art and culture

09:44

Lebanese artist Maya Fares transfers her passion for art into hand painted porcelain paintings. She teaches this art to other women.

14:08

Women from different sects and groups participating in the march in Morocco express their solidarity with Palestinian women, who are subjected to genocidal attacks and violence.

10:52

25-year-old Avin Tayfur whose interest in children’s literature drove her to write thinks children’s books should be written carefully.

09:34

Film director Dilan Toftik says the FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival is a resistance against assimilation policies.

12:28

The Atelier Gaza provides a space for women artists to address women’s issues in their artwork.

13:51

A group of women in the Gaza Strip weave palm leaves to make traditional decorative objects and baskets to preserve Palestinian heritage and prevent it from disappearing.

09:36

Talîta Şemûn Kako says the Atra Group aims to revive Syriac folk dances and preserve Syriac culture.

09:04

Children in the Makhmour refugee camp attend cultural and artistic courses such as painting, singing and folklore.

15:37

Poet Fayrouz Rishk says that women have played an important role in art and culture since the revolution in North and East Syria. “My poems are about the sufferings of my people.”

13:36

80-year-old Dallah Assaf, who got Deq (Kurdish tattoos) on her face and hands when she was young, says the tradition of deq differs from region to region.

11:39

Sound Rise is a short film by Farya Younesi on the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Women, Life, Freedom)” uprising that started in Iran and Rojhilat.

12:19

Libyan women painters address women’s issues in their paintings in order to raise awareness about women’s rights.

12:53

Najla Abu Lahia started a museum in the Gaza Strip named, “Al Qarara Cultural Museum” by collecting more than 3,000 artifacts to preserve Palestinian historical heritage.

10:16

“A person deprived of art and culture is a missing person,” said Zenura Babat, a teacher of the Stêra Zêrîn Cultural Center. “Musical instruments have existed since ancient times and we want to preserve our culture through them.”

14:06

On the 842nd day of the sit-in protest for justice, the Şenyaşar family referred to the speech of Turkey’s Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç on World Law Day and said, “The head of justice does not wish.”

10:35

Women in the Gaza Strip make a great effort to revive the ancient mosaic art in a modern style that shows the reality in Palestine and highlight the role of women in preserving the cultural heritage.

15:42

Artist Nazanin Abdullah makes art with recycled materials. “I use waste materials to make my art. I ask people not to throw away their unused materials.”

10:54

Sitiya Nexşa, a music community in Shengal (Sinjar), has released a video showing Yazidis’ five traditional folk dances. The women appearing in the video say they aim to keep Yazidi culture alive and promote it.

09:05

Calling for participation in the 8th edition of the Filmamed Documentary Film Festival, Rojhilat Aksoy says the aim of the festival is to “keep the social memory alive against assimilation.”

14:49

Art teacher Hataw Kerîm paints murals on the walls of the streets, schools and hospitals in Halabja.