Reclaiming History
Join us on Friday 22 September, the second day of Masahat festival, for an insightful & inspiring evening at Deichman Bjørvika to talk about the right to history, archives, and heritage politics from Egypt and Norway.
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Pasts that persist: Iraq and Palestine
Pasts That Persist: Perspectives from Iraq and Palestine Welcome to this breakfast seminar at PRIO. Free entrance but registration is required through this link Two decades after the 2003 invasion of Iraq and three decades following the Oslo Accords, these two anniversaries are heavily contested and remembered in the West including Norway. Iraqi and Palestinian…
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Afterparty
After our opening concert with TARABBAND, we will head to Oslo’s coolest new venue Baba Bar for a drink and chat with old and new friends. Join us as Dj Nasha will keep our company on the decks with her Arab Y2K hits crossing over amapiano beats.
Khaled Fahmy is keynote speaker at Masahat 2023 | خالد فهمي المتحدث الرئيسي في مهرجان مساحات
We are excited to announce that Egyptian historian and scholar Khaled Fahmy is the keynote speaker of Masahat-festival for arabisk kunst og kultur 2023! يسعدنا الإعلان أن المؤرخ والبروفيسور خالد فهمي سيكون المتحدث الرئيسي في مهرجان مساحات هذه السنة!
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Masahat 2023 åpningskonsert: TARABBAND
TARABBAND is coming to Oslo for the first time to open Masahat festival 2023!
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Meet the experts!
On Thursday 21 September, just before Masahat opening concert with TARABBAND, we invite you to Meet the experts! (a satirical panel-performance)
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Masahat Festival مهرجان مساحات 2023
Mark your calendars 21-24 September for Masahat festival 2023 and join us as we celebrate the vibrant arts and cultural scene from the Arab world in a variety of events including concerts, debates, film screenings, artist talks, culinary experiences, reading circles, workshops and more.
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Masahat welcomes Rana Issa as Artistic Director
Masahat is thrilled to announce the appointment of Rana Issa as Artistic Director. As a co-founding board member of Masahat, Issa has been instrumental in building Masahat as an organization and forging its identity and work areas since day one. It is therefore a pleasure for Masahat to officially welcome Issa in this new role…
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Masahat x HUMAN 2023
Next week starts HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival with a week full of interesting documentaries, talks, theater and workshops! We are glad to partner with HUMAN IDFF in two events:
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NEW DATE: 26 April. Arts, culture, and feminism in MENA
UPDATE : NEW DATE: Panel and concert are postponed to 26th of April. Due to the strike in France, Souad Massi will not make it to Oslo on 8th of March. Follow the link for more info: https://cosmopolite.no/en/program/belleville/2023/march/arts-culture-and-feminism-mena-new-date-26042023 https://cosmopolite.no/en/program/cosmopolite/2023/march/souad-massi-new-date-26042023 —— On the international women’s day, the 8th of March, Cosmopolite Scene has invited Nasim Mashak…
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