Ishraga Mustafa Hamid
From 6 October to 16 December 2026

Ishraga Mustafa Hamid is a Sudanese-Austrian writer, researcher, and translator based in Vienna. She studied journalism and media studies in Sudan, earned a Master’s degree in Media and Communication Studies from the University of Vienna, and subsequently completed a PhD in Political Science. As well as her work as a translator, she writes in her native Arabic and has published ten books, including essays, poetry collections and autobiographical works among which are Trotzdem singe ich (2003, Milena Frauenverlag), Gesichter der Donau (2014, Löcker Verlag), Untha al-anhar (2015, Dar al-Nasim) and Die Donau kennt mich (2026, Keiper). Her work focuses on peace, memory, environment, resilience and empowering women and youth.