
Syrien
Der Klang des Krieges
Omar Znkawan
ist aus Syrien zu seinem Bruder nach Moabit geflohen. Mit einem Stipendium des Berliner Senats versucht er nun, westliche und arabische Musik zusammenzubringen.
Von Mascha Malburg
Germany
Weltoffenes Berlin
Omar was a fellow of the program „Weltoffenes Berlin 2019“ of the Berlin Senate of Culture and Europe and is cooperating with „Werkstatt der Kulturen “.
The Senate Berlin Department for Culture and Europe has launched a program for economic and cultural freedom designed to help professionals working in art, media, and culture who intend or are being forced to leave their countries of origin become established in Berlin’s art and culture scene. In addition, this program also aims to raise Berlin’s profile as a tolerant and outward-looking city that gives people the freedom to engage in their cultural activity. Berlin - Germany 2019


Turkey
İmece Vakti
Omar with Insijam band won the first place in a competition that was funded from UNHCR in Istanbul-Turkey 2017.
Syria
Opera House Damascus
Honored from the Opera House in Damascus as a conductor of the choir "Helm und Haneen" Safita-Syria in 2017
