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June 21, 2016
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During a panel discussion at SPP's annual conference the view from here: artists // public policy, filmmakers and journalists came together to discuss how the story of the Syrian revolution has been told on film.

June 16, 2016
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Mexico poses a number of questions including an ongoing and extremely violent war on drugs, high levels of inequality and poverty, and questions of identity and immigration to its wealthy neighbor, the U.S., said Associate Dean Julia Buxton.

June 15, 2016
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One of the greatest Goddesses of Mesopotamian mythology, Inanna's descent to the underworld, her death and miraculous revival with the help of the Gods, share commonalities with the ongoing tragedy in Aleppo and Syria. When passing the seven gates of the underworld, Inanna was stripped of her clothes, which symbolized her power. Similarly, Aleppo and Syria have been stripped of their economic, political and human power during the past five years.

June 2, 2016
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Issam Kourbaj has set up his exhibit, Another Day Lost, on 11 previous occasions – in London, New York City, Dubai, Philadelphia, and Cambridge. This is the first time it is appearing indoors under a chandelier.