© Illustration by Haya Halaw
stories connect us…
Advancing contemporary Arab visual narratives across borders.
Founded in Geneva in 2024, the Swiss Arab Cultural Alliance is a Swiss non-profit cultural cooperation organisation working to strengthen the presence of contemporary Arab visual narratives, stories and creative voices in international cultural and publishing contexts.
Through curation, coordination and international collaborations, the Alliance strengthens the conditions for their circulation across cultural and editorial ecosystems, connecting artists, publishers and institutions across contexts. In doing so, it fosters dialogue across cultures, a greater plurality of stories, and the importance of human creativity in a rapidly evolving technological era.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping how cultural narratives are accessed and understood. As algorithmic systems influence what becomes visible, they also shape how reality is perceived. What does this mean for under-represented voices and the plurality of perspectives?