MEET 2026: World premiere of «August 10, 2019 – The time that followed»
As part of MEET 2026, the world premiere of the new short documentary «August 10, 2019 – The time that followed» will take place.
August 10, 2019, Muslims at the Al-Noor Islamic Center in Bærum were attacked by the far-right extremist Philip Manshaus. On the same day, he murdered his younger sister, Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen, in their family home. This is the story of those who survived the attack.
The short documentary highlights three individuals who, in different ways, experienced August 10 up close: Muhammad Rafiq, Syed Muhammad Ashraf, and Mohamad Karim Rahimi. Through witness accounts, the events are illuminated from multiple perspectives, and the film shows how people came together in dialogue in the aftermath of the attack.
The documentary will be included as part of the Foundation’s educational program, where students and other visitors will be invited to reflect on the consequences of hatred and terrorism. A small, but highly competent production team was selected for the production, consisting of director (Rania Iraki), producer (Lisana Preteni), cinematographer (Fahil Anweri) and sound manager (Tobias Olsen Johnsgård). The project was supported by UNESCO and Fritt Ord.
The Muslim European Empowerment Programme (MEET) is an important initiative to promote intra-faith and interfaith dialogue, raising capacity and capabilities of key stakeholders to address the challenges facing Muslims in Europe and to celebrate the achievements and contributions being made to European life. The theme of this year’s conference is: the growing hatred toward Muslims, what it leads to, and what the Muslim community itself can do.
📆 Sunday, May 3 at 10:00 AM
Organizers: Kristiansand kommune, UiA, Faith Associates, EFI, Nordic Safe Cities
Language: English, interpretation will be provided
Participation in the MEET conference is FREE.
The 10th of August Foundation is a peace and human rights center that operates a memory and learning center with an exhibition based on the murder of Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen and the terrorist attack on the Al-Noor Islamic Centre in Bærum, Norway on August 10, 2019. The foundation works to prevent radicalization and extremism, and to promote democracy and human rights through education and dialogue activities. The foundation’s primary target group is youth and young adults.