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Globe and Mail
14 hours ago
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- Globe and Mail
The Left Announces "Life Distribution - Immigrant Souls" Modern Art Exhibition by Jamal Joratli
A Modern Art Exhibition Celebrating Cultural Dialogue at the European Parliament Brussels, Belgium--(Newsfile Corp. - July 2, 2025) - The Left is pleased to announce the opening of the modern art exhibition "Life Distribution - Immigrant Souls" by internationally acclaimed Syrian-born artist Jamal Joratli, to be held on 2 July 2025 at 18:30 in the atrium of the Paul-Henri Spaak Building. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Organized under the auspices of Greek Member of the European Parliament Professor Nikolas Farantouris, the exhibition aims to highlight the role of art in fostering intercultural understanding, migration narratives, and civilizational dialogue in Europe. A powerful rhythm of movement-Jamal captures the untold journey in the hooves of horses. Each step feels like memory pressing into the earth, echoing the restless spirit of migration and resilience. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: "I invited Jamal to Brussels because I consider him one of the most distinguished contemporary artists of our generation," said MEP Prof. Farantouris. "His work reflects the anguish and the creative spirit of people from the Mediterranean and the Middle East. His message is a universal one - calling for peace, dignity, and shared human values." Following the official inauguration, guests will be invited to a welcome reception accompanied by a live piano performance by Prof. Farantouris, who is not only a respected parliamentarian and professor of European law but also an accomplished classical pianist. A horse, yet more than a horse—Jamal's painting is a soul in motion. Layers of memory, pain, and rebirth ripple through every curve, turning color into story and stillness into flight. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: The event is expected to draw a diverse group of Members of the European Parliament, cultural figures, and art enthusiasts. A Civilizational Journey Through Art Jamal Joratli, born in Syria and trained in Europe, blends Eastern artistic heritage with European classicism and modern abstraction. His layered canvases reflect the personal experiences of immigrants, turning memory into a shared visual language. "Every painting is a journey," said Joratli. "From Syria to Athens, Florence to New York, my work reflects a meeting of worlds. Through art, I build bridges - not borders." Nikolas Farantouris is a Greek MEP with SYRIZA and Jean Monnet Professor of EU and energy law, serving since 2024 on key European Parliament committees To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Exhibition Details Date: 2 July 2025 Time: 18:30 (Opening Ceremony) Venue: Atrium, Paul-Henri Spaak Building, European Parliament, Brussels Programme: Art exhibition, welcome reception, piano performance by MEP Prof. Farantouris Guests: Artist Jamal Joratli; MEP Prof. Farantouris; Members of the European Parliament
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Germany's top-up benefit system encourages low wages, says lawmaker
Germany's benefits system is encouraging low wages, a hard-left lawmaker has said, as official figures revealed that more than 800,000 German workers are reliant on top-up payments from the state. A government response to a parliamentary question by Cem Ince, from The Left party, seen by dpa, showed that 826,000 workers receive top-up payments because their income is insufficient. The payments cost the German state around €7 billion ($8 billion) per year. Ince said "it cannot be that hundreds of thousands have to rely on state aid despite working." "In this way, we are supporting low wages and maintaining the exploitation of labourers, instead of investing in care and nursery places, which would offer many people a way out of the trap of part-time employment," he added. After the introduction of the legal minimum wage in 2015 - at €8.50 per hour - the number of workers relying on top-up benefits sank from 1.2 million to 796,000 in 2023. However, the number has risen again for the first time since 2015. The new German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz has agreed to target a €15 minimum wage by 2026.
Qatar Tribune
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Qatar Tribune
Egypt deports more activists seeking to march to Gaza border
dpa Cairo Egyptian authorities have continued to send home foreign activists, who are trying to march to Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian enclave, sources at Cairo airport said on Saturday. Dozens of activists of different nationalities were prevented from entering Egypt for violating the country's entry procedures and were deported on the same planes that had earlier brought them to Cairo, the sources said on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. The aircraft were not granted permission to take off until the deportation procedures were completed, a measure that caused several flights to be delayed by 20-40 minutes, according to the sources. Participants in the self-styled 'Global March to Gaza' had originally planned to travel from Cairo to the Egyptian city of Al Arish in Sinai, where they were to walk for about 50 kilometres to Rafah on the border with Gaza. The activists also planned to protest at the Rafah border crossing for several days starting on Sunday. Protests are heavily restricted in Egypt. Organizers said many participants had been detained, harassed, physically harmed and deported. Hundreds of activists were detained on Friday in the Egyptian city of Ismailia near the Suez Canal and had their passports confiscated, a security source said. Carola Rackete, a lawmaker in the European Parliament from Germany's The Left party, posted a video on Instagram on Friday in which she said she was turned away at one of the checkpoints. She and the other activists were purportedly loaded by force onto buses by security forces and sent back to Cairo. There was massive police violence, Rackete said in a second video posted Saturday. There was no official Egyptian comment. In recent days, dozens of pro-Gaza activists have been arrested and deported by Egyptian authorities, organizers and sources in Cairo said. Earlier in the week, Egypt required the participants in the campaign to obtain prior entry visas or permits. The activists say they want to draw attention to the worsening humanitarian situation in the populous enclave.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Sources: Egypt deports more activists seeking to march to Gaza border
Egyptian authorities have continued to send home foreign activists, who are trying to march to Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian enclave, sources at Cairo airport said on Saturday. Dozens of activists of different nationalities were prevented from entering Egypt for violating the country's entry procedures and were deported on the same planes that had earlier brought them to Cairo, the sources said on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. The aircraft were not granted permission to take off until the deportation procedures were completed, a measure that caused several flights to be delayed by 20-40 minutes, according to the sources. Participants in the self-styled "Global March to Gaza" had originally planned to travel from Cairo to the Egyptian city of al-Arish in Sinai, where they were to walk for about 50 kilometres to Rafah on the border with Gaza. The activists also planned to protest at the Rafah border crossing for several days starting on Sunday. Protests are heavily restricted in Egypt. Organizers said many participants had been detained, harassed, physically harmed and deported. Hundreds of activists were detained on Friday in the Egyptian city of Ismailia near the Suez Canal and had their passports confiscated, a security source said. Carola Rackete, a lawmaker in the European Parliament from Germany's The Left party, posted a video on Instagram on Friday in which she said she was turned away at one of the checkpoints. She and the other activists were purportedly loaded by force onto buses by security forces and sent back to Cairo. There was massive police violence, Rackete said in a second video posted Saturday. There was no official Egyptian comment.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
German lawmakers criticize plan to curb refugee family reunification
German lawmakers have criticized the government's plans to suspend family reunification for some groups of refugees. The German lower house of parliament held its first consultation on a draft bill on the suspension on Friday, at which Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt reiterated his desire to limit irregular migration. There is "no single switch that can be flipped to solve the problem of illegal migration," Dobrindt said. Instead, he said, a variety of measures at the national and European level were necessary. His comments sparked outrage from lawmakers from the Greens and The Left party, who argued that family reunification was not irregular migration, but an orderly procedure in which it was clear who was entering the country. Green Party lawmaker Schahina Gambir criticized the planned reform as inhumane, saying that "families belong together" and charging that anyone who blocks legal routes is promoting human trafficking. Clara Bünger, of The Left party, described the draft bill as "anti-Christian" and "anti-family." The proposed bill aims to suspend family reunification for two years for people holding so-called "subsidiary protection status," who are allowed to remain in Germany due to the threat of political persecution in their homelands, despite lacking formal refugee status. The bill says that almost 400,000 residents have subsidiary protection. Around three-quarters are reportedly Syrian nationals. The bill foresees that these people will only be able to bring close family members - spouses, children and, in the case of unaccompanied minors, parents - to Germany in exceptional cases. Family reunification for people with subsidiary protection is already restricted to 1,000 relatives in total per month, unlike for those with refugee status.
