Iyad El-Baghdadi – Lightning Talk
“Refugees do not want charity, they want solidarity – and solidarity is recognizing that it’s one struggle.” Iyad el-Baghdadi’s lightning talk in The Question of Syria 2016. More about the…
The Question of Syria – Syria Are… | Media Roundup
In case you missed The Question of Syria – Syria are.., here is a snapshot of the event’s media coverage; the main articles and interviews with our guests (in Norwegian):…
Vil vise et annet Syria
«Mange kan bidra.» Organisasjonen SPACE ble opprettet i mai 2015, med formål om å skape felles møteplasser mellom syrere og nordmenn og gi et alternativt og mer nyansert bilde av…
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble, with Kinan Azmeh
In collaboration with Film fra Sør, we invite you to a unique experience with a screening of the documentary “The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble”,…
Keynote Speech by Mazen Darwish
Mazen Darwish, one of Syria’s most prominent human rights activists, gave a speech about his experience in Syria before and after the revolution as a human rights advocate. Afterwards, Darwish…
Syria Are… – The Question of Syria
Last year, SPACE organized The Question of Syria engaging Norwegians in the struggle of Syrians through panels that focused on the political situation, civil society activism, as well as artistic…
#MoreInCommon – Celebrating the life of Jo Cox
“We are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us”. Jo Cox Today, 22 June, Jo Cox would have turned 42. Our gift to…
Bab Assalam at the Nordic Black Theatre
On May 22, SPACE and the Nordic Black Theatre/Cafeteatret organized a concert by the Franco-Syrian band Bab Assalam, with Khaled Aljaramani (Oud & vocals), Mohanad Aljaramani (Percussion & vocals) and…
Art night at Kunstplass [10]
SPACE and Kunstplass [10] organized a cosy art night on May 20. Shereen El Feki, author of Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World, started the night…
Folkets president?
Av Murhaf Fares I sin leder 4. mai legger Klassekampens redaktør Bjørgulv Braanen til grunn at Assad-regimet er Syrias «legitime myndighet ifølge folkeretten». Som syrer gjør det vondt å lese…