Tarikhi, Arabic for My History, is a library of over 500 oral history interviews produced and documented by Sharq.Org. Tarikhi.Org is a platform for the dissemination and promotion of these recorded interviews with diverse individuals from across the Arabic speaking region and beyond, about a variety of topics, including culture, livelihoods, migration and human rights.
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY LAUNCH EVENT
BEIT BEIRUT, NOVEMBER 2018
The library was launched at a multi-disciplinary event held in Beirut in November 2018. Showcased at the event were works produced by Beirut-based artists as they reflected on quotes and stories from oral history collections produced by Sharq.Org; a staged reading of the play “I Am Not A Vase”; and a discussion with professional storytellers.
The launch event also included an exhibition of powerful photographs taken by photojournalist George Azar that depict the stories of victims and survivors of the Lebanese civil war and the Palestinian Intifada. An interview with Azar is featured in a bi-lingual publication produced for dissemination at the event. Also included are select stories from various oral history collections produced by Sharq.Org and other organisations, as well as contributions from researchers, writers and cultural actors about and related to oral histories and storytelling in the Arabic speaking world.
Download the printable PDF of the English edition here
Download the printable PDF of the Arabic edition here
