The Syrian population has long suffered from under-representation. Three instances of under-representation can be pinpointed: it occurs with regards to their labour, their political participation, and the conceptual and aesthetic representation of their reality. These are interrelated. Devaluing labour was associated with crippling the political power of the labour community. By labour community I mean
Skype as operations center for #syrian rebels
Amal Hanano is one of the most recognized names in the Syrian digital underground. She was an early online voice in the uprising, tracking each battle and connecting across the world on Skype. Hanano, the alias for a Syrian woman who found an unexpected career as a writer, is one of many activists, rebel fighters
Egypt’s Kazeboon: Countering State Narrative
A white bed sheet had been strung between two trees on a median just opposite the Sayeda Aisha mosque in a working class area of Cairo. Everything had been arranged by volunteers under the protection of Ahmed, a well-known personality in the neighborhood. He helped them pick a spot to set up the projector, screen,
A right to the image for all
A concept paper for a coming revolution by The Abounaddara Collective presented in conjunction with the conference: Abounaddara. The Right to the Image, at The New School, 22nd of October – 11th November 2015. We live in a world filled with images that are captured, edited, and published at hyper speeds. Images referring to images.
