Syrische vluchtschrijver in Rotterdam wil bruggen bouwen

De Syrische dichter, scriptschrijver en journalist Adnan Alaoda, die dankzij een samenwerking met ICORN en PEN Nederland een jaar lang als Vluchtschrijver in het Verhalenhuis in Rotterdam verblijft, was een van de acht mensen die Deborah Nicholls-Lee ontmoette voor Dutch News.
Zij sprak met hen over hun activiteiten hier in Nederland die erop gericht zijn om bruggen te bouwen tussen de Nederlandse en Syrische gemeenschap en het beste van de Syrische cultuur te vieren.

In Dutch News verscheen het artikel met onderstaande tekst over Adnan Alaoda:

‘Because of the circumstances in Syria, a lot of Syrians went out to many countries around the world, so it is very important in this time to keep our culture alive,’ explains Adnan Alaoda, a Syrian poet, songwriter, journalist, and award-winning theatre and TV scriptwriter, who moved to the Netherlands in January. He is currently based at the Verhalenhuis Belvédère in Rotterdam, a cultural centre which aims to bring diverse cultures together and, in association with Icorn (International Cities of Refuge Network), offers shelter to refugee writers. Here he has established Al Rewaq, a concept he founded in 2015 in Dubai, which hosts monthly evenings of Syrian and Dutch entertainment, such as poetry, plays, films, and singing. ‘I know that Syrian culture might be new for people in the Netherlands’, he says, ‘but it is very interesting also to see the beauty in it.’

Adnan Alaoda aan het woord. Foto: Joop Reijngoud.

With Al Rewaq, Adnan hopes to raise the spirits of Syrian newcomers. ‘The important idea is to bring Syrians together again, to inspire them, to make them believe that they can do a lot of important things here as Syrians, and this will lead them to be more integrated with the Dutch community.’ Adnan believes that we have much to learn from each other. ‘It is very important to take advantage of other cultural experiences and to be able to live with other cultures and affect them in a positive way.’ ‘Earth is a place for all,’ he says.

Lees de rest van het artikel hier: 8 people who are bringing Syrian culture to the Netherlands.