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tegration into national practices, their adoption of
local behaviours and their place within the frame-
work of a Euro-culture.
ParticipatingArtists andAcademics:
“ART TALK on Bio-Colonialism”
Khaled Ramadan (Beirut–Copenhagen)
“In the debate on expatriation, nation-states’ big-
gest fear is the satellite dish and the Internet; in other
words, any facility aiding the construction of a “vir-
tual identity” and helping it to remain in contact with
its roots and origins. I will present the way in which
expatriates become the “authors” of their own iden-
tity and the processes by which they constantly draft
and redraft themselves in virtual/personal logic.”
“The integration of Writing Systems in Visual
Culture”
Haytham Nawar (Cairo–Zurich)
“Can we find a visual solution to aid societies in
the development of a multicultural global commu-
nity? How can new media be applied via multi-
lingual design to decrease both the cultural and lin-
guistic impact on the migrant? How can designers
develop an awareness of the complexities of using
two coexisting languages in visual design?”
“Reversal Roles”
Youssef Moscatello (Lecce–Sharjah)
“The approach in my work carries an element of
reversing roles. My work focuses mainly on how
the Islamic world is perceived by international
communities, and the misconceptions of the west-
ern world about the Arabic and Islamic world,
whereby they often confuse culture with religion.
My point of view on these issues is strengthened
by the fact that I converted to Islam, from origi-
nally an Italian Christian background – I can there-
fore interpret everything in a singular way.”
“Europe and Beyond: Fortress or Global Commu-
nity?”
Ilka Eichkof (Berlin)
“My topic is the racist culturalisation within Eu-
Khaled Ramadan, Art Talk Video
Ilka Eickhof, Du Magazine
Haytham Nawar, Coptic &Arabic Marble script