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SUMMARY:Spotlight: Syrien
LOCATION:Medelhavsmuseet\, Fredsgatan 2\, 111 52 Stockholm
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening focusing on Syrian literature\, at a t
 ime when Syria is seeking new paths following the fall of the Assad regim
 e in 2024\, and questions about freedom of expression\, democracy and the
  future of the rule of law are at the forefront. Taking literature as our
  starting point\, we explore how democratic processes are shaped and what
  the conditions for freedom of expression are like in Syria today.\n\nThe
  evening takes as its starting point a newly published issue of the magaz
 ine PEN/Opp\, which brings together Syrian voices writing beyond the simp
 lifications of war\, about freedom\, memory\, exile and the future. The i
 ssue was compiled by guest editor Raafat Hekmat\, formerly a writer-in-re
 sidence in Stockholm and one of the founders of PEN Syrien.\n\nKlas Grine
 ll\, ICORN’s national coordinator\, leads a conversation with Raafat He
 kmat and Aliaa Amina Ahmad about the work of the newly established PEN Sy
 rien and Syrian literature. The discussion also draws on political develo
 pments following the fall of the Assad regime in 2024 and considers how t
 he conditions for freedom of expression\, democracy and civil society are
  developing in Syria today.\n\nThe programme also includes readings of ne
 wly translated Syrian poetry.\n\nSyrian literature – beyond simplificat
 ion\n\nThe PEN/Opp issue was produced in collaboration with PEN Syrien an
 d presents eleven contemporary Syrian voices through poetry\, short stori
 es and essays. Written both in Syria and in exile\, the texts explore que
 stions…
URL:https://www.stockholm.com/en/show/e022519
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