Syria Differently – The third Syrian narrative

Litteraturhuset Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

“Syria Differently” – The third Syrian narrative. 12 February 2015 18:00 at Litteraturhuset With the picture of the Syrian struggle being blurred and the focus being shifted to Islamic extremism…

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Assad’s Jihadist Allies

University of Oslo Eilert Sundts hus Blindern , Oslo, Oslo, Norway

While Media and western observers have mainly focused on the Sunni Jihadists moving to Syria to fight Assad or to join the “Islamic State” and fight Syrian opposition factions, other…

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Palestinization of Syrian Refugees – Panel and film

Cinemateket Dronningens gate 16, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

The situation for the refugees has become increasingly present in the Norwegian and European media over the last weeks and months. However, the debate about the refugees is still being…

What Kind of Support Do Syrians Want?

Litteraturhuset Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

The picture in Syria today looks increasingly gloomy, especially for those watching from afar. What was widely recognized as an uprising for shared humanitarian values, is no longer seen as…

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Narratives of Survival

Litteraturhuset Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

One of the most important formative experiences for the Syrian youth in the past four years is the emergence of an active civil society. The concept of civil society in…

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Our Terrible Country – Film Screening

Litteraturhuset Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkKGxGDBXwQOur Terrible Country’ takes us on the perilous journey of Yassin Haj Saleh, a well-known Syrian intellectual and dissident, and the young photographer Ziad Homsi who travel together in an…

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The Creative Memory of the Syrian Revolution

Litteraturhuset Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

“There is no political power without control of the archive, if not of memory. Effective democratization can always be measured by this essential criterion: the participation in and the access…

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Performing Democracy: Syrian Art Practices Today

Litteraturhuset Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Antigone of Syria | Photo by Tabitha RossEven before the revolution broke out, but certainly after it, artistic practices in Syria often centered around democratizing the access to performative and…

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Syria Shorts: Portraits from Dystopia – HRHW 2016

Cinemateket Dronningens gate 16, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Love during the Siege They come in sinking boats. They hide in asphyxiating underbellies of trucks. Their lives are destroyed and their suffering left them with lack of means and…

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Why is Russia Bombing Syrians? – HRHW 2016

Cinemateket Dronningens gate 16, Oslo, Oslo, Norway

The Syrian sky is crowded with jet fighters from different corners of the world. While none of these is contributing to solving the Syrian conflict, Russia has been specifically accused…

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