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SAIC Beat S04E03 – Sami Ismat on the Consequences of Whistleblowing

A performance artist confronts the complexities of economic sanctions and human rights.
Cover art by Cat Cao.

When the U.S. put sanctions on Syria in December of 2019, Sami Ismat (MFA 2020) questioned this sequence of events through a performance that brought participants into the mind of a whistleblower. In the final episode of Season 4, Sami explains why exposing injustice is not always foolproof. 

Olivia Canny
Olivia Canny
Olivia Canny (MANAJ 2021) is the news editor at F Newsmagazine. She likes taking long walks on Google Street View.
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