Adel Iskandar
Vancouver Art Gallery demonstration marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
Peak Web December 2, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. November 2 marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. Protestors gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery to mourn and oppose the mounting death toll of journalists at the hands of the Israeli military. As of November 26, “At least 137 journalists and media workers were among the more than tens of thousands killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, and Lebanon” since October 7, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Such a number marks “the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data…
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Rough cut screening of Dima Yassine’s Once Upon a Day in Tahir held at SFU
Arts March 15, 2020by Ben McGuinness, Peak Associate Iraqi writer, filmmaker, and researcher Dima Yassine shared a rough cut of her short documentary Once Upon a Day in Tahir to a crowd at SFU Harbour Centre. The screening was hosted by professor Adel Iskandar…
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