art and culture

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.

14:36

Palestinian artist Tahani Skaik has held an art exhibition named, “Dream and Reality” in the Gaza Strip to embody the reality of Palestinian women.

11:47

The 26th Flying Broom International Women’s Films Festival kicked off in Ankara last night with the award ceremony. Award winners dedicated their awards to Çiğdem Mater.

10:40

Kurdish singer Rukan Raşid, who was displaced from Afrin to Tabqa after the Turkish state occupied Afrin, has become the voice of resistance in Afrin and Tabqa.

09:31

Women attending the Fine Art Institute in Rojava reveal their skills, reflecting nature and the hope of their people for freedom in their paintings.

11:04

The 26th Flying Broom International Women Films Festival will kick off on May 31 with the motto, “More, Not Less”. At the festival, 64 films from many countries will be screened.