art and culture

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.

08:51

The musical journey of Siyan Nebo (16), who was displaced from Afrin to Shahba after the city was occupied, has continued since she was four. The young singer tells the pain and resistance of the Kurdish people in her songs.

12:19

The Women’s Museum in Marrakesh preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements through a variety of thematic exhibitions that highlight the creative spirit of Moroccan women and their cultural contributions around the world.

13:59

Halabiye and Zalabiye are two archaeological sites witnessing the history of Deir ez-Zor. Located on the left and right banks of the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor, they are known as “Fortified cities” by local people.

11:21

The 2nd Literature Week kicked off in Kobanê on April 29. Seminars and panels of the event focus on the philosophy and identity of Kurdish poet Meleyê Cizîri.

10:55

Gazan writer Rasha Farhat has published several books and collections of short stories to shed light on the reality of women in the Gaza Strip.

07:02

Actress Serra Yılmaz has been awarded the Anna Maria Mammoliti Minerva Prize.

09:30

Yaza Jasêm is determined to pass the art of “Deq (Kurdish tattoos)” down to the next generation although she is 70 years old. She calls on young people to “preserve your culture and traditions.”

10:17

The Cannes Film Festival has announced the official line-up for the 76th Cannes Film Festival to be held from 16-27 May. The films directed by six women will compete this year.

09:27

Safînaz Evdikê, member of the Kezî Collective for Women Filmmakers, thinks the TV series called “Laylat al-Suqut (English: The Night of the Fall)”, a series depicting the fall of Mosul at the hands of ISIS, does not show the true face of ISIS.

10:47

Gazan artist Amira Hamdan performs shadow plays telling the stories of women and children to raise awareness.