Authour: Samar Zughool In the crowd, a dove, preferably white, is held in a box or a cage.A few minutes later, someone arrives with bare hands, releases the dove, and sends it away.Afterwards, the crowd claps. The media takes photographs. And we totally forget: Why did the cage exist in the first place?Why was the […]
By Samar Zughool, a political scientist and intercultural researcher. In this article, I introduce the term Americanized Wahhabism to describe the U.S.-sponsored Islamization that promotes Wahhabi ideologies, which are deeply misogynistic and glorify toxic, hypermasculine dictatorships as interchangeable tools for occupation and neo-colonialism. The development of Americanized Wahhabism is not a linear process with three […]
According to Article 195 of the Jordanian Penal Code, criticizing the nice king in any way is considered a crime of “lèse-majesté” and carries a punishment of one to three years in prison. Under this misogynist monarchy, women in Sharia courts dealing with domestic relations cannot be complete witnesses. In family courts, one man equals […]
(Arabic and Turkish languages) Author: Samar Zughool / Reka Si Research and Art. Contributors: System and Generation, Povod Institute, Tügöder Association, Professor Wahiba Chaker. Abstract: Most research locates the emergence of community arts to 1960 as the practice emerged in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. However, community art […]
“The Strike of Mecca” A short story from the series of 1001 nights of “NOT your Scheherazade” by Samar Zughool. In 2011, I went to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, with my mother. I did not go there for answers; I already had them, but I went in my search for closure! For any kind of closure! […]
An opportunity for youth workers or mentors based in Estonia: We are looking for participants who are based in Estonia to join our one-week in-person training on Mentoring in Slovenia. “Mentoring Power in Integration” is a participatory training course that unpacks our understanding of mentoring, uprooting it from its hierarchal context into an environment of […]
Am I inclusive?A self-reflective questionnaire from the lens of gender and interculturalsensitivity learning.Take enough time for reflection before clicking on the question to findthe explanation.Start by listing resonations or, thereof, the lack of them; if thequestions do not resonate with you, then list the reasons why youbelieve that they do not.This is a self-reflective questionnaire […]
We just published our documentary film “The Road to Ljubljana” “The Road to Ljubljana” two realities for one message: ” Migration is a natural human activity, but hate is not! Choose Love! Documentary: The migration journeys of Mateja and Safa In October 2020, two inspiring women met officially for the first time. Through the human […]
We’re getting our game Philosophy Puzzles 2030 ready for release, testing is in progress with many users. Stay tuned…
Old laptops for new languages We started a new exchange where you can give your old laptop and in return you can enjoy experiencing a new language Arabic or Slovene or English. We are running a campaign of giving old laptops and receiving new knowledge of new language in return. Your laptops will be given […]
On 22 September 2020, The Institute Povod has become a full member of the European Network of Political Foundations. Primarily we are focused on sustainable and green policies. We aim to enhance political and democratic participation through mediation, civic education, and advocacy. Here you can learn more about the European Network of Political foundations: http://www.enop.eu/members/povod/?fbclid=IwAR0yD4e7BYVokdgUOjM4We5m2q0XeDVMT5Wah6v5Msnvbhem5uOhOJrmV2g
On 31 of August, we finalized our program “Integration in Globalization”. It is a program that aims to enhance the bridge between research on integration and migration programs and the end-users of these programs. This is in order to deliver a sense of ownership to all involved stakeholders and especially to the end-users of migration […]
Povod, Institute for culture and development of international relations in culture, is a non-governmental organization that was established as a cultural institution in 2009. We launched our organization in order to boost socio-political engagement in Eastern Slovenia. Since 2011 we have been the national coordinator of the Anna Lindh Foundation for Euro-Med dialogue in Slovenia. […]
On 28 September, we had the extended meeting of the editing team for the People’s Assembly 2020 Charter in Slovenia. One of the main activities we do within the Global week of action to celebrate the adoption of the 🇺🇳 Agenda 2030 5 years ago.
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