Hörselskadades Riksförbund: Winner

"Film producer and entrepreneur Hajan Jabar is an innovative, norm-challenging visual creator who, with courage and integrity, brings us stories about Sweden that move us and broaden our horizons.
Drawing on experiences and insights from living with hearing loss, she enriches the cultural landscape and elevates new voices, new perspectives.
Hajan Jabar advocates for herself and her needs as a person with hearing loss - standing tall and with unwavering openness.
She has transformed the experience of navigating dual cultures into a source of strength and creative power, allowing people to be seen, understood, and heard on their own terms."

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The inspirers of the month, November Issue

“They have directed and produced videos for Imenella, Yasin, Dree Low, and several of Sweden’s biggest musical artists, alongside commercials for brands like Pantamera and short documentaries. The success of Meraki is undeniable and momentum has built rapidly - at times, perhaps too rapidly. Because while Hajan and Entisar are living their dream, it has come at a cost to both their health and personal relationships. This is a journey they open up about in the SVT documentary Hajan & Entisar.”

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Directed by Nur Tutal
Produced by UDSY

A documentary film following the beginning of Meraki.

"Two young women find sisterhood in a shared dream: becoming music video producers for Sweden's top hip-hop artists. As success comes within reach, their past catches up with them and reality turns out to be far from what they imagined. To make their dream a reality, they face a pivotal decision. What truly matters most - success or friendship?"

Stream at SVT Play

Nominated in the Opinion Film Category

Our PANTAMERA Musicvideo for “Superhero Ideal” by Myra Granberg got nominated.

“Having Myra on board as the artist has been fantastic. She is incredibly dedicated. We’re also thrilled to have the production company Meraki STHLM join us on this journey. When we met Hajan and Entisar and they shared how they wanted to interpret Myra’s track, everything just clicked,” says Maria Lamke, Art Director at Granath.”

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Videobolaget Meraki:
“Vi sparkar in dörrar för dem som ser ut som vi”

"They like to talk about keeping 'the culture' in focus, striving to portray it without worrying about how outsiders perceive it. Hajan shares that she feels at home neither in Kurdistan nor on the streets of Östermalm. Instead, she feels at home in Bergsjön, Angered, Tynnered, and similar suburbs, where there is a culture and a language that immigrants have built up over generations."

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Listed by Företagarna

“Production company focused on amplifying stories from suburban communities through the founders' own cultural competence and perspective. They have created music videos with Sweden's biggest rappers and gained national media attention for paving the way for greater representation in their industry.”

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Kingsize Magazine Year Recap: Listed

“In the incredibly crisp and ambitious music video for "Mår inte bra," the artist plays a mental patient - and few have pulled it off with such style. Kudos to the vision.”

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Kingsize Magazine Year Recap: Listed

“The music video for Imenella’s sole solo single of 2020 “Aah Shit” truly encapsulates everything the rapper stands for: female empowerment, independence, and having a blast while claiming it.”

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Hajan helps deaf refugees in Sign Language

“But at Central Station in Stockholm, volunteer Hajan Jabar feels that the authorities are doing far too little for arriving refugees - both hearing and deaf - and that much of the responsibility falls on volunteers. At the same time, she notes that there is a strong readiness among deaf people in Sweden to step up.”

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