A refugee child from Syria gives his blanket to a stray animal

Hüseyin el-Hasan is an eight years old refugee from war-torn Syria living in Turkey. Despite his hard story, the little boy has not lost his compassion and expressed in the most beautiful way his need to offer. When he spotted a stray dog hit by a car near his adoptive home, he covered her with …

The best photos of 2017

This year’s « UNICEF Photo of the Year Award» is dedicated to 5-year old Zahra from Syria. The photo of the little girl, taken by Muhammed Muheisen, has won the first price, as it reflects in the most vivid way the tragic living conditions of the children refugees. Syria: The face of a hunted childhood …

2nd biennale of contemporary Arab world photography (Paris, 13 September – 12 November 2017)

The Institute of the Arab world and the European House of Photography are proud to present the second Biennale of the contemporary Arab world photography that was inaugurated on 13th September 2017. After the success of the first edition in 2015, the two institutions continue to explore contemporary photographic creation in this part of the …

A different exchange on the «Routes of the Olive Tree» !

On Monday 2nd October, 25 young people from 5 different countries (Greece, Tunisia, Italy, Spain and Turkey) met in Kalamata in order to take part in the Youth Exchange “International Volunteers in Educational Projects 3.0 – INVEP 3.0”.  This exchange is implemented under the Action 1 of the European Lifelong Learning Programme ERASMUS+, with main …