This *Wednesday, 28th of May at 5 pm* we are hosting a special evening with a *Film Screening and open discussion*. Join us in *Lecture Hall 3* on the Leuphana Campus, you are cordially invited! LIAS Public Fellow Talal Derki will present the Film *“Under the Sky of Damascus”*, which he co-directed with Heba Khaled and Ali Wajeeh. The stirring documentary follows a group of young actresses in Damascus developing a theatre play based on anonymous accounts by Syrian women on violence against women and systemic sexism. Following the screening, we are opening the room for discussion, which will be joined by Syrian Activists as well as Talal Derki. https://www.leuphana.de/en/research-centers/lias/news/events/single-view/2025/05/28/filmscreening-and-discussion-under-the-sky-of-damascus.html