Mazen Darwish, one of Syria's most prominent human rights activists, will give a speech about his experience in Syria before and after the revolution as a human rights advocate. Afterwards, Darwish will be interviewed by the Norwegian journalist and author Åsne Seierstad. Mazen Darwish is a Syrian lawyer and free speech advocate, and the…
The idea of a Syria International intends to refocus attention on the agency of Syrians in their struggle and consequently to demand international solidarity and acknowledgement of their rightful and just cause. This panel assesses the isolation of Syrian civilians by identifying those who neglect them, as well as those rare people who are determined…
Kvelden begynner med såkalte lynforedrag – «lightning talks» om arbeidet, lidenskapene og aktivismen til de syriske gjestene våre. Formålet med disse foredragene er å vekke fantasien vår og inspirere oss – kan vi forestille oss et annet Syria? Publikum er invitert til å bruke kvelden og det åpne rommet til å bli kjent med talerne…
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”, a mini-concert by the virtuoso Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and an exciting panel discussion about music as a universal language. The question of “What…
SPACE, in collaboration with Globaliseringskonferansen, invites you to Artist Talk: Sulafa Hijazi / Golan Haji / Fadlabi on Sunday Oct. 30 at 10:30. – Sulafa Hijazi – Syrian visual artist and director. Through her work in visual art and animation Sulafa Hijazi has created links, and uncovered existing ones, between seemingly different and unrelated topics…
The only positive that has come out of the horrific Syrian war is a new and vibrant civil society. Under Assad’s regime there were no independent organisations or political parties. The hope for a better future is to be found in a strong civil society that can keep its government in check, and stop it from…
Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq: Spotlights on the Present and Insights into the Future With Donald Trump's recent visit to the Middle East, the people of the region are facing an even bleaker future than before. The sectarian narrative of Shia/Sunni hatred is becoming more dominant. Daily killings in Iraq and Syria are diminishing hopes for…
Et flerkulturelt arrangement på Deichmanske hovedbibliotek sommeren 2017 Utover bøker og malerier er det et bredere kulturelement som ikke fins i et bibliotek eller et galleri. Immateriell kulturarven er like mangfoldig som verdens land er, like variert og fargerikt som tenkesett, levemåter og skikker er. Den immaterielle arven er for de fleste en kilde til…
SPACE, Oslo Dokumentarkino and FN-sambandet invite you to a screening of Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad followed by a panel discussion about the prospects of prosecuting war crime committed in Syria in Norwegian courts. About the film This documentary tells the hidden story of tens of thousands of men, women and children forcibly disappeared…
My Aleppo: When Memory Becomes Resistance - Lina Sergie Attar You know Aleppo as a vast landscape of bombed and burning historic buildings, cratered streets, and endless lines of fleeing, destitute families. But I will tell you about a time when things were different — when Aleppo was my home. Since 2011, Syrians witnessed firsthand…