BlogA small world, full of love

JUNE 2022 - George Marrash was among the socially aware and politically active people invited by Sharq.Org to a governance retreat in Cyprus in April 2022. Here he reflects on his time among kind and generous people.

BlogThe high price of free thought

FEB 2021 - Intellectuals with the appetite and courage to publicly call out and criticise corruption and criminality among the ruling classes continue to find themselves under threat.
Sharq: our approach

BlogWhy we document stories

Being able to share their individual stories gives storytellers a sense of ownership and control and can be very empowering. It also promotes self-reflection and critical thinking.
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Blogon Art and Activism

JULY 2015 - An autobiographical reading by human rights lawyer and conceptual artist Tom Bogaert of the current debate in the Middle East concerning the relationship between art and activism.

BlogBreaking down the walls of patriarchy

JUNE 2015 - A researched review by Sharq.Org managing director Reem Maghribi of how Syrian women working in the field of media during the war are changing attitudes and opportunities.

Rewriting Libya’s history

FEB 2014 – The perpetrators of recent violence in Libya are not the same as those who terrorised the country during Gaddafi’s reign between 1969 and 2011. Their actions do however stem from the brutal and oppressive regime of the longtime dictator.