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That’s a wrap to our film festival in Zurich! Thanks to our panelists for their rich discussions. Hanaa Al Omair on the role of women in filmmaking in Saudi Arabia; @joeyayoub & Nay Abu Fayad on how conflict shapes storytelling in Lebanese cinema

The Trouble with Art Biennials Today | Frieze frieze.com/article/joshua…

It was an honor to work with Ambassador Brülhart @SwissEnvoyMENA to co-chair a day at the 7th Middle East Mediterranean Summit in Lugano, Switzerland @USI_MEM.The summit focused on the importance of dialogue & mediation in a critical moment in the MENA region.

@mustafa_sufi @CSS_ETHZurich Thanks Mustafa!!

@MaeAnnaC @CSS_ETHZurich Great, Mae, I can't wait to find time to read it 😀

Checkout my new co-authored publication. How can we foster social cohesion by engaging with informal religious and political authorities in conflict contexts? #iraq #mediation #dialogue @CSS_ETHZurich css.ethz.ch/en/publication…

Does art reflect the health of a civilization? Well, you can tell a lot about the Ancient Greeks from their art. How they depicted their heroes was quite different to today... (thread) 🧵

RT @culturaltutor: The first and last paintings of famous artists: 1. Vincent van Gogh

Less than 2 weeks since OpenAI started rolling out GPT-4o. And people have been busy executing god-like tasks. 50 truly mind-boggling examples: (29th is my favorite)

chathamhouse.org/2024/01/will-w… Will the war in Gaza become a breaking point for the rules-based international order?

RT @ClancyReports: ICJ rules by overwhelming majority: - Israel must halt attacks on Palestinians - Halt incitement against Palestinians a…

‘Not everything at BRICS is institutionalized, there is a high degree of bilateral cooperation as well’.

BRICS in Expansion: ‘BRICS is not a political agenda, neither are we acting in a Cold War environment. It is opportunities, trade, and economic opportunities connecting the south-south agenda together’ #WEF2024

‘Instead of setting up a new framework, true multilateralism should be based on basic norms set by the UN charter and should be upheld and observed by all’. #WEF2024

Li Qiang, China’s premier: ‘Question is what is true multilateralism? Who will set the rules & what are the rules? If they are set by a few countries, we should place quotation marks on multilateralism. #WEF2024

‘Mediation is central to our policy we believe it is vital as a small country, it gives you agility to move faster and good relations with everyone. We see it as our contribution to global security’. #WEF24

Qatari PM & Foreign Affairs minister Al Thani: -‘A military solution alone will not solve the issue. Houthis must be on the table- What we have in the region is a recipe for escalation’. -‘Engaging with Iran is important to creating a better ground for common interest’ #WEF24

Last paragraph best tells how international law & international rules based order are coming apart, w support of the very world powers that tout its values & claim to be defending it. The American-backed world order will not be able to easily reverse this blow to its

Thomas Friedman writes of the attack on Israel, “This is not your usual Hamas-Israel dust-up.” The shock waves will not only thrust Israel and the Palestinians of Gaza into turmoil but will also slam into Ukraine and Saudi Arabia and maybe even Iran. nyti.ms/3tv7C4T

*Intel failure clear consequence of Israeli domestic political turmoil. *Watershed moment on many levels. Extent of consequences will take time to determine. *Israel wrath against Gaza will be unprecedented. *Watch for Saudi reaction. *All happening as region in huge flux 3/4

All still unfolding. See this as : *Iran axis response to Israel normalization talks with Saudi. Also undermines Iran-Saudi normalization *Palestinian response to worsening/unbearable oppression under occupation. But operation will only make things worse for Pal civilians. 2/4