The exhibition has been curated by British-Palestinian art dealer, curator, activist and journalist Zayna Al-Saleh, and Italian art collector and curator Lorenzo Sibilla. 8, as part of European artist-activist Cake$’s debut solo exhibition “A Child Is Born In Bethlehem.” The pre-release screening of Walled Off will take place on Sept. Nestled against Israel’s separation barrier, which encloses occupied Palestine and annexes part of its land, Banksy has claimed it has the “worst view of any hotel in the world.” The iconic British street artist opened the Walled Off hotel in Bethlehem in 2017. “Artists working in this realm strive to provide a counterpoint to the prevailing images of power and also to the stereotypes that are fed to us by the media,” the teaser said. Last week, Arfuso shared a teaser on Instagram. Later scenes feature five decades of archival footage, with the goal of combating the narrative of Palestinian struggle in Western media while also anchoring Arafat as a symbol of national identity. The film follows Hadid, brother of models Bella and Gigi, as he explores Banksy’s hotel’s site-specific installations and storied halls with its head manager, Wissam Salsa. Referencing the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, owned and designed by British artists Banksy, the film underlines the importance of socially and politically engaged art. The film, “Walled Off,” is written and directed by Vin Arfuso, an American filmmaker of Palestinian and Italian descent. Other producers on the project are Kweku Mandela, grandson of former South African president Nelson, and Pink Floyd guitarist Roger Waters. LONDON: A documentary film co-produced by Palestinian model Anwar Hadid will be shown next month at San Carlo auditorium in Albenga, Italy. Last October, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the opening of the official No 10 TikTok account, which currently records nearly 330,000 followers, with the intention “to be a place where we can put out messages and behind-the-scenes insights into what we’re getting done, so tune in.” Several MPs, including Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, use TikTok to engage with a younger audience, the social media platform said.
TikTok said that it contacted the signatories of the letter, offering to “meet with them to understand their concerns and explain our data protection processes.” “The prospect of Xi Jinping’s government having access to personal data on our children’s phones ought to be a cause for major concern,” the letter adds. The signatories to the letter expressed their concerns over data security risks associated with the app and said the account should not be restored until TikTok is able to “reassure MPs that the company could prevent data transfer to ByteDance, should the parent company make a request for it.” TikTok data is routinely transferred to China.” MPs also sent a letter last week requesting the account’s closure, saying that they were “surprised and disappointed” it had been launched after “recent reports have made clear that. Speakers of the House of Commons and Lords ordered officials to shut down the account saying that they “had not been consulted about its creation and had been made aware of reasons for concern.” “While it is disappointing that Parliament will no longer be able to connect with the millions of people who use TikTok in the UK, we reiterate the offer to reassure those members of Parliament who raised concerns and clarify any inaccuracies about our platform,” a spokesperson for TikTok said. The account was shut down only a week after its launch following a campaign by Conservative MPs. “The account was a pilot initiative while we tested the platform as a way of reaching younger audiences with relevant content about Parliament.” “Based on member feedback, we are closing the pilot UK Parliament TikTok account earlier than we had planned,” a UK Parliament spokesperson said. LONDON: The UK Parliament shut down its TikTok account on Thursday over the platform’s alleged ties to the Chinese government.