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SUMMARY:What the War Did to Our Memories: Art exhibition with Syrian artis
 t Diala Brisly - Diala Brisly\, artist
DTSTART:20190429T170000Z
DTEND:20190429T190000Z
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DESCRIPTION:The Cambridge Migration Society is welcoming Syrian artist Dia
 la Brisly for an exhibition of her paintings at the Institute of Criminolo
 gy.\n\nBrisly’s exhibition\, titled “What the War Did to Our Memories:
  Displacement\, hope\, and humanity in the Syrian war”\, explores themes
  of resilience\, childhood\, and feminism within the context of the ongoin
 g war in Syria and reveals the artist’s personal and artistic journey fr
 om Syria to Turkey\, Lebanon\, and now France.\n\nBrisly\, who fled Damasc
 us in 2013 and was eventually granted asylum in France\, has exhibited her
  work in Paris\, Berlin\, and London. Her art has been well-received aroun
 d the globe and was even featured in the BBC in 2016. Brisly is an advocat
 e for Syrian children’s right to education\, contributing murals to scho
 ols in refugee camps in Lebanon and most recently illustrating a children
 ’s book.\n\nThe exhibition will officially open to the public on Monday 
 29 April at 6pm at the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambr
 idge. Brisly will speak about her paintings and artistic journey\, followe
 d by a reception. Brisly’s paintings will remain on display at the Insti
 tute until 30 May. The opening night and exhibition is free and open to th
 e public.\n\nThe exhibition is generously supported by the Institute of Cr
 iminology\, the Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement\, the Prince
  Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies\, King’s in the Middle Eas
 t Seminars\, the King’s Review\, Clare Hall\, the Centre of Governance a
 nd Human Rights\, and Murray Edwards College.
LOCATION:Institute of Criminology\, Sidgwick Avenue\, Cambridge
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