Targeted Expression: The Persecution of Artists in Syria
Monday, January 22 2018, 4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Mondale Hall, Room 25
229 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Artists and activists Jay Abdo and Fadia Afashe will discuss the impact of the conflict in Syria on the arts. Abdo and Afashe will recount their personal journey to the United States and will discuss how artists have been targeted by the Assad regime and the limited legal protections available for this vulnerable population. This talk is the final installment in a year-long Series on Syria co-sponsored by the Human Rights Center, the Human Rights Program, and the James H. Binger Center for New Americans.
Mondale Hall, Room 25
229 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Artists and activists Jay Abdo and Fadia Afashe will discuss the impact of the conflict in Syria on the arts. Abdo and Afashe will recount their personal journey to the United States and will discuss how artists have been targeted by the Assad regime and the limited legal protections available for this vulnerable population. This talk is the final installment in a year-long Series on Syria co-sponsored by the Human Rights Center, the Human Rights Program, and the James H. Binger Center for New Americans.
Presenters:
Fadia Afashe is a visual artist and women's rights activist. During the Arab Spring, Afashe left Damascus for the United States to pursue a fellowship at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School for Public Affairs. She wrote and produced "Suspended" (2011), a short film exposing how rape laws in the Arab world leave women unprotected and disenfranchised. Afashe is now based in LA where her paintings depicting the struggles of activists against the Syrian regime are frequently exhibited.