art and culture

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Young painter Fatima Oso draws her dreams to reach her goals, “Art is a different world” she said.

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Werdia Daniel collects historical artifacts to protect them and she also works as a farmer. She describes herself as a friend of time.

09:47

As a Fine Arts student, Şilan Akbudak paints on wood boards and turns these boards into paintings. Apart from painting, she also creates sculptures using wood chips. Şilan Akbudak has many projects to carry out in the fine arts.

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Venus Development, Education and Rehabilitation Center located in Damascus is a center founded for those who want to criticize and evaluate the progress of the arts, develop their skills in many fields such as media and public relations, and effective communication. The center refuses the “cliché” roles imposed on women in the film industry. Zeynep Cûbrî, director of the center, says they have worked to change the gender roles in the industry.

08:43

Şeker Tunç took the courage to begin to write songs after her daughter became a musician. Her daughter Semra Tunç sang the song “Vare Varena” written by her mother in their native language Zazaki. The mother and daughter inspiring each other want to keep producing songs in Zazaki to show what kinds of problems women have faced.

11:56

“I don't have the perspective that music is life, but I never think of my life without music. I see music as a comrade,” said musician Berfin Aktay.

15:24

60-year-old Feziya Sahib shows us women from all ages can take part in art and be a model by producing. After her retirement, she was interested in paintings using different objects and these days she has held her first exhibition.

10:04

The tone of the violin is warm and powerful. It directly affects your feelings when you start listening to it. Sîdar and Dilyar are two siblings and friends playing the violin.

09:42

Aryen Xelîl has listened to every song and tried to sing them since she was eight years old. She wants to be a dengbej (storyteller) when she grows up.

13:22

The 53rd Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards winners have been announced. The Honorary Award has been given to actress Nur Sürer.

13:25

The 5th of the annual Martyr Yekta Herekol Theatre Festival in North-East Syria will start tomorrow with the motto "The Scream of Waşokanî”. This year’s festival’s main theme is common life, resistance, and struggle.

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Sûsika is a new music group formed by music teachers. The group was named after Sûsika Simo, the first female dengbej to take the stage. Female members of the group aim to support women’s struggle with their songs by singing ethnic songs in different languages.

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Nergis Karadağ and Simay Çalışkan met during their undergraduate education at Ege University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema. Both were interested in women’s issues, queer theory, and the media coverage of these issues. Thereupon, they shot their first short documentary animated film called “Homur Homur” on LGBTI + visibility. In the film using a language of humor, they ironically use a slogan their film saying, “Your homophobia goes to hell”.

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“I like those who have stories and can tell something in all fields of art. I played and sang the folk songs in my three music cassettes compiled by me. The women of this region have very advanced theatrical aspects. They're awesome and you learn from them what you can't learn from any book about life. You learn many things in a short quatrain they sing. For me, all women living here are Amazon women wearing waistcloths.”