20 years of storytelling
sharq.org is an ever-evolving series of story-centred social impact initiatives implemented across the Arabic speaking region and Europe.…
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-active)
Come Together
this series of free creative workshops and art festival facilitated and explored creative collaboration and cross-cultural harmony (2022)
religious identity, activism and conversion
an oral history training programme delivered in Arabic to civil society actors who where then mentored in the production of story collections on topics related to religious identity. (2021-22)
supporting Syrian media
sharq.org ran a series of training and mentoring initiatives for media activists looking to share stories from and about Syria and its people during the tumultuous years of the revolution. (2012-18)
reporting gender-based violence
sharq.org story and advocacy specialist Reem Maghribi collaborated with UNFPA Lebanon to produce ReportingGBV.com, a bilingual digital platform offering guidance to those engaged in reporting and advocating against gender-based violence in all its forms. (2018)
Lebanon Livelihoods
Lebanon Livelihoods is an exploration of the employment and entrepreneurship challenges faced by Palestinian and Lebanese women and men in Lebanon. (2017)
Syrian Culture in Times of Conflict
a series of 13 live and live-streamed talks on Syria, its people and its culture, engaging 45 panellists and hundreds of participants. (2014-15)
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)
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)