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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Kjære venner, Velkommen til Masahat. Velkommen til en festival som åpner og inviterer oss inn i mange rom med arabisk kultur – med alle dens uttrykk, og med alt det som binder oss sammen som mennesker. Årets tema er gjestfrihet. Gjestfrihet er en av de vakreste tradisjonene i arabisk kultur. Det er en måte å…
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Good evening, مساء الخيرZeina: Ten years ago we started with our first event at Masahat – a three-day symposium to think and speak Syria through its artists, activists, academics and journalists. We wanted to claim the space from foreign “experts” to center Syrian expert and artistic voices in the debate about their country. Over the…
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Fritt Ord, Masahat og Oslo Dokumentarkino inviterer til foredrag og samtale med Nadim Nashif om Big Techs medvirkning til folkemordet i Gaza. Søndag 19. oktober 2025 kl. 15.30 på Cinemateket, Oslo I foredraget vil Nadim Nashif ta opp sensur av palestinske stemmer, spredning av skadelige narrativer på sosiale medier, militarisering av kunstig intelligens, nedstenging av…
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Masahat 2025 and Mini Masahat (13 September) rely on our wonderful community of dedicated volunteers to make the festival happen!
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Sudanese Evening: Food, Music & Stories 📍 Location: VEGA Scene, Oslo Documentary Cinema📅 Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025🕔 Time: 17:30–18:30 🎟️ Tickets: includes access to Masahat Screens + Sudanese evening After a day of films and discussions, we invite you to close Masahat Festival with a Sudanese Evening at VEGA. The program begins with a tasting menu…
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📍 Location: VEGA Scene, Oslo📅 Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025🕔 Time: 15:30–17:30 (films + discussion) → followed by Sudanese Evening (food + music)🎟️ Tickets: includes access to Masahat Screens + Sudanese evening We close this year’s Masahat Festival at VEGA Scene, in collaboration with Oslo Documentary Cinema, with an inspiring program that moves from film…
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Reading Circle – Solidarity and Language 📍 Location: Dattera til Hagen📅 Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025🕛 Time: 12:00–14:30🥗 Format: Reading circle + discussion over a warm brunch💸 Admission: Free and open to everyone On the closing day of Masahat Festival, we gather in an intimate space to reflect, read, and share. Continuing our tradition from…
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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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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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