*1980 in Gaza, lives and works in Morges, Switzerland
Résidence period : 2026-2028
Novelist & Fiction Writer
Research Associate, IMD
Yousri Alghoul is a novelist, short story writer, essayist and cultural activist from Gaza city. His writing grows out of lived experience and stays close to the human details that history often overlooks fear, …
*1997 in Damascus -Syria, lives and works in Switzerland
Residency period : July – August 2026
Dancer, performer, and choreographer.
In partnership with the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Alia Al Saadi is a Palestinian-Syrian dancer,
In partnership with the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
*1993, Khartoum, Sudan; lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya.
Residency period: July–August 2026
Artist, painter.
In partnership with the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Abubakar ‘Bakri’ Moaz is a visual artist who works in oils, acrylics, ink …
*1992, Shan State, Myanmar. Lives and works in Paris, France
Residency period : July to August 2026
Artists, Painting, textile art, mixed media, large-scale community murals
In partnership with the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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