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…
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…
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…
بعد إعلان ترامب-نتنياهو عن صفقتهم، يرى البعض أنه من الممكن تحويل هذه الأزمة السياسية إلى فرصة لإعادة الاعتبار للمشروع الوطني للقضية الفلسطينية والنظر إلى حقوق الفلسطينيين في الوطن والشتات. وبذلك تعيد هذه الصفقة العديد من الأسئلة التي تجمع الفلسطينيين إلى الواجهة: ما هي أشكال المقاومة الممكنة اليوم في فلسطين؟ كيف يتم التصدي لقرارات التقسيم والفصل…
SPACE, Europafilm, Oslo Dokumentarkino and Human IDFF invite you to this online screening of Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning documentary For Sama (2019, 99 mins) and live Q&A with the filmmaker Waad Alkateab on 24th June at 19.30 Oslo time. How does this work? You can watch the film online anytime you want, by clicking on this link.…
بينما تمر النرويج كسائر العالم بأزمة الكورونا التي تختبر مؤسساتها وقوانينها ومنظوماتها الاجتماعية وقدرتها على الاستجابة في حالات الطوارئ، نواجه نحن كمهاجرين ولاجئين في النرويج، تبعات أزمة الكورونا في عدة أماكن بنفس الوقت. نعيش في النرويج ونحاول التأقلم في ظروف غير مريحة، ولكن في نفس الوقت، نتواجد ذهنياً وعاطفياً حيث يعيش أحبتنا في أوضاع بالغة…
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.
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,…
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…