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#RiskandRebellion Issa Touma is a photographer and curator from Aleppo, Syria. His photographic work can be found in major museum collections and his film 9 Days – From My Window in Aleppo has received international accolades, including the European Short … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo, Sr (33) is a radical poet and writer based in Kwekwe, the Republic of Zimbabwe. Moyo uses poetry and non-fiction books to challenge dictatorship and political corruption in Zimbabwe. His published writings include an anthology, Psalms … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Teivo Teivainen is Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki, and is a founding member of the World Social Forum. He was previously Head of the Political Science Department and Research Director of the Center of Excellence … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Taibi Magar is an Egyptian American director and storyteller interested in the intersection of the political and the personal. She directed the original production of We Live In Cairo for American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) and is a co-conceiver of … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion The Lazours (Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour) are brothers and music theatre writers of Lebanese descent. We Live in Cairo, their musical about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, was directed by Obie Award-winner Taibi Magar for its premiere season at … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Sara Whyatt is a campaigner and researcher on freedom of expression, specifically artistic freedom. She headed PEN International’s freedom of expression programme for over 20 years and was previously a campaigner and researcher at the Asia Research Department of … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Ole Reitov is an international human rights defender specialized in artistic freedom. He is a member of the UNESCO/EU Expert Facility on the UNESCO Convention 2005 and serves as an advisor to a.o. the Swedish Arts Council. In 1999, … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion  Hossam Fazulla is a researcher, filmmaker, and producer from Cairo, based in London. Fazulla’s work merges art and new media with human rights and social justice. Fazulla has worked for academic and human rights institutions, such as the Cairo … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Carminda Mac Lorin is the founder-president of the international nonprofit organization Katalizo and was one of the coordinators of the World Social Forum (WSF) 2016 in Montreal. She is also a member of WSF’s International Council (IC).Building creative online … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Angela Aldebs (Damascus, Syria, 1995) is a dancer, choreographer, performance artist and pharmacist. She works mainly in the fields of physical theatre, ballet and performance art. In the Middle East, she collaborated with a number of Syrian artists on … Continue reading →