Irem is a political scientist, filmmaker and visual activist from Turkey. Being a little explorer, she participated in journalism and civil society activities in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. She produced works on queer body, minorities, migration, Turkish-EU relations, Cyprus, Israel/Palestine, climate change, and cultural heritage. Her current research is on cultural resistance through theatre in a refugee camp, based on ethnographic fieldwork. She continues to create content to decode Middle Eastern narratives.

A project by Irem Aydemir
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The Improbable Crossing: Sharper Than the Edge of a Sword, Thinner Than a Strand of Hair