Thursday, August 31, 1:00 PM EDT
In this, the 10th panel discussion in the Forced Migration and The Arts series, we bring together artists, people with lived experience of forced migration, activists and academics for an afternoon of conversation focusing on Palestine, forced migration and the arts.
About The Speakers:
● Dr Abdelfattah Abusrour is the first Ashoka Social Entrepreneur fellow in Palestine, and he is a Synergos social innovator fellow. Abusrour is founder and director of Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society, established in 1998 in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem which received the Stars Foundation Impact Award in 2017. (Alrowwad – cultural and arts society) His concept and philosophy “Beautiful Resistance”, using performing and visual arts, culture and education, is a creative and peaceful expression in situations of oppression and trauma to provide possibilities to save lives and inspire hope and build peace within individuals to be peace builders in their communities and beyond. Abusrour is also an author, actor, and theatre director, with a PhD in Biological and Medical Engineering from France. He abandoned his career in Biology because he believed in the power of arts and culture as pure humanity where stereotypes vanish and people are on equal grounds.
● Maria Photiou is an Art Historian at the University of Derby, UK. She holds a doctorate in Art History from Loughborough University. Her current research focuses on exploring art and migration from feminist and decolonial perspectives, with a special focus on the Middle East. She is co-editor of the anthology Art, Borders and Belonging: On Home and Migration. Art, Borders and Belonging: On Home and Migration: Amazon.co.uk: Maria Photiou, Marsha Meskimmon, Maria Photiou, Marsha Meskimmon: 9781350203068: Books
For more info and to register: Palestine In Focus Tickets, Thu 31 Aug 2023 at 18:00 | Eventbrite
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