artwork: echoes of a liminal space
visual and narrative artworks exploring diaspora and Palestinian identity, produced in partnership The Showroom gallery and intuitive art workshop participants. (2026)
film: Liminal
people who are displaced live in liminal spaces. millions of people in and from Syria were displaced from places they once called home. this short film opens a window to the myriad feelings experienced by several Syrians. (2026)
essay series: Taboohat, about women and othering
a collection of fifty essays and articles - published in Arabic, Kurdish Sorani, Tamazight, French and English - addressing unconscious biases that promote othering through taboos. (2022)
toolkit: collective advocacy for marginalised groups
sharq.org trained and mentored a collective of 10 activists from across the Arabic speaking region in storytelling for grassroots advocacy. the initiative included the delivery of a series of virtual workshops and the co-development of an advocacy campaign. (2022)
policy paper: Bolstering Inclusiveness and the Arts in Lebanon
this 15-page policy paper supports Lebanon's cultural actors and the international donors that assist them as they seek to bolster an arts and culture sector shaken by economic, political and security crises. (2021)
book: Stories of Migration and Belonging
this colourful book of 96 pages includes stories - from the oral history collection Stories of Belonging - shared by 50 Syrian (and some Iraqi) migrants who settled in Europe and is available as a digital download. (2020)
animations: nurturing belonging
three short animated films, reflecting the value of food, kindness and art in nurturing belonging among the displaced. inspired by the oral history collection Stories of Belonging. in Arabic, with English subtitles and Levant sign language. (2020)
artworks: inspired by Syrian Histories
sharq.org commissioned three artists to produce works inspired by the oral history collection Syrian Histories. the works were exhibited at a multidisciplinary event held in Beirut to celebrate the Tarikhi story archive. (2019)
filmed play: I Am Not A Vase
a recording of the 32-minute play I am Not a Vase, recorded at LAU, Beirut - one of a number of venues the play was staged at in Lebanon and Stockholm. (2019)
podcast: Syrians in the diaspora
in this series of six audio reports, grounded in a study of the fifty interviews that make up the oral history collection Peaceful Coexistence in the Diaspora, sharq.org explores the experiences of migrants and refugees and the impact of different factors on their ability to peacefully coexist with the various communities they come across and live among in their host countries. (2019)