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Acts of Resistance: A Festival Celebrating Artists and Journalist in Residence
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An evening celebrating the 2026-2027 Reid Hall Residents.
Join us to celebrate the arrival of the 2026-2027 participants serving a residency at Reid Hall Residencies in Paris: Shawkan, Maha Al-Daya, and Doha Kahlout. The festival will feature an evening of readings and presentations by the residents, and a musical performance by Bashar Murad.
Organized by Columbia Global Center Paris and Institute for Ideas and Imagination, this event is designed to showcase and celebrate artists and journalists who have been displaced from their countries of origin due to extreme circumstances, including war, natural disaster, and political oppression.
Featured Artists
- Shawkan, Egyptian photojournalist
- Maha Al-Daya, Palestinian artist from Gaza
- Doha Kahlout, Palestinian poet, teacher of Arabic
- Bashar Murad, Palestinian Pop artist, singer/songwriter, and filmmaker
