Artist Ali Zülfikar’s artwork entitled “Made in Turkey” was censored by Linz Mayor Hans Georg Faust.Read More
Oslo City Council has rejected a demand by Turkey’s Foreign Ministry to censor a painting by Kurdish artist Gelawêj Welidxanî. The painting is currently on exhibition in Oslo, Norway.Read More
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‘Education in the Kurdish language’ campaign to be launched on
Bawer Berşev, an activist from the Network of Kurdish Language and Culture, announced that it intends to launch a social media campaign on International Mother Language Day (21 February) in order to obtain a million signatures for its online petition calling for the right to “education in the mother language”.Read More
According to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) data, the Kırmancki (Zazaki) dialect is included in a list of languages facing extinction.Read More
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Loyal to his roots, director Badrakhan hopes to utilize cinema
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Film director Ali Badrakhan is committed to the Kurdish cause and uses cinema in an inspirational context.Read More
Eida Batzmia, an ancient and traditional holiday in Yazidi (Êzidî) society, is still celebrated by the Yazidi community in the Cizre region of Turkey during the second week of the year. The celebrations last for the whole week.Read More
The 24th Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival will take place in Ankara between 27 May and 3 June 2021.Read More
The fourth concert in the series “The sound of the past: Amida Concerts” is scheduled to take place in the coming days in the streets of Suriçi in Diyarbakır (Amed), Turkey.Read More
Diaspora Arts Connection (DAC), based in the state of California in the USA, prepares to broadcast the “Let Her Sing” concerts.Read More
Immanuel Wallerstein’s The World System and Africa and prisoner Ramazan Çeper’s Dictionary of Kurdish Mythology are the two newest books published by the Aryen Publishing House.Read More
