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Syrian activist & daughter of Ali Mustafa (forcibly disappeared by the Assad regime since 2013)
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Sheffield DocFest 2026 starts this week in Sheffield, and I will be following the festival through Souzian Dispatch.

For this carousel, I gathered a group of films connected to Palestine, Gaza, Syria, Iran, Algeria, Iraq and Lebanon. Some of them are connected through production. Others carry the region through their stories, memories, languages or wounds.

Each slide introduces one film, arranged by screening date, so the programme is easier to follow.

I will keep sharing updates from the festival in the coming days, with a focus on documentary films from MENA and nearby regions.

Full story on Souzian Dispatch:
https://souzian.substack.com/p/sheffield-docfest-2026

@sheffdocfest @michaelmerlob @particlesarewaves @szablowski_books @mortezaahmadvand.official @fkhosrovani @rearleftist @izdihar.studio @atefehkheirabadi @mehradsepahnia @pohsiteng @leahgalantfilm @abd_alkader_habak @janayboulos @jackmacinnes @itabazzam @fadialhalabi94 @hasan_kattan_92 @wafamoustafa @waadalkateab @mia_bendream @sam_benstead @amershomali @rowley_r @dan.rugo @bowie_alexander

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أحيا سوريون وسوريات، مساء أمس 28 أيار/مايو الجاري، ذكرى المخرج السينمائي ومهندس المعلومات السوري #باسل_شحادة، الذي قُتل على يد نظام الأسد، في 28 أيار/ مايو 2012، وذلك في "مقرّ مدنية-بيت فارحي" في دمشق القديمة، بحضور أهله وأصدقائه. وعُرضت في المناسبة مجموعة من أعماله، وفُتح نقاش حوله وحول الثورة والذاكرة.

وكانت هذه المرة الأولى التي يجتمع فيها محبّوه بشكل علني، وهو ما كان ممنوعاً في عهد الأسد.

وبجانب ذلك، وُضع اسم باسل وصورته على شاهدة قبره للمرة الأولى أمس، بحسب ما نشرت الصحافية والناشطة السورية وفا مصطفى، كما كُتبت على شاهدة قبره عبارته الشهيرة: "لا مستقبل لمواطن بلا وطن حرّ".

🎥 تصوير علي حاج سليمان
@alihajsuleiman

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Geneva, Switzerland 30 août 2024,
Families of detainees, in cooperation with the Syrian sculptor Khaled Dawwa and director Jalal Al-Tawil, gathered in #Geneva outside the UN headquarters in an art protest to demand justice and freedom for their forcibly disappeared loved ones.
(Photo by Zakaria ABDELKAFI / The Syria Campaign ) @thesyriacampaign

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Arab films are making their mark at @sheffdocfest 2026.

🎬 International First Feature Competition
• Magma by Mia Bendrimia

🎞️ International Short Film Competition
• Maybe Tomorrow by @waadalkateab & @wafamoustafa
• All That Appears Solid Is Built on Blood by Izdihar Afyouni & Gelare Khoshgozaran

🎦 Tim Hetherington Award
• Birds of War by @janayboulos & @abd_alkader_habak
• Life Support by @dan.rugo

📽️ Short Films
• Allies in Exile by @hasan_kattan_92 & @fadialhalabi94

Best of luck to all the filmmakers and teams behind these remarkable works. ✨

#ArabCinemaCenter #ACC #SheffieldDocFest #SupportArabCinema

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As an accredited Festival of Sanctuary, Sheffield DocFest is proudly taking part in @refugeeweekuk, which this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention. 🧡

Our commitment to creating a safe and inclusive environment for people seeking sanctuary extends across the Festival, from using storytelling to amplify underrepresented voices to initiatives in recruitment, ticketing, and community engagement.

This year, we have curated a selection of films that explore themes of displacement, migration, and belonging. Swipe to discover them here.

Explore our full programme and grab your tickets by visiting the link in our bio!

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“Assad was also partially toppled because millions of Syrians fought against it, spoke out against it. Paid their suffering and their blood and their souls for a moment of freedom for this country.”

@wafamoustafa, whose father has been forcibly disappeared by Bashar al-Assad’s forces since 2013, speaks to @mohhashem about the narratives ‘erasing’ the political agency of Syrians following the fall of Assad.

Speaking just before embarking on her journey back to Syria following the fall of Assad, Wafa joined us on Real Talk for a personal conversation, reflecting on these past years, her life in Germany and her relentless fight to find her father.

Watch the full interview on YouTube.

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جولة داخلية جوا أجندة #رمضان 💫

ليش لازم تطلب الأجندة من كنكنة؟
•لتخلي رمضانك مثمر، ومنظم📝
•لتبدأ أسبوعك بحماس وتنهيه بفرحة الإنجاز🌿
•لتنظم يومك على كل المستويات: العملي، الروحاني، والصحي 🫀
•لتتذكر المناسبات والأيام المهمة 🎉
•لتتشارك الإنجاز مع رفاق الإنجاز 💪

اطلب #الأجندة لتوصلك فورا على كل المحافظات السورية، وبـ 45 ألف ليرة سورية بس.

رمضان مبارك 🌛❤️

#syria #kankana #kankanaboutique
#ramadan #ramadanplanner
#trending #explore #trends #damascus #hama

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At Politics4Her, we believe that there are so many more people, especially women, who deserve to be person of the year.

That’s why we came up with a list of amazing women who should be highlighted for the work they did during 2024, including Hind Khoudary, Alaa Salah, Lama Jamous, Lucia Dominique Pascale Solages, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Imane Khelif, Cristina Rivera Garza, Reem Zidiah, Hasina Akbari (darya), Wafa Ali Mustafa, shahrbanu haidari, Narges Mohammadi, Yara Assaad, Han Kang, Jenni Hermoso & Gisele Pelicot.

Who would you pick as your person of the year? Tag them in the comments!

#Politics4Her #Personoftheyear #WomenWhoInspire #Feminism #WomensRights

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“It’s an insult to the hundreds of thousands [of Syrian prisoners] that we still don’t know anything about.”

Speaking to @mohhashem, Wafa Mustafa, a Syrian activist and journalist whose father has been forcibly disappeared by Bashar al-Assad’s forces since 2013, comments on the CNN Syrian prisoner report.

CNN has confirmed the identity of Salama Mohammad Salama, a former Syrian air force intelligence officer who appeared in a video report purporting to be a freed rebel prisoner.

Last week, the network came under intense scrutiny after releasing a video of its chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward, accompanied by an armed rebel as they discovered a man locked away in a cell in a "secret" prison in Damascus.

@wafamoustafa joined us for an extended conversation on Real Talk following the fall of Assad’s government.

Full interview to be published soon.

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🗣 Wafa Mustafa 2013'ten beri kayıp babasını arayan Suriyeli bir aktivist. Katıldığı bir televizyon programında, hapishaneler açıldıktan sonra hala sevdiklerini bulamayan Suriyeliler adına uluslararası kuruluşlara sesleniyor.

@wafamoustafa
#kayıp #suriyeli #birleşmişmilletler #esed

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Thousands of prisoners held in #Syria’s notorious prisons remain unaccounted for, days after President Bashar al-Assad fled for Russia.⁣
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Families face an agonizing search for their loved ones during a bittersweet moment of freedom.⁣
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On #TheTake, @mmbilal hears about the ongoing fight for answers with @wafamoustafa, @justinsalhani and @the_whitehelmets⁣
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🔗 Tap the link in @ajepodcasts’ bio to listen and subscribe 🎧⁣
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📺 You can also watch us on the Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel.

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Pro collective liberation Syrians, let me know if I misstated anything in this thread.

Please tag any accounts we need to follow or support

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🆓 Syria

#MentalHealth #freesyria #Aleppo #Hama #Homs #Damascus #Sham

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