Anja Saleh is a German-Egyptian with many talents, she runs TAVII Studio, and she currently has a poetry book available on pre-order called “Soon, The Future of Memory”. She is also an educator, and runs a creative academy called “Datteltäter Academy” remotely in Germany which is a fellowship that supports young BIPOC content creators in the video and art realm contributing to social discourse. Egyptian Streets spoke with Saleh about her Egyptian and German identities as well as her creative aspirations. Egyptian Streets: Tell us about yourself and what you do. Anja Saleh: I’m Anja Saleh. I’m a writer, designer, and entrepreneur. My background is in social and political science, but right now I’m actually focusing on a creative academy that I’m managing, as well as writing and designing. ES: When did you start getting into poetry? Saleh: I cannot pin it down to a specific year or time. I know that at some point, I started writing as an outlet, and especially in English, because nobody could read English in my family at the time. I think this is how I kind of found my way from writing, into reading…
Anja Saleh: German-Egyptian Poet and Designer Tackling Memory Culture and Heritage
January 10, 2021
