, sport and the voluntary sector. The Ministry also has overarching responsibility for the state...
Erlend Apneseth

Erlend Apneseth

Erlend Apneseth is a folk musician from Norway, who is known for his critically acclaimed albums trio ensemble, as well as his own solo-projects. He has written music for cinema, theatre, dance performances, poetry, and musical ensembles and orchestras in different...
Lola Shoneyin

Lola Shoneyin

Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, in the UK in May 2010. Shoneyin has forged a reputation as an adventurous, humorous and outspoken poet (often classed in the feminist mould), having...
Fatemeh Ekhtesari

Fatemeh Ekhtesari

Fatemeh Ekhtesari is the current City of Refuge writer in Lillehammer. She is an iranien poet, midwife and activist and influencer. She has marked herself as one of persians most inovative voices. She has published several books and poetry collections (Transfer 2020,...
Koleka Putuma

Koleka Putuma

Koleka Putuma is an award-winning theatre practitioner, writer and poet. She is the Founder and Director of Manyano Media, a multidisciplinary creative company that empowers and produces stories and works by black queer women.
Anine Kierulf

Anine Kierulf

Anine Kierulf is an associate professor of constitutional law at the University of Oslo and special advisor to the Norwegian Human Rights Institution. She is a frequently used commentator on constitutional law, human rights, and freedom of expression, and is on the...