Archive of Initiatives
Current and
Past Projects
A comprehensive record of international colloquiums, workshops, and exhibitions facilitated by SINAS Norway since 2006.
Current Projects
Transfer of North African Iconographic Collections
SINAS is currently finalising the transfer of North African iconographic materials preserved in Nordic collections to a partner institution in Algeria. This initiative supports the preservation, accessibility, and cross-regional circulation of historical visual heritage.
Arabic Translation and Scholarly Dialogue Initiative
Ongoing translation of Volume 1 of “Nordiske slaver – afrikanske herrer” (Nordic Slaves – African Masters) into Arabic. This volume, titled «Jeg manglede intet uden Friheden.» (“I lacked nothing but freedom”), focuses on the Bergen sailor Hans Jochum Schram’s enslavement in Tunisia, 1747–1750.
The project extends beyond translation to foster scholarly exchange, with a series of upcoming panel discussions bringing together Norwegian and North African historians to examine the diary from multiple historical perspectives.
Past Projects
Conference Papers
& Workshops
“Exhibition and International Colloquium on the Relationships between Algeria, Scandinavia and Holland”
March 12–13, 2012
Co-initiator and contributor to this landmark diplomatic and historical event in Algiers.
Sources to Ottoman Tripoli in Danish Collections
International workshop, Sept 29 – Oct 4, 2013
Project Initiator. Follow-up project: Sources to Libyan History in Scandinavian Collections – Sources to Scandinavian History in Libyan Collections.
In cooperation with The Center for National Archives and Historical Studies, Tripoli.
"Why Barbary was not Barbary"
Modern perspectives on North Africa through the experiences of two young Scandinavian captives.
(Originally presented at “Sjöræningjar i Nordurhöfum”, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, 2008).
Published in 2025 in Garp Ocaklari Tarihi – The History of the Barbary Regencies, Istanbul.
Exhibition
Cultural History Museum, Oslo
Academic Consultant, 2006
Featured in Aftenposten, May 3, 2006:
“Norwegians as Slaves in Africa”
