The award-winning documentary Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub will be screened in Arabiske Filmdager 2019. On Saturday, March 23, Arabiske Filmdager, Norsk PEN and SPACE organize a panel discussion after the screening; for more details, please see the Facebook event. This film is an observation of …
For the fifth year in a row, SPACE partners with the HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival offering you a fine selection of documentaries and debates to discuss and reflect on Syria through Syrian experiences. This year, we will set the focus on the plight of Syrian detainees and forcibly disappeared. Through two documentaries and following …
Jul på arabisk er en kveld fylt med historier, minner, musikk, sanger og samtaler om hvordan jul feires i noen arabiske land. Kvelden vil by på muligheten til å utforske den rike kulturarven fra midtøsten og å lære mer om norsk kulturhistorie. Bli med for å høre Mariam Kirollos (Egypt), …
SPACE is delighted to invite you to its first reading circle in Oslo! WHAT IS A SPACE READING CIRCLE? The concept is simple: we come together for an hour and a half to have an open discussion on a specific topic. We suggest a couple of articles to read beforehand …
The Syrian Peace Action Centre (SPACE) has been working since early 2015 to diversify and enrich the discussion about Syria, primarily through giving space to many underrepresented Syrian voices, broadening the set of questions and topics normally associated with Syria and emphasizing the role of democratic actors among the Syrian …
As part of the HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival in Oslo, SPACE organized a screening of Ziad Kalthoum’s award-winning documentary Taste of Cement. The screening was followed by a talk and discussion with Samer Frangie, Assistant Professor in Political Studies at the American University of Beirut. In this short video, Frangine comments on how …
Oslo Dokuemntarkino, Fenris Film, Stray Dog Productions, International Media Support (IMS) and SPACE organized the Oslo premiere of Nizam Najjar’s documentary Aleppo’s Fall. The screening was followed by Q&A with the director Nizam Najjar moderated by Zeina Bali, and a conversation with Karam Nachar moderated by Rasmus Steen. Award-winning film-maker Waad al-Kateab participated …
SPACE, Oslo Dokumentarkino and FN-sambandet organized a screening of the documentary film Syria’s Disappeared: The Case Against Assad and a panel discussion about the prospects of prosecuting war crime committed in Syria in Norwegian courts. Norway and Germany are the only two European countries with “pure universal jurisdiction” over war …
The Story of Aleppo At the beginning of the Syrian uprising, Aleppo symbolized dissent to Assad rule culturally, with its unique plethora of artistic, cultural and civil society initiatives. The very same city that once represented hope is now the site of violence and despair. The story of Aleppo …
SPACE, in collaboration with Human Rights Human Wrongs Film Festival, invites you to a panel on Syria’s New Civil Society. The only positive that has come out of the horrific Syrian war is a new and vibrant civil society. Under Assad’s regime there were no independent organisations or political parties. The …
