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A dance group defies the attack on Berlin's Pride festival
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Haidar Darwish, a Syrian belly dancer and artist, performed at Berlin’s Museum Island to show resilience and visibility following a deadly attack on the city’s Pride celebrations.
- The attack, involving a van ramming and stabbing, left one person dead and nearly 30 injured, and was classified as an extremist terror act by authorities.
- The suspect, Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German-born man with Lebanese roots, was killed by police after reportedly charging at officers with a sharp instrument.
- Darwish, who fled Syria in 2016, performed alongside other LGBTQ+ artists to promote solidarity among refugees, migrants, and immigrants despite the community’s grief.
- The performance aimed to transform sorrow into joy and send a message of endurance to a diverse audience beyond the LGBTQ+ community.
