Until the Birds Return by Karim Moussaoui
Mourad is a businessman who rose to success in Algeria in the 2000s. Now he's a new man who wants to stay away from trouble. Aisha is done with the past.
Creative Transformation of Trauma
When trauma is overwhelming, creative expression can help individuals share their personal stories, reconstruct their experiences, and recover.
As I Open My Eyes by Leila Bouzid
Tunis, summer of 2010. A few months before the revolution, Farah turns 18. She joins a politically-engaged band of musicians and discovers freedom and love against her mother Hayet’s will, who is more conscious of Tunisia and its taboos.
Rihla by ONORIENT
ONORIENTOUR is a citizens' agenda of travelling journalism: three explorers toured around six countries of the Arab world for six months…
Play in the Camp
The talk investigates informal football fields and playgrounds in Beirut formed by neighbourhood initiatives and communal efforts.
Omar by Hany Abu-Assad
Separated by the Wall that snakes through the occupied West Bank, Omar has become adept at dodging surveillance bullets in order to climb the wall and visit the beautiful Nadia.
When Myth Becomes History by Dr Assaad Seif
The talk will be articulated around themes related to the formation process and the legitimization of the Nation States through the recalling process for ancestors, history and archaeology.
In the Land of My Birth: A Palestinian Boyhood by Reja-e Busailah
The book recounts the coming of age of a blind Palestinian boy of modest milieu during the turbulent years leading up to the fall of Palestine in 1948.
Planning and Activism by Ismael Sheikh Hassan
The role of mapping and planning in various Palestinian refugee struggles such as rebuilding destroyed camps.
Eyes of a Thief by Najwa Najjar
Inspired by real events, the film is a rare glimpse into Palestinian society from the inside. At the height of the 2002 Palestinian Uprising, Tareq, an enigmatic man bearing fresh wounds, is tended to by local nuns, who help him to escape.
Fairouz, Star of 1952
The debut of Fairouz started modestly in the fall of 1950, and turned into a full partnership at the beginning of 1952, to become the voice of the Rahbani Brothers ever since.
Jouer l’Image with Saudaá Group
Jouer l'image is a workshop that invites children of Bourj El-Barajneh camp to discover the street organ and its unique language: perforated cardboard invented to produce sounds with this mechanical instrument.
Dig it Out with MuseoLab
During this workshop, participants will have the chance to discover archaeology through interactive, hands-on activities.
The Unrepeatable Experiment by Andrew Petersen
The Palestinians are not only removed from their villages in the present but also excluded from their own past. The evidence is gone, and the experiment cannot be repeated.
Sci-Fi Trilogy
A guided tour of the exhibition, under the common themes of loss, belonging, heritage and national identity, Sci-Fi Trilogy explores aspects of the social and political turmoil of the Middle East.
Larissa Sansour Shorts
In the framework of the public program of the Sci-Fi Trilogy exhibition and Film Tuesday, Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture would like to invite you to a screening of two short films by Larissa Sansour.
Sanaa Moussa
Sanaa's approach to Palestinian folkloric music is that of discovery and reinterpretation of scenes from within the collective memory of the Palestinian people.
Ephemeral Returns by Saba Innab
A reflection on Nahr el-Bared reconstruction project constructs a framework to rethink how a camp is rebuilt after destruction.