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,…
An open air city exhibition by Syrian artists in the diaspora, reacting to the effects of the pandemic. The artwork is exhibited in four place in Oslo: Youngstorget, Sørenga, Sankthanshaugen and Kulturkirken Jakob. The rapid and unexpected spread of COVID-19 has affected every detail of our life, challenging everything we thought of as stable…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asQTResI_G0 In the concrete jungle that is Beirut, Lebanon, the outspoken taxi driver Abu Hussam is doing his best to survive. His dream is to find a roof above his head. Until that day comes, he’ll sleep on the street and drive around the streets of Beirut with smoke pouring from the hood of his…
، وسط المدينة، ديسمبر ٢٠٠٩. يحاول خالد، صانع الأفلام الشاب، أن يصنع فيلماً يلتقط فيه نبض المدينة في لحظة يكاد أن يفقد فيها كل شيء. بمساعدة رسائل الفيديو التي تصله من أصدقاءه في بيروت وبغداد وبرلين، على خالد أن يجد طريقه عبر قسوة وجمال آخر أيام المدينة. رابط الفيلم مخصص للعرض في النرويج حصراً Downtown…
في فيلمه ست قصص عادية (٢٠٠٧) يرافق المخرج ميار الرومي سائقي تاكسي في عملهم اليومي في مدينة دمشق. يأخذنا الفيلم في رحلة ضمن شوراع دمشق وقصص سائقي التكسي اليومية. Six taxi drivers open up in the intimacy of their cars, and take us into their daily stories, wandering in the streets of Damascus. They are…
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…
Ten years after the Arab uprisings in 2011, we are faced with critical questions on how to remember and reflect on these events. Calls for social justice, equality and freedom were faced with even more oppression that forced millions to leave their homes in search for a safe and dignified life. In 2021, we also…
ندعوكم للمشاركة في حلقة القراءة والنقاش مع الكاتب السوري ياسين الحاج صالح تحت عنوان "توطُّن المنفى" حيث سندعو الكاتب لتقديم لمحة مختصرة عن مقالتين له ناقش فيهما موضوع المنفى، قبل أن نطرح بعض الأسئلة ونتيح المجال للجمهور لطرح الأسئلة. للمشاركة في الحلقة، يمكنكم قراءة قراءة المقالتين المذكورتين أدناه، ومن ثم التسجيل برابط الزوم لحضور حلقة…
Masahat and CIMS (Centre for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Oslo) invite you to this seminar with Leyla Dakhli, starting with a short presentation by Dakhli followed by discussion and Q&A from the floor. The project DREAM is investigating revolutions and revolutionary dreams in the context of the Arab Mediterranean area after independence (1950’s until…
Welcome to this panel commemorating the memory of the Egyptian LGBTQ+ activist, Sarah Hegazi, who took her life in exile last June. This conversation will shed light on the violence that members of the LGBTQ+ community experience particularly in the Middle East, the mental health consequences of Homophobia and hate speech as well as the…