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    The Struggle for Home – The Question of Syria 2019

    Litteraturhuset Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    This year's Question of Syria will expand the discussion beyond nation state politics by reflecting on questions of belonging, exile, everyday political expression, right to land, citizenship and return.The Question of Syria 2019 - The Struggle for Home invites intellectuals, specialists and artists from Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Sudan as well as Norway to think together…

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  • حوار مفتوح: (مـ)ساحات التغيير في دول الربيع العربي

    Khartoum Contemporary Art Center Bernt Ankers gate 17, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    يسرُّ سبيس ومركز الخرطوم للفن المعاصر دعوتكم إلى حوار مفتوح باللغة العربية مع فنانين وأكاديميين من العراق وفلسطين وسوريا ولبنان والسودان للتفكير في مساحات التغيير في دول الربيع العربي منذ الموجة اﻷولى للمظاهرات في 2011، وما لحقها من ثورات مضادة وصراعات مسلحة ومروراً بالموجة الثانية من الثورات الشعبية التي شهدتها هذا العام السودان والجزائر ولبنان…

  • Update from Northern Syria: Humanitarian Response, Impunity and Localization

    PRIO Hausmanns gate 3 , Oslo, Norway

    The situation in Northern Syria has severely deteriorated in recent weeks. Although the dynamics of the conflict and the impact on the ground vary from east to west, civilians are at risk across the region. On November 14th, in his briefing to the Security Council, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator referred…

  • Narrative Wars: The Politics of Memory

    Vega Scene Hausmanns gate 30, Oslo, Norway

    Why should we watch films about war and unbearable human suffering? The Syrian war is not only fought with guns and bombs, but also with words and narratives. The Syrian regime is funding efforts to manipulate the Syrian story while others are documenting regime war crimes. Such “narrative wars” are not unique to Syria. They…

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  • Fighting War Crimes in Syria – Can Norway Play a Part?

    Vega Scene Hausmanns gate 30, Oslo, Norway

    Film: Syria’s Disappeared: The Case Against Assad UK/ 2017 / 50 min / Dir: Sara Afshar Tens of thousands of Syrians have been tortured and killed in secret prisons, by the Assad regime. The Film Syria’s Disappeared – The Case Against Assad by Sara Afshar brings forward testimonies from victims and asks the question; is…

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  • Humanitarian Aid and the War Economy in Syria

    PRIO Hausmanns gate 3 , Oslo, Norway

    While humanitarian aid is key in Syria, questions need to be asked about how the procurement of goods and services by humanitarian and development actors, using international funding, can contribute to a war-crime-economy. The Syrian Legal Development Programme (SLDP) has conducted extensive research into businesses that supply aid groups, including the UN, and how some…

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  • Beirut – Underdown. Filmvisning og samtale

    Melahuset Mariboes gate 8, Oslo, Norway

    Det er hardt å være araber og SPACE ønsker velkommen til Underdown filmvisning om livet i Beiruts gater og en samtale med Rana Issa, Antoine Fadel og Khaled Zaza om det som skjer i Beirut nå.

  • Syrian Doc Days: Mellom to verdener

    Vega Scene Hausmanns gate 30, Oslo, Norway

    Velkommen til den tredje utgaven av Syrian Doc Days i Oslo! I år skal vi se nærmere på hvordan flyktninger i Norge opplever å leve mellom to verdener, konsekvensene som følger, og hvordan det norske systemet kan håndtere dette. Programmet for kvelden 18.00 – 18.40: Visning av to kortfilmer Syrialism, av Dalia Alkury (Norge, 2020,…

  • Malplassert: Musikere i eksil خارج المكان: موسيقيين في المنفى

    Melahuset Mariboes gate 8, Oslo, Norway

    Limited spaces, free entrance but booking a ticket is required SPACE and Det er hærdt å være araber welcome you to this musical evening at Melahuset. There will be music, poetry, conversation and open-mic at the end. When musicians are forced to leave their homes, how can they adapt to a new context and audience,…

  • Right to the City in Arab Contexts الحق في المدينة في البلدان العربية

    Online

    Masahat and Public Works Studio invite you to this online panel featuring the following Arab architects and urban researchers who will discuss the Right to the City in different Arab contexts taking case studies from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt and Sudan. Majid Doglas, Building Engineer (Occupied Ramallah): Reviving tangible cultural heritage in Palestinian cities and…