Khalid Abdaih and Culturunners, A US Road Trip & Art and Social Media from the Middle East

This event is organized by the FHI Social Practice Lab at Duke University
and co-sponsored by The Duke Human Rights Center @ FHI, The Duke Middle East Studies Center, and The Keohane Collateral Fund & Duke Vice Provost for the Arts.

Join us for a presentation and conversation on the art and social media interventions of this great artist based in Qatar. Abdaih will also share a new video produced for the Guardian, including recent RV adventures across the United Stated with Culturunners, focused on reconnecting with the history of civil rights.

About the artist & Culturunners:
Khalid Albaih is a Sudanese artist and political cartoonist born in Bucharest, Romania. He currently lives and works in Doha, Qatar, where he has been based since 1990. He publishes his cartoons on social media under "Khartoon!," a word play on cartoon and Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Albaih has published his cartoons widely in international publications including The Atlantic, PRI, andNPR, in addition to his published written social and political commentary in publications such as The Guardian and Al Jazeera.

http://culturunners.com