Halabja- The Women’s poetry Festival was held in the city of Halabja, the Kurdistan Region, on Thursday for the first time with the motto, “Women are stars shining among the clouds.”

“This festival is the first festival in its kind in the Kurdistan Region, especially in Halabja,” said Hataw Muhammad, a poet participating in the festival. “I am happy to participate in the festival and to meet many women poets.”

“Women are the foundation of everything; at their home and in their society,” said Tarifa Amini, who participated in the festival from the city of Mahabad in Eastern Kurdistan with a song.

Khamkin Kusari, poet from the city of Sulaymaniyah, also participated in the festival. “Such festivals are important to highlight the role of women in literature and poetry.”

At the festival, eight women poets read their poems and awards were given to the participants.