As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, on 12 October 2018, Dr Alessandro Columbu of Manchester University presented a talk on the life and oeuvre of the Syrian short story writer Zakaria Tamer. Widely considered the father of the modern Syrian short story, Tamer’s works have influenced entire generations of Arab writers and readers.
As part of "Celebrating Syria" Festival 2018, the Syrian activist Sana Yazigi gave audience a tour on Friday 12 October 2018 of our 3-week long art exhibition 'The Creative Memory of the Syrian Revolution'.
As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, on 11 October 2018, Syrian artist, Maya Youssef presented a night of music with Qanun (the Arabic 78-string zither) at the Royal Northern College of Music.
As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, a thought-provoking discussion took place on 11 October at 'HOME'. Panellists, graphic designer and curator Sana Yazigi and film maker and activist Muzna Al-Naib, explored how Syrian women artists advanced the cause of the revolution and how the Revolution shaped their creative work and gave them a defiant voice.
As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival and Journey Festival International, on 11 October, award winning playwright Lizzie Nunnery presented "Raqqa", a work-in-progress sharing of scenes and songs from a new play exploring women's experiences of conflict.
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