exhibition: 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)
Collectiva Shamila
Collectiva Shamila (Arabic for inclusive) is a transnational collective of women engaged in multidimensional community building, peer-to-peer learning and co-creation. (2022-ongoing)
Sharq magazine
a print magazine catering to a large diaspora population of Arabs in the UK and beyond. the autumn 2025 issue is currently in production. (2005-ongoing)
Vocabulary of Values
a series of collectively created explorations of positive impact values and principled behaviours (2025-ongoing)
Tarikhi story archive
Tarikhi (Arabic for ‘my history’) is an Arab/ic oral history archive. it houses 500 interviews conducted, recorded, and documented by sharq.org between 2012 and 2022, at a time when previously censored and silenced voices found strength through collective action and forged microphones from new opportunities to be heard. (2012-ongoing)
I Am Not A Vase
a theatrical play about the strength and courage of women, I Am Not a Vase is a celebration of women who refuse to be seen as vases – as decorative and devoid of societal value. (2018-ongoing)
Collectiva Souriyat
a collective of Syrian women activists initiated by sharq.org to help enhance the collaborative participation of Syrian women in peace building and politics. (2021-23)
Come Together
this series of free creative workshops and art festival facilitated and explored creative collaboration and cross-cultural harmony (2022)
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)