AAU 4.12. Contar historias colectivas en el cine
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Voces del Egipto postrevolucionario
Virginia Pisano, investigadora especialista en movimientos culturales contemporáneos en el mundo árabe, y la periodista egipcia Lina Attalah participaron el 13 de noviembre de 2017 en esta mesa redonda, celebrada en la sede de Casa Árabe en Madrid. Moderó el acto Leila Nachawati, profesora de Comunicación en la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. La brecha generacional en los países árabes se hizo patente durante los levantamientos de 2011. Las expresiones culturales de los jóvenes en las calles, de Túnez a Sanaa pasando por Manama, hicieron de la creatividad una virtud política para avanzar en la libertad de expresión y otras libertades individuales. Los grafitis, el teatro callejero, los eslóganes y las nuevas composiciones de trovadores urbanos demostraban en 2011 un dinamismo que sorprendió no solo a sus padres, sino a ellos mismos. A seis años de la eclosión en la plaza Tahrir, conviene hacer un repaso y una reflexión sobre el legado, la innovación y la representación las de las culturas árabes. Virginia Pisano (Milán, 1983) es titulada en Historia por la Sorbona (París) y en estudios de Oriente Medio de la School of Oriental and African Studies de Londres (SOAS). Ha trabajado para varias organizaciones culturales como coordinadora de proyectos artísticos centrados en el mundo árabe y el espacio mediterráneo, tales como la red Medinea del Festival d'Aix, el proyecto AlefBa de la Fondation Royaumont y en el proyecto de traducción cultural Transeuropéennes. Junto con sus actividades de investigación y gestión cultural, Virginia Pisano está explorando actualmente el camino de la producción documental de radio y está especializada en músicas actuales de Egipto. Lina Attalah es periodista y una figura reconocida de los medios de comunicación egipcios. Editora de la página web Mada Masr, lo fue anteriormente también del Egypt Independent. Attalah estudió periodismo en la Universidad Americana de El Cairo y ha trabajado en numerosos proyectos basados en la investigación utilizando salidas multimedia. Ha escrito para la edición inglesa de Al-Masry Al-Youm, Reuters, el Cairo Times, el Daily Star y el Christian Science Monitor. Trabajó como productora de radio y coordinadora de campaña para el Servicio Mundial de la BBC en 2005. Es activa en la lucha contra la restricción del periodismo honesto y tiene más de 42 mil seguidores en Twitter. Más información: http://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/voces-del-egipto-posrevolucionarioPublicado el 31 de marzo 2020 -
Voices from Post-Revolutionary Egypt (ENG)
2017.13.11. Virginia Pisano, a researcher who specializes in contemporary cultural movements in the Arab world and Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah took part in this round table discussion. The event was moderated by Leila Nachawati, a professor of Communication at the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid. The generation gap in Arab countries became apparent during the uprisings of 2011. The cultural expressions by youths in the streets, from Tunis to Sanaa and Manama, made creativity a political virtue for moving forward in terms of freedom of expression and other individual liberties. Graffiti, street theater, slogans and new compositions by urban troubadours demonstrated a dynamic power in 2011 that surprised not only their parents, but also youths themselves. Six years after the uprising in Tahrir Square, now is a good time to perform a review of the legacy, innovation and portrayal of Arab cultures and reflect upon these events. Virginia Pisano (Milan, 1983) has a degree in History from the Sorbonne (Paris) and in Middle East Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. She has worked for various cultural organizations as an art project coordinator, focusing on the Arab world and the Mediterranean space, including the Medinea network at the Festival of Aix, the AlefBa project by the Royaumont Foundation and the cultural translation project Transeuropéennes. Along with her research and cultural management activities, Virginia Pisano is currently working towards a career in radio documentary production and is specializing in today’s Egyptian music. Lina Attalah is a journalist and well-known figure in the Egyptian media. Editor of the website Mada Masr, she was formerly an editor for the Egypt Independent. Attalah studied journalism at the American University of Cairo and has worked on many different projects based on research using multimedia outputs. She has written for the English language version of Al-Masry Al-Youm, Reuters, the Cairo Times, the Daily Star and the Christian Science Monitor. She worked as a radio producer and campaign coordinator for the BBC World Service in 2005. She is active in the fight against restricting honest journalism and has more than 42 million followers on Twitter. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/voices-from-post-revolutionary-egyptPublicado el 31 de marzo 2020 -
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Women and political resistance in Yemen (ENG)
06-13-2017. Casa Árabe invited the journalist and blogger Afrah Nasser to analyze the ties linking gender, culture, Islam, power and social change in Yemen. Taking part in the conference are Afrah Nasser, a Yemeni journalist and blogger, and Leyla Hamad, a researcher for the Political and Electoral Observatory of the Arab and Muslim World (OPEMAM). The high rate of gender inequality in Yemen means that women have very few rights in terms of education, marriage and medical care, as well as other basic human rights. Moreover, the combination of statutory law, Sharia, traditional tribal practices and customary law leave women vulnerable to violence and discrimination. The current war in Yemen has sharpened these deep inequalities, all of which is made even worse by the humanitarian crisis. Nevertheless, since the popular uprising in 2011, a political culture of feminist resistance has been forming, which must be analyzed and highlighted, with the example of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to activist Tawakkol Karman. Afrah Nasser is an independent writer and award-winning blogger whose work focuses on human rights violations, women’s rights and the politics of Yemen. She has worked as a reporter for the newspaper Yemen Observer and began her blog on the uprisings in Yemen (http://afrahnasser.blogspot.com.es) in 2011. That same year, hers was selected by CNN.com as one of the “must-read” blogs on the Middle East, and she was highlighted among the 100 most influential Arabs by the magazine Business Arabian. In 2011, she became a political refugee in Sweden, the country where she completed her graduate studies in Communication at the University of Göteborg, where she is one of the co-founders of the NGO The Yemeni Salon. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/women-and-political-resistance-in-yemenPublicado el 31 de marzo 2020 -
Women’s Economic Empowerment in MENA Countries
2017.28.12. Casa Árabe hosted the presentation of this report published by the OECD, analyzing the impact of legal frameworks on the economic empowerment of women in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. Casa Árabe the Spanish International Cooperation and Development Agency (AECID) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are presenting the report “The Economic Empowerment of Women in a Selection of MENA Countries: The impact of the legal frameworks on Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia,” published last October by the OECD. In the MENA region, women account for more than half of the available labor force. Their level of education is constantly increasing, and they aspire to play a more active role in their countries’ economies. However, rates of women’s participation in the labor market and business remain at some of the lowest levels in the world. The report analyzes how the current legal frameworks in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are impacting women in different ways when they take part in economic life, whether as employees or businesspeople. It is based on a comparative analysis of the legislation in these countries. The report acknowledges the important advancements that have taken place in recent years in certain Arab countries, especially after the uprisings of 2011, with the implementation of constitutional and institutional reforms and a strengthening of women’s status. Despite these changes, ensuring enough opportunities for women is still a challenge in the six countries analyzed. The report suggests that the current discriminatory situation is a result of the convergence of a series of factors: the existence of certain still discriminatory laws against women, contradictions between different legal frameworks, a lack of any mechanisms for their implementation and a range of barriers which women face in gaining access to justice. It recommends dealing with these challenges through policies aimed at helping live up to the potential that these women hold within, while promoting inclusive growth, competitiveness and social development. The results of the report will be presented by the report’s strategic director, Carlos Conde, coordinator of the MENA-OECD Governance Program, and Luis Tejada, Director of the AECID. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/women’s-economic-empowerment-in-mena-countriesPublicado el 31 de marzo 2020
