Since the advent of the Arab Spring, mainstream media in Egypt and the Arab world has become an organ for state power to control public access to news, often spreading propaganda and misinformation but also functioning as a safety valve for public disgruntlement. Alternative media like Mada Masr and others have been at the forefront…
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Etter åpningskonserten på Jakob kirke, skal vi sparke i gang årets festival med åpningsfest på Nordic Black Theatre. Med den legendariske DJ Daeva inviterer vi publikum til et eventyr av lyd og bevegelse på tvers av alle syv kontinenter. Nasim, også kjent som Daeva, er en Oslo-basert DJ og kunstner født og oppvokst i Teheran.…
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English العربية The renowned Palestinian artist Nai Barghouti will open Masahat festival 2024. Join us for an evening of grief, hope and joy at Grønland Kirke on the 18th of September. Nai will perform a curated concert dedicated to Gaza. Wednesday, 18 September at Grønland Kirke 18:00 doors open 19:00 concert starts Unheard: An Evening…
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Posters for Palestine Posters for Palestine viderefører et italiensk initiativ der kunstnere, designere og illustratører lager plakater til støtte for Gaza. Plakatene lanseres med en salgsutstilling under Masahatfestivalen 18. september på Kunsthall Oslo. Alle inntekter går uavkortet til den palestinske kunst- og kulturorganisasjonen Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center. Prosjektet er en solidaritetsaksjon med det palestinske folket.…
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Masahat for Arab Culture in Exile is looking for an enthusiastic and self-driven Communications Coordinator to lead the communications and media outreach around Masahat festival for Arab Arts and Culture taking place 18-22 September in Oslo. We are a small, dynamic and passionate team working to make Masahat Festival a landmark in the cultural scene…
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The theme for Masahat festival 18-22 September 2024 is “Protest”.
Since the onset of the war on Gaza, the Norwegian public has shown immense solidarity for Palestine, with thousands of people relentlessly organizing to protest the complicity of Western governments in the ongoing genocide, and calling for divesment from the Israeli regime.
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We are so excited to welcome the latest additions to our board: Selma Benmalek and Jan Lothe Eriksen! Eriksen, a cultural entrepreneur and former musician and director of Safemuse, brings a great experience from the music field, cultural politics and management, while Benmalek, a program consultant in literature and debates at the public library in…
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We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Ingeborg Moa as the new Chair of the Board of Masahat. Ingeborg has been a close supporter of Masahat since the early days of its conception as an idea in 2014, and has served on the Advisory Board of Masahat since 2020. A seasoned leader, an avid…
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Welcome to “Coping with racism & building resilience – Applied drama workshop” with Mona Abdel-Fadil on Saturday 25 November, 11:30-14:30 at Nordic Black Theater. How do we cope with the various types of racist encounters that shape our lives? We live in precarious times. Racist ideas may get entangled in war propaganda, media framing, public…
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Norsk English Stiftelsen Fritt Ord, Masahat for Arab Culture in Exile og Vega Scene inviterer til samtale onsdag 29. november 2023 kl. 18.00–20.00 på Vega Scene i Hausmanns gate 30, Oslo. Amund Bakke Foss, fagleder for utenriks i VG, leder samtalen med Jumana Manna, kunstner basert i Berlin, Nadim Khoury, førsteamanuensis ved Institutt for rettsvitenskap,…
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