Nicht die Ersten – Bewegungsgeschichten von Queers of Color in Deutschland

Book, Short Film and Conversation with Tarek Shukrallah

Tarek Shukrallah – Tarek Shukrallah

Who writes history? Which voices are remembered, and which fall into obscurity? How can queer experiences of migration, resistance and community be passed on from generation to generation?

At BERLIN GLOBAL, we invite you to an evening with Tarek Shukrallah. The starting point is their book “Nicht die Ersten: Bewegungsgeschichte von Queers of Color in Deutschland” (Assoziation A, 2024), which brings together queer Black people and People of Color as part of a long, often overlooked history of collective movements.

Shukrallah’s publication connects memories and political engagement across several generations and shifts the lens on current debates. Struggles for visibility, belonging and self-determination do not emerge in isolation; they build on existing networks and earlier experiences. At the same time, the book asks how history is told, passed on and preserved.

The evening brings together reading, conversation and film. We will screen the short film “unbequem für eine andere Zukunft” (2024) by Tarek Shukrallah and Asarela Orchidia Dewi, which takes up key motifs from the book and translates them into a visual reflection on cultures of remembrance among Queers of Color.

In conversation with Omar Nicolas, Shukrallah approaches archives as places of preservation and as sites where exclusion takes shape. They discuss how knowledge is passed between generations and how queer BIPoC histories can remain accessible beyond institutional frameworks.

The event is part of the Open Space installation “Time Machine Infinitum – Queer migrant Berlin”. The work by Noam Gorbat, Omar Nicolas and Sama Ahmadi brings together historical and contemporary traces of queer migrant, Black, Jewish and BIPoC communities in Berlin. It understands history as an entangled structure of memories and experiences that connects past, present and future.

Participants

Tarek Shukrallah is a political and social scientist, author and curator. Their work explores critical perspectives of Queer of Color, queer movement histories and intersectionality in Germany, as well as sexual politics and political transformation in North Africa. The edited volume “Nicht die Ersten: Bewegungsgeschichte von Queers of Color in Deutschland” (Assoziation A, 2024) is based on several years of extensive research, in particular in collaboration with Schwules Museum Berlin, and marks Tarek Shukrallah’s first book publication. The volume was published in a third, revised edition in 2026.

Omar Nicolas is an artist, curator, designer and music producer based in Berlin. Their multimedia practice connects artistic research with popular culture and critical perspectives on society. Omar is a co-founder of Fehras Publishing Practices. Their work has been presented at documenta 15, HKW Berlin, the Sharjah Biennale and EMST Athens, among other venues. Since 2019, Omar has been developing the music project “OMAR KTD”. Together with Noam Gorbat and Sama Ahmadi, Omar developed and realised the Open Space installation “Time Machine Infinitum – Queer migrant Berlin” at BERLIN GLOBAL.

- 5 EUR / reduced 3 EUR
- Please buy your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the foyer.
- Doors open: 18:00
- 16 years and older
- German
- Berlin Exhibition, 1st floor, Hall 5 Berlin Room
- Belongs to: Time Machine Infinitum – Queer migrant Berlin, BERLIN GLOBAL

Price: €5.00

Reduced price: €3.00

Next date:

• Date Friday, 04/September/2026 18:30 bis 20:00
• Venue Humboldt Forum
• Address Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin-Mitte