art and culture
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Rana and Reem Al-Amine… A Hook and a Brush Crafting the Resilience of Southern Lebanese Women
In Chaqra, a border town, Rana and daughter Reem Al-Amine embody southern Lebanese women's resilience, their knitting and drawing turning from environmental-artistic projects into tools of resistance, survival, and defiance against attacks.
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Music in Tunisian Voices... Women Confronting Stereotypes
Music teacher Aisha Haji recounts her experience with art and her challenge to stereotypes, while Sanaa Al-Aati addresses the role of this art in women's daily lives.
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An Artist Documents the Legacy of the Martyr Beritan Through Art
The “Martyr Beritan” Festival, held every two years in Makhmour camp, combines memory and resistance.Artist Marjan Kara, from the “Martyr Dalila” workshop, contributes to transmitting the legacy of the martyr Beritan to new generations through art.
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Anahita... The Legacy of the Water Goddess Between Temple Ruins and the Memory of Folk Heritage
Despite Kangavar's Anahita Temple collapse, vow rituals and beliefs in Kermanshah springs' healing powers remain evidence of the ancient water goddess's continued presence in local folk heritage.
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Yadkar Qarman Employs Colors in the Service of Kurdish Women’s Struggle and Identity
Kurdish artist Yadkar Qarman dedicates her artistic talent to documenting the struggle of her people and shedding light on the issues of Kurdish women, through paintings that evoke memory, history, and identity.
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The Passion for Piano Turns into an Opportunity to Teach Women in Iraq
Shaima sumaisem trains women in Iraq on the piano and seeks to expand the horizons of learning music before them, in a society where women’s participation in the artistic field is still governed by social retrictions.
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Robiaa Al-Hajli… The Guardian of As-Sweida’s Memory and Documents
Rabiaa Al-Hajli preserves history by protecting inherited family documents and belongings, viewing them as records of the region's memory, fearing this heritage may be lost without future generations to transmit it.
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50 Women’s Films Light Up the Screen of the Rojava Film Festival
Qamishlo city is preparing to host the sixth edition of the Rojava International Flim Festival, in the period extending between 13 and 20 November, under the slogan “Shared Strories, Free Cinema.
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Gaza in a Poet's Suitcase... Walaa Al-Batta Writes from Exile
Palestinian poet Walaa Al-Batta carries her homeland in her poems, and writes about war, absence, motherhood, and exile. Between fear for her family and trying to build a new life, she recovers poetry as a voice of memory and belonging.
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Land of Kings and Pyramids… The Northern State Holds Chapters of Sudan’s History
Sudan’s Northern State is among its richest regions in heritage and antiquities, spanning Meroe, Kerma, Napata, Christian Nubian Kingdoms, and archaeological sites thousands of years old, plus Islamic and Nubian antiquities.
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Annabah Celebrates Women’s Creativity in the Eighth Edition of the Theater Festival in Algeria
The eighth National Festival for Women's Theatrical Production launched in Algeria, highlighting women's experiences, supporting creative women and project holders through performances, meetings, and workshops opening new spaces.
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The Tenth Amed Fair… Women’s Writings Carrying Messages of Solidarity and Hope
Amid women's growing presence in culture and literature, the tenth Amed Book Fair in northern Kurdistan became a meeting space and platform for women writers to share experiences and messages.
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"A Possible Sky" Exhibition... A Kurdish Artist Turns Prison and Memory into Art
After seven years imprisoned, Kurdish artist Dilan Jodi Saruhan returns with “A Possible Sky,” recovering a decade of tranformations, memory,boundaries,and freedom, revealing how material become expressive language.
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An Iraqi Film Director Turns Iraq’s Memory into a Narrative Canvas and a Living Document
Iraqi director Iman Khudair's "Mural of Rain" won Best Screenplay at the Fimto International Short Film Festival; she also wrote and produced "We Want a Homeland" in the same political context.
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Jewelry from Kurdish Memory…Gobruk Turns Heritage into Contemporary Art
In “Gobruk,” copper becomes more than jewelry,decoration more than shape, and craft a means of preserving memory, as Butan Omar leaves future generations a tangible, continuing heritage.
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Kobani Artists Participate for the First Time in Syria's Festivals
For the first time, Kobani artistic groups participated in Aleppo and Hama festivals, presenting Kurdish music and folklore amid audience interaction, highlighting their culture and Syrian diversity.
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Algerian Novelist Recovers the Tales of the Saharan Woman
Algerian novelist Jamila Tablawi evokes the image of the Saharan woman as a symbol of resilience and rootedness, likening her to a “sand rose,” drawing inspiration for her literary experience from the environment of Bechar city and its cultural memory.
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Rojava's Children Build Their Future with Art and the Mother Tongue
Hefro and Nudem Ayoub are two girls weaving their dreams between school, language, and art, in an experience reflecting the presence of Kurdish culture in the life of a generation that grew up under deep social and cultural transformations.
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Annabah Will Celebrate Women's Theater... New Performances and Horizons for Empowering Creative Women
Theater lovers turn to Annabah, hosting the eighth National Cultural Festival for Women's Theatrical Production, with a renewed vision enhancing women's presence as project owners in Algeria's theatrical scene.
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Documentary Director: Women's Participation in Cinema Remains Below the Required Level
"Documentary director Yasmin Sharif Manesh says Kurdish women face major cinema challenges, requiring greater support, encouragement, and dedicated festival spaces to increase their presence.