art and culture

12:00

Women photographers from Rojava take photos of what they witness with passion and love to immortalize their own history.

09:30

NE Syria’s Jineology Academy presented the book entitled “Historical foundations and future of women's revolution”.

11:20

Hafida Bensalah, one of the founders of the Association Neama for Development, says that Moroccan cinema has produced some movies about women’s rights and against gender-based violence.

13:10

The 3rd Orphic Painting Exhibition was held in Aden to support young painters. Many paintings have been displayed at the exhibition.

14:24

Women acting on stage and in plays face gender stereotypes all around the world. Tunisian female theater players seem determined to break these stereotypes and support women's rights with their projects and plays that they take part in.

08:48

Fatê Temel has opened a Deq (Tattoo) workshop to teach this tradition to young people. Fatê Temel, who practices deq to people and gives information to those who are interested in this tradition in her workshop, says that keeping her tradition alive makes her happy.

15:34

A theatre performance was staged on the foothill of Mount Kizwanan to raise awareness about violence against women as part of the 16 Days Activism campaign. “We want to raise awareness about violence against women because it is ignored,” said Cîhan Ehmed, one of the theatre players.

13:30

Bozour for Culture and Arts is the first Palestinian all-women theatre company. The company focuses on women’s issues in theatre performances.

11:08

Omani writer Jokha Alharthi has won the Arabic Literature Prize for her novel “Ladies of the Moon.”

10:15

19-year-old Moroccan photographer Asmaa Amjdud participated in an international photography competition in London and was awarded the best and youngest photographer of 2021. She called on women to “follow your dreams”.

08:18

Syriac Women's Voice Newspaper was launched in EN Syria last year November 25. “We decided to launch a newspaper to make the voices of Syriac women heard,” said Şam Qirme, the editor of the newspaper.

13:39

The Theater Festival organized in Kobanî in memory of Arin Mirkan continues on its third day. Today, the theater players of the Tabqa Culture and Art Center performed the theater play named “Çinîna dujehê”.

13:20

36th Tunis International Book Fair has been held at Exhibitions Palace in El-Karam area in Tunis with the motto, “Books are the best friends.” Tunisian writer Asiyah Bin Ramadan, who attended the fair, advised young people to read books to discover different worlds.

15:10

14-year-old painter Xelil Hiso paints his big dreams on small pieces of paper. His paintings have been displayed at an art exhibition held in Aleppo. He calls on his peers to “not waste their time”.

08:46

2,000-year-old Mount Nemrut, located in the Kahta district of Adıyaman, is notable for the summit where a number of large statues are erected. The Hellenistic statues constructed during the Kingdom of Commagene still stand firm despite the destruction.

10:40

On November 13, 1960, Amouda Cinema burned down in a fire and more than 200 children died inside it. Maybe the reason why there isn’t a full-fledged cinema in NE Syria. But Rojava Film Commune keeps working to positively revive the memory of people about cinema. We spoke to Nadiya Derweş, a board member of the Rojava Film Commune about cinema, what people in the region think about it, and the effects of women on cinema.

12:24

Kurdish people have tried to tell what happened to them and their legends for years through “Mewal”. Xecida Alo is one of the people trying to keep this culture alive. “Everyone should have this culture,” she said.

15:22

“I try to draw attention to women’s issues in my works. Everyone should produce in order to change the mentality,” Moroccan director Naima Zaitan said.

13:38

The jury of the Golden Scale Feature Film Competition for the 11th International Crime and Punishment Film Festival has been announced. Iranian director, producer, and actress Niki Karimi will be the jury president.

09:42

“Kurdish culture and art are also targeted,” said Semira Şukeri, who grew up with the dengbêj culture, which keeps the Kurdish history and memory alive.