art and culture
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Lebanese high school student recycling old CDs
17-year-old high school student Tia Qaid Bey recycles unused CDs into art to protect the environment and earn money.
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Makhmour gets ready for celebrations on April 4
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.
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Theater actresses: We confronted everything that hindered our freedom
Theater actresses in Hasakah keep performing despite the patriarchal mindset that rejects their existence in society.
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Kawthar Hami of Manbij: Weaving rugs should be passed down to the next generation
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.
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Numerous female artists participate in art exhibition in Ilam
Numerous female artists participated in the art exhibition held at Tonkabadi Art Gallery in Ilam, a Kurdish city in Iran’s Ilam County.
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MKM releases ‘Jin Jiyan Azadî’ song to celebrate IWD
The song “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî", composed by MKM musician Hediye Kalkan for International Women's Day, March 8, has been shared on online platforms.
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Stranên Keziya Sor: Musical film telling women’s revolution screened in NE Syria
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.
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Iranian female painter: I hope my paintings will bring hope to everyone
“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.
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‘Kurdish folk sayings must be documented’
“Kurdish folk sayings must be documented,” said Şehnaz Çolî, who lives in the town of Amûdê, Jazira Canton of North and East Syria.
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Saz&Ayaz Group calls for preservation of Kurdish culture
Saz and Ayaz Group founded in Qamishlo in 2018 carries out activities to preserve Kurdish art and culture.
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Afghan engraving artist: Nothing lasts forever
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.
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Young women find opportunity to improve their skills thanks to revolution in Rojava
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.”
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‘I express what my society has experienced through lyrical dance’
Îzdihar Tahir, who has been interested in dance since her childhood, expresses what her society has experienced through lyrical dance.
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Theatre director Nora Amin: Our bodies are part of our identity
“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.
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Festival of Pir Shalyar kicks off in Uraman Takht
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.
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Young woman in Qamishlo preserves Kurdish culture through art
Evîn Mihemed is a young Kurdish woman in Qamishlo. She plays guitar and bağlama and signs Kurdish songs to preserve Kurdish culture.
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Art workshop for young people in Makhmour restarted
The Martyr Avyan Buldan Workshop provides art courses such as craft and music courses to young people in Makhmour refugee camp.
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Robîn Omer’s string art projects draw attention in Qamishlo
22-year-old Robîn Omer makes string art in Qamishlo. Her projects draw great attention.
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Photography exhibition held in Baneh to support underprivileged children
A photography exhibition has been held in the city of Baneh to support underprivileged children.
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Hîlala Zêrîn carries out cultural art activities despite attacks
Reşa Elo, member of the Hîlala Zêrîn Cultural Movement, says that they carry out cultural art activities in North and East Syria despite the war conditions.