art and culture

14:30

Women displayed their paintings at the exhibition held in Sulaymaniyah as part of the 16-day activism against gender-based violence.

14:14

Women have shown a great interest in the 4th International Book Fair being held in Sulaymaniyah, a city of the Kurdistan Region.

08:30

Gazan artist Dalia Abdulrahman gives a message about the social restrictions imposed on women’s right to freedom of opinion and expression through her paintings.

10:58

Kobanê, a film telling the fight of the YPJ/YPG against ISIS, was screened at the Mihemed Şêxo Culture and Art Center in Qamishlo yesterday.

12:00

“Letters from Sinjar”, a film directed by Dersîm Zêrevan, was screened in Qamishlo.

09:00

The cartoons exhibited as part of the Women’s Cartooning Days held in Casablanca draw attention to the gender stereotypes in Moroccan society and call for achieving gender equality.

11:38

An event called, “Arab Book Salon” has been organized in Algeria with the participation of 81 publishing houses from seven countries.

13:47

The 8th Pomegranate Festival has kicked off in Halabja.

10:01

The Hîlala Zêrîn Cultural Movement in Afrin Region has released a song named, “Jîna” to draw attention to the women’s struggle in Rojhelat Kurdistan.

14:12

The 8th Martyr Bêrîtan Culture and Art Festival, held in the Mahkmur refugee camp continues with painting exhibitions, the presentation of cultural products and local Kurdish dishes.

11:14

The 2nd Arîn Bisk and Zilfên Aştiyê Theater Festival ended yesterday after the “Biborin Mem û Zîn” theater play was performed. After the play, all theater players, directors and people participating in the festival visited the cemetery with Arin Mirkan's

14:35

The 2nd Arîn Bisk and Zilfên Aştiyê Theater Festival continues with the performances of theater groups. Last evening, the “Kontîner” theater play was performed at the festival by the members of the Culture and Art Center in Aleppo.

12:00

“Hêza”, a documentary film directed and produced by Derya Deniz, wins two more awards from two international film festivals.

15:24

Painter Naz Elî Ewal has held a two-week exhibition entitled, “Şahmeran li baxê Sewan” in Sulaymaniyah. Her paintings draw attention to beauties of Kurdistan's forests and the attacks on them.

12:10

The International Day of the Girl Child was celebrated in Shengal with the motto, “Today’s Girls are Tomorrow’s Pioneers”.

11:48

The 6th Osman Sabrî Literature Festival has kicked off in Qamishlo. Speaking about the festival attracting women writers, Nerîman Evdikê said that they managed to organize the festival despite the conditions of war.

10:04

Leyla Kenter, daughter of Yıldız Kenter, has died at 70 following a battle with cancer.

09:40

The 2nd Arîn Bisk and Zilfên Aştiyê Theater Festival continues with the performances of theater groups. Last night, “Siwarên Çûkan” theater play was performed at the festival.

09:45

The Kurdish Film Festival Berlin organized to support Kurdish filmmakers will kick off on October 13.

12:46

The 2nd Arîn Bisk and Zilfên Aştiyê Theater Festival has entered its fifth day. The festival continues with the performances of theater groups from Kobanê, Raqqa, Manbij, Afrin, Aleppo and Rmelan.