MOUMNE, Maya (ed.)
SAFAR #9 Protests

To protest is a fundamental human act against injustice. It takes many forms: the defiant act of existing, the organized resistance of multitudes, armed struggles, and the disruption of systems through speech, action, and refusal in person, in prints and slogans online, or on the streets. Some forms of protest require symbols, flags, and specific attire, while others are carried out through non-verbal communication, secret dissemination, and ideological discipline. Yet all of them need cultural carriers–our bodies, our stories, and our marks to hold what can be remembered and learned from. Whether explicit or invisible, in communities or in solitude, this issue explores why we protest, and how, in the hopes of sparking solace, solidarity, and action. [publisher's note]

In this issue of Safar: conversations with Gérard Paris-Clavel, a co-founder of the pioneering Grapus Collective, Kalle Lasn, founder of Adbusters Magazine, Ahmad Swaid, editor of Dazed MENA; an essay by Audrey Tseng and Chong Gu on Red Canary Song, a grassroots collective of Asian and migrant sex workers, massage workers, and allies of the Asian diaspora; an illustrated Toolkit for Actions by Palestine Action makes direct action tactics accessible to anyone ready to confront the international system complicit in the Palestinian genocide; a collaboration with Nieuwe Instituut, on protest and design; and further contributions by Alina Lupu, Ahmad Zaghmouri, Muhannad Hariri, Elias Erkan, Bettina Nagler, Rasha Dakkak, Yaa Adae, and Nihal ElAasar.

Bilingual English / Arabic.

Published by SAFAR, 2025
Design by H. Sinno, Maya Moumne
Periodicals / Politics / Scenes