2011 Saudi Arabia
Arabia Offscreen was a global competition to find a young dynamic team to take part in a creative and cultural expedition to Saudi Arabia in December 2011.
Supported as part of HSBC's Arabian Journeys programme, Ahmed, Awais, Hamida, Lizzie, Lujain, Marouan, Raisa, Seb and Syaza spent two weeks in Saudi Arabiacreating an artistic portrait of the Kingdom to be shared with youth audiences from around the world.
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"The expedition really inspired me to want to give back, not only on a Gulf level, but also on a universal level, in terms of smashing those Arab stereotypes and proving to the world that there's much more to us than what they think." Hamida Al-Kawari.png)
Between May - August 2011, an international competition in the UK, Egypt, Qatar, UAE and Malaysia was launched to identify nine young artists, photographers, film makers, musicians and writers with the potential to inspire their peers.
In December 2011, the winning team travelled to Saudi Arabia to creatively explore what life is really like in the Kingdom. With unparalleled access to sites, cities and the creative community, the young team recorded their journey through blogs, films, photographs and artwork. The aim of which is to shed light on a country which remains stereotyped and undiscovered, in order to promote tolerance and peer-to-peer learning.
Inspired by a collaboration with the British Museum, the material produced throughout the expedition will contribute to a wider educational programme focussing on the theme of pilgrimage and Hajj, to be delivered in schools and local communities across the UK in 2012.
Watch the films: www.arabiaoffscreen.com
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