Category: Revolution
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The Beirut Call Challenges Readers about Art and War & Crisis
“The Beirut Call” challenges readers to consider alternatives for countries that face wars, crises, instability, and despair. When people experience grief and uncertainty, the arts offer one way, however small, to engage the people through deep and emotional connections. Read Middle East Quarterly’s review of “The Beirut Call.” Here’s the full version: https://elyssarpress.com/…/the-beirut-call-arts…/ Book available…
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Art et citoyenneté à Beyrouth : atelier Dar al-Kalima (Agenda Culturel)
L’Université Dar al-Kalima (Bethléem – Palestine) a organisé un atelier d’art sur l’art et la citoyenneté à l’hôtel Bossa Nova le 16 décembre 2021 en coopération avec l’Association Dar al-Kalima pour les arts et la culture et son programme (nabad.art) au Liban.
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Sans l’art, on tue notre envie de vivre (ici-Beyrouth)
La crise multiforme qui marque le quotidien des Libanais pousse beaucoup à croire que l’art est un luxe et que les droits à la sécurité, au logement, à la nourriture, à l’emploi et à l’électricité devraient être les seules priorités des citoyens et de l’État.
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Dar al-Kalima organise un atelier sur l’art et la citoyenneté au Liban (L’Orient-le-Jour)
Un plaisir d’organiser cet atelier avec ma collègue Roula Salibi pour Dar al-Kalima. Parution de l’annonce dans l’Orient-le-Jour, 4 décembre 2021. AGENDA – ÉVÉNEMENT L’université Dar al-Kalima (Bethléem, Palestine) et l’ONG Dar al-Kalima/programme Nabad (nabad.art) au Liban organisent un atelier d’une journée sur l’art et la citoyenneté, le 16 décembre 2021, à l’hôtel Bossa Nova de Sin…
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The Beirut Call: The Strongest Souls Emerge Out of Suffering
I am more than honored to be part of an amazing team of contributors whose testimonials, perceptions, narratives, and stories highlight the change-making arts and cultural scene here in Beirut. Together, these academics, poets, artists, activists, and individuals engaged in a wounded city, reveal glimpses of their thinking and doing, offering inspiration for other communities…
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Can Beirut Recover? Artists Reflect on the August 4th Blast in Lebanon (by Elyssar Press)
Today, please consider supporting Lebanese artists by purchasing The Beirut Call: Harnessing Creativity for Change, a collection from Elyssar Press that features the work of 21 artists, poets, professors, and activists. Proceeds from The Beirut Call help Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture fund artists, arts NGOs, and small creative enterprises’ projects in Lebanon.
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Nabad in Atlantico.fr: Making Changes in the Arts and Culture Scene in Lebanon following the Beirut Port Blast
We are more than pleased to have our Nabad program mentioned by journalist Maya Khadra in Atlantico.fr as one of the change-makers in the arts and culture scene in Lebanon.
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Empty Fridges in Lebanon
How can we think of food, and what roles can it play when everything is falling apart in Lebanon?
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We had to do something following the Beirut port blast
This summer marks the release of the anthology The Beirut Call: Harnessing Creativity for Change, a collection [by the Nabad program – Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture] from Elyssar Press that features the work of 21 artists, poets, professors, and activists exploring the theme of art as essential, especially in the wake…
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The Beirut Call in Barnes & Noble
The Beirut Call book is available now in print in Barnes & Noble as well as on Amazon and other international platforms and websites. Buy the book and support artists in Lebanon!