art and culture

11:42

Poet Fatima Maizi writes and reads zejel poems, known as an old Arabic poetic form, about women’s resistance in the Moroccan Nationalist Movement against French colonialism.

13:40

The 27th Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival kicked off at the Ankara Opera House with the award ceremony on May 9.

14:22

Hunergeha Welat, a community of art and culture based in North and East Syria, has released a new music video called “Em Herin Gund (Kurdish: Let’s go to the village)”.

09:55

“The unifying power of art has an ability to connect people,” said theatre players, who participated in the Amed Theater Festival from Saqqez and Urmia, cities in Rojhilat Kurdistan.

09:17

17-year-old high school student Tia Qaid Bey recycles unused CDs into art to protect the environment and earn money.

09:44

Teachers and students in Makhmour refugee camp, who started an orchestra, are getting ready to celebrate the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan on April 4.

08:14

Theater actresses in Hasakah keep performing despite the patriarchal mindset that rejects their existence in society.

10:20

Kawthar Hami living in Manbij Canton learned how to weave rugs and carpets from her mother. “Weaving rugs and carpets is an art that should be passed down from generation to generation,” she said.

13:45

Numerous female artists participated in the art exhibition held at Tonkabadi Art Gallery in Ilam, a Kurdish city in Iran’s Ilam County.

12:50

The song “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî", composed by MKM musician Hediye Kalkan for International Women's Day, March 8, has been shared on online platforms.

11:34

Stranên Keziya Sor, a musical film telling the history of the international women's struggle and the women’s revolution in Rojava was screened in four cities of North and East Syria on March 3.

12:27

“I hope my paintings will bring hope to everyone. I reflect good feelings in my paintings far away from the dark sides of life and resentful life,” said Iranian painter Arzoo Safai, who organized a solo painting exhibition in Tehran.

08:23

“Kurdish folk sayings must be documented,” said Şehnaz Çolî, who lives in the town of Amûdê, Jazira Canton of North and East Syria.

09:21

Saz and Ayaz Group founded in Qamishlo in 2018 carries out activities to preserve Kurdish art and culture.

09:25

Mallika Sadat and Soraya Sadat, one of the first engraving artists in Herat, have opened an engraving workshop for girls, who have been excluded from schools and universities by the Taliban's gender apartheid in Afghanistan.

08:19

After the revolution in North and East Syria, culture and art centers were opened in the city of Qamishlo to support young women in improving their skills. “The revolution in Rojava gives us an opportunity to improve ourselves.”

12:08

Îzdihar Tahir, who has been interested in dance since her childhood, expresses what her society has experienced through lyrical dance.

09:43

“Our bodies are part of our identity. We should not hide our bodies or be ashamed of them,” said Egyptian theatre director Nora Amin, participating in the Jasad International Festival of Women Directors, in Rabat.

12:52

On the first day of the Festival of Pir Shalyar, children travelled from home to home in the village of Uraman Takht, Kurdistan province, Iran.

08:52

Evîn Mihemed is a young Kurdish woman in Qamishlo. She plays guitar and bağlama and signs Kurdish songs to preserve Kurdish culture.