The
Architecture of Captivity

The Architecture of Captivity is presented by Palestinian Cultural Days Dublin and examines the lives of Palestinian prisoners, detainees and hostages through law, testimony, photography, music and film. It opens at 14:00 with a welcome and introduction, followed by an overview of the legal realities of administrative detention, detention without charge or trial, military courts, due process and human rights. At 15:00, lawyer Khaled Mahajne discusses access to justice in a session moderated by Bana AbuZuluf. Sanaa Salameh Daqqa joins live via Zoom at 15:45 with a personal testimony on life with Walid Daqqa, imprisonment, family separation, motherhood, memory, dignity and the pursuit of justice. At 16:30, Safaa Khatib's photography exhibition The Braids Rebellion documents braids of hair donated by Palestinian women prisoners to a breast cancer campaign, with refreshments served. Eman Alhaj Ali speaks from Gaza at 17:00 in Gaza: A Live Prison on siege, displacement, restricted movement, memory and storytelling. Loor Amin performs oud music at 17:30. A film introduction precedes Raed Andoni's 94-minute documentary Ghost Hunting at 17:50. Closing reflections and an audience discussion run from 19:24 to 19:40.