Palestinsk natt – DAM + Hiba Salameh

Hiba Salameh is a music producer, filmmaker, and DJ from Haifa, known for her electrifying sets and fearless approach to sound. She has toured the world, from Ramallah to Berlin, weaving together the rich heritage of Arabic music with rhythms and textures from the southern hemisphere. Her work has earned her international recognition, including being…

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Palestinsk natt – DAM + Hiba Salameh

Masahat and Riksscenen invite you to Palestinian Night – an evening of engagement, resistance, and cultural solidarity.   Headlining the night: DAM – the first Palestinian hip hop collective, and among the very first to rap in Arabic. Formed in the late 1990s by Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar, and Mahmood Jrere, DAM began shaping a…

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Om Kamp, Om Kjærlighet

We are proud to welcome Sumayo Jirde Cali (formerly Sumaya Jirde Ali) as the keynote speaker for Masahat Festival 2025. With her keynote Om kamp, om kjærlighet (On Struggle, On Love), Sumayo invites us into a powerful reflection on hospitality — as personal experience, political responsibility, and collective practice. Through the lens of her many…

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And Here I Am ft. Ahmed Tobasi

A bittersweet, dark, political comedy based on one man’s true story and his odyssey in search of identity. And Here I Am is a powerful coming-of-age story based on the life—and performed by—Palestinian artist Ahmed Tobasi. We follow his extraordinary journey:from the battle-scarred alleys of Jenin Refugee Camp,to the confines of an Israeli prison.From armed…

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The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner

The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner interrogates the true story of one of the most wanted Nazi criminals to escape sentencing. Instrumental to the deportation of over 100,000 people to concentration camps and ghettos, Alois Brunner evaded numerous arrest attempts – fleeing to Damascus where he was instrumental in building Syria’s intelligence services. Arriving in…

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Welcome to Masahat 2025

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Masahatfestivalen 2025 feirer 10 år med kunst, motstand og fellesskap! I ti år har Masahatfestivalen vært en kunstnerisk arena for samtaler og opplevelser der rettferdighet, inkludering og motstand mot urett står i sentrum. I 2025 retter vi blikket mot et av vår tids mest presserende spørsmål: Hvem har rett til å være gjest? 2025 markerer…

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Masahat 2025: Oum Quartet

I anledning vårt 10-årsjubileum er Masahat stolte av å samarbeide med Cosmopolite for å presentere to ekstraordinære kvinnelige stemmer fra Nord-Afrika! Festivalen åpner med Emel den 17. september, en av Tunisias mest ikoniske artister, etterfulgt av en fredagskonsert med den sjelfulle marokkanske sangeren Oum. 20:00 Dørene åpner 21:00 Konsertstart Bli med på en magisk aften…

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Masahat 2025 åpningskonsert: Emel

I anledning sitt 10-årsjubileum er Masahat stolte av å samarbeide med Cosmopolite for å presentere to ekstraordinære kvinnelige stemmer fra Nord-Afrika. Festivalen åpner med Emel, en av Tunisias mest ikoniske artister, etterfulgt av en fredagskonsert med den sjelfulle marokkanske sangeren Oum.   18:00 Dørene åpner 19:00 Konsertstart   Siden gjennombruddet i 2011 med låten “Kelmti…

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Den gamle nye Levanten: Film + samtale

As part of HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival, this event presents a program of short films curated by Masahat, followed by a panel discussion with Nadim Khoury, Rana Issa, and Zeina Bali. In recent months, the Levant has witnessed dramatic upheavals: an ongoing genocide in Gaza, ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, Israel’s war on…

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