Reading and discussion with Sidan Khudeda in Göttingen (December 13)

In cooperation with the Society for Threatened Peoples, the Migration Center of the Diakonieverband Göttingen-Münden, and the Deutsches Theater Göttingen, a special reading will take place at dt.2 on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Göttingen X format.

Author Sidan Khudeda will read from his impressive book “The Boy in the Red Shirt – My Life Before and After the Yazidi Genocide.” With great openness, Khudeda recounts his childhood and youth in northern Iraq, his survival of the genocide of the Yazidi community, about fleeing and arriving – and the strength to build a new life again and again. His story is a powerful reminder of the importance of humanity, dignity, and solidarity – across borders and cultures.

In conversation with Nuhad Isa, Sidan Khudeda talks about his experiences, his motivation for writing, and how a self-determined life can succeed against all odds, weaving a life and family story full of ups and downs, full of funny and tragic moments.

The reading will be accompanied by a musical program. After the reading, guests are welcome to ask questions and engage in conversation with the author.

This event not only offers a deeply moving insight into a personal destiny, but also opens up a view of global issues such as flight and displacement.

With the Göttingen X format, the Deutsches Theater Göttingen opens its stage to initiatives, associations, and other actors and invites them to engage in participatory encounter formats for the exchange of ideas and democratic negotiation processes.

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Deutsches Theater Göttingen, dt.2

Admission: 5 euros

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