Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary

Swarthmore College brings renowned book artists into conversation with resettled Syrian and Iraqi individuals. Funded by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

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Congrats to @gdloft for receiving an award for your design of our catalog - it truly reflects the process and goals this project had in mind. Didn’t get one? You can buy a copy on the @wherearethebees website!… https://t.co/4XcQPSzVhd

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While this project has come to an end in its initial concept, the spirit of the project continues with the start of an Arabic community newspaper in Philadelphia. This is the first one in the area since the first… https://t.co/bEs8qfq7S1

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From our dear friends at Booklyn. Stay safe out there!

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ALL TOGETHER NOW We love Booklyn Artists! The regular income… https://t.co/0Ya6x3njxd

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Happy #CensusDay!
Here's a simple reminder of our #YallaCountMeIn campaign to raise awareness about the importance of completing your #2020Census form. 📝
Find many resources at https://t.co/lJyi2evsWu and @YallaCountMeIn. We even have a hotline at 📞 833-3DDOUNI or 833-333-6864!

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Yalla, Count Amer Zahr In!
The #2020Census determines the allocation of over $800 billion in funding, incl. for #ArabAmericans’ access to resources, services, and programs. Because you and your family matter, join us @YallaCountMeIn by filling out your #Census form today!

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‘The Broken Family Tree’ that was displayed in the Sanctuary exhibit with City Hall was largely put together by project collaborator, artist, and Chef Asmaa Diab. Yesterday was the first of three days of Asmaa’s… https://t.co/SvCasuYo5e

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Asmaa Diab - project collaborator, artist and the chef behind the Syrian Kitchen - will be sharing her delicious food at the Exchange next Wednesday. This is the last event in a series of programming that activated… https://t.co/F8T4hedQlo

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Do you love zines? We do! Sticky Family -a comic book created from a workshop facilitated by josh graupera graupy.sim and Yaroub Al obaidi yaroubali and illustrated by Eric Battle battlelinesrdrawn - is part of the… https://t.co/l8vGAWQPD0

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@humanitiesny Thanks for the shout out! Many beautiful, touching, and thought-provoking books were made during our workshop yesterday. They’ll all be archived at @swatlibrary. All are welcome to visit. 📚

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Last 2 days to view ‘Collaborative Works on Paper’ currently on display in Brooklyn at @wherearethebees at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. See our previous map to get there.
#brooklyn #syrian #iraqi #bookarts #arts… https://t.co/VVS6fIpO39

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@fpsbookarts collaborators Mohamed Okab and Fadaa Ali with community liaison Yaroub Al-Obaidi are joining the tribunal that brings together artists, activists, and scholars to account for the impact of global… https://t.co/93lo30vFhk

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Join us this Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 for the opening reception of Collaborative Works on Paper featuring select works created on this project by Syrian and Iraqi resettled artists to Philadelphia with renowned… https://t.co/e2tWNdpca2

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Did you miss a chance to view artworks created by the 20+ artists who were involved with the Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary project that were exhibited at Swarthmore College in April and 12Gates Arts, City Hall, or… https://t.co/AiFccrTRs5

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Last night project collaborator Asmaa Diab and her husband Hassan, shared a wide array of her delicious sweets at a dinner in Harrisburg at Governor Wolf’s discussing what they want to see for 2026. Upon meeting… https://t.co/iO94UHoCoy

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Join us for the latest exhibition opening at one of our exhibition partners sites 12gates. This opening reception for Clear-Hold-Build curated by Shimrit Lee, Joshua Nierodzinski, and Nataša Prljević of heklerke… https://t.co/HhZz8T6ELm

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@PewCenterArts @AASLH We’re looking forward to hosting a book-making activity & learning a lot from others!

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Don’t miss out on visiting Artistic Director Suzanne Seesman at 12gates in the final days of the ‘Friends’ exhibition - tomorrow is the last day! freelibrary extended the ‘Peace’ exhibition and will now be coming… https://t.co/6nVZuaFNvP

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Look out for the @PewCenterArts Questions of Practice interview with FPS, coming soon!

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We're at @twelvegatesarts to interview @fpsbookarts' Asmaa Diab & Mohamed Okab. @swarthmore's exhibition—on view through 8/15—brings together members of #Philly's Iraqi & Syrian refugee communities. Look for our Questions of Practice interview with the artists, coming soon.

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Don’t miss out on the final days of ‘PEACE’ exhibition curated by Artistic Director Suzanne Seesman at Parkway Central freelibrary on the second floor! LAST DAY AUGUST 2! On View: @erikruin’s Threnody for the… https://t.co/jJuJoNsRiI

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Thank you to the many, many people who made Friday night a success. Together, we can make what we want to see in the world & make the world what we want to see. 🌍🎨🌎📚🌏

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Or, as FPS Community Liaison Yaroub Al-Obaidi said at Friday’s dinner in City Hall, “this project has been about the power of art & the art of power.”