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LAST PART 🎬

A “productive regression,” a fire that doesn’t fade.

In our interview with , she reflects on Iraqi youth, resistance, and dedicates her book Mémoire sous scellés to Muntazar Al-Zaidi.

A powerful read—highly recommended.

Behind the looting, a global system.

In our interview with , we revisit Mémoire sous scellés and the international networks behind cultural trafficking—and the erasure of memory it fuels.

Because history doesn’t disappear on its own.

Anger as fuel. Memory as resistance.

In our interview with Saphia Azzeddine, we reflect on her book and the quiet erasure of history behind conflict.

A conversation that stays with you.

More than 20 years after the invasion of Iraq, memory is fading.

In this interview, writer and screenwriter Saphia Azzeddine reflects on the power of literature to speak where public discourse falls silent, and to bring attention back to stories that still matter.

Because some truths should never be forgotten.

🎬 Next parts coming very soon.

Ghazi Al-Saudi (1935-2023), born in Baghdad, was a leading figure of modern Iraqi muralism. Trained at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad under Jewad Selim and Faeq Hassan, he later continued his studies in Rome, specializing in murals and fresco techniques.

Returning to Baghdad in the 1960s, he played a vital role in shaping a modern Iraqi visual identity — merging European mural techniques with Arab-Islamic artistic heritage. His monumental works at the entrance of Az-Zawraa Park and at the Baghdadi Museum have become cultural landmarks within the city’s landscape.

Al-Saudi’s style is distinguished by its structured compositions, references to Iraqi miniature traditions, Islamic architectural motifs, and popular memory — reinterpreted through a modern artistic language. As a professor and head of the mural arts department, he also mentored generations of Iraqi artists, reinforcing the importance of public art in Iraq’s contemporary scene.

Today, several of his murals have suffered degradation and damage. calls upon the relevant authorities to take urgent action to protect, preserve, and restore these important works, which form part of Iraq’s cultural and artistic heritage.

A pioneer who transformed walls into living memory.

Thank you all for being part of our very first JALSA evening.

Last night, gathered in a Saudi restaurant around Iftar and poetry, we shared more than a meal — we shared words, stories, and presence. The poetry was presented by the platform, whose words brought depth and emotion to the evening.

It is with you that this community is created. And it is for you that it continues to grow.

JALSA exists because you show up, support, and believe in spaces where culture and connection meet.

We’re deeply grateful — and this is only the beginning.

On vous attend nombreux pour l’exposition Promenade à Bagdad !

📅 Samedi 22 novembre — 11h à 20h
📅 Dimanche 23 novembre — 11h à 16h
📍42 rue notre dame de Nazareth