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34th Kurdistan Dance Festival kicks off in Hanover
This year's festival of folklore dances of Kurdistan began on Saturday with a parade through the city centre of Hanover. Almost two dozen dance groups are taking part in the tradition-rich competition this year. -
The 34th Kurdistan Dance Festival kicks off today in Hannover
The 34th Kurdistan Dance Festival, Mîhrîcana Govendên Kurdistan, kicks off today in Hannover with the slogan "Our Culture is Our Identity". -
Ma Music Coordinator taken into custody
Ma Music Coordinator Şêrko Kanîwar was detained as part of the investigation launched by Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. -
Kurdistan Youth Festival kicks off in Freiburg
The Culture and Sports Festival organized by the Kurdish youth in Europe is taking place this year under the title “Kurdistan Youth Festival”. -
Music Beyond Borders, a short movie
A short film called "Muzika li Pişt Sînor-Music Beyond Borders", about the ban on Kurdish music, was released on YouTube. -
Kurdish elective courses to start throughout Switzerland
Author Fatma Şık, said that Kurdish will be taught as an elective course in schools in the Geneva canton and said that they will spread this practice throughout Switzerland. -
MED-DER calls on the Kurdish people to focus on their mother tongue
The Mesopotamia Language, Culture and Research Association said that “Education in the mother tongue should be the basic demand of the Kurds.” -
KCK celebrates Kurdish Language Day, calling for enhanced struggle for the right to mother tongue
On the occasion of the Kurdish Language Day on 15 May, the Education Committee of the KCK pointed out the importance of the mother tongue for the existence of a society and called for struggle against self-assimilation. -
KODAR celebrates Kurdish Language Day
The East Kurdistan Democratic and Free Society (KODAR) celebrated the Kurdish Language Day and said that preserving the Kurdish language was a moral, human and political duty. -
Kurdish Cultural Festival in Paris ends
On its final day, the festival hosted internationally renowned Kurdish singers and artists who performed a unique composition of Middle Eastern, folk and rock music. -
Hîlala Zêrin in Kobanê pays tribute Martyr Mizgîn
Hîlala Zêrin Cultural Movement in Kobanê commemorated Martyr Mizgîn (Gurbet Aydın) with an art exhibition they organized with the slogan "Art is renewed with the voice of Mizgîn". -
Dengbêj performance at Kurdish Cultural Festival in Paris
The Kurdish Cultural Festival in Paris continued with a Dengbêj performance and a special children's programme. Dengbêj singing is the most important part of traditional Kurdish musical culture. -
Kurdish Theatre Workshop kicks off in Basel
The Basel Med Cultural Centre is preparing to introduce a Kurdish theatre workshop. -
Second day of Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival
The 2nd Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival opened on Saturday. Paris Senator Rémi Féraud said: "The 10 Arrondissement is the home of the Kurds. It is an honor to host such an event in the municipality." -
Kurdish Cultural Festival in Paris kicks off today
The Second Kurdish Cultural Festival in Paris opens today, Saturday, with a folklore parade. -
Osman Sabri Literature Festival will be dedicated to Melayê Cizirî
This year's theme of the Osman Sabri Literature Festival, which will be held on 1 November, is "Melayê Cizirî". -
Second edition of Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival kicks off on 6 May
The second edition of the Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival will kick off on 6 May. The festival will end on 12 May. -
Street musicians protest ban on singing in Kurdish
Street musicians singing in Kurdish condemned the ban on Istiklal Street. The musicians said: "They are attacking us because we are Kurds and we sing our songs in Kurdish." -
Northern and Eastern Syria Literature Week kicks off in Kobanê
The Northern and Eastern Syria Literature Week started in Kobanê with a seminar on poet Melayê Cizîrî. -
'2+2=KRDSTN' exhibition opens in Lausanne
The '2+2=KRDSTN' exhibition opened in Lausanne. -
'2+2=KRDSTN' exhibition opens today in Lausanne
The exhibition '2+2=KRDSTN' opens today in Lausanne. -
'Borders, Treaty of Lausanne, 1923-2023' exhibition opens in Lausanne
In a speech at the opening of the exhibition 'Borders, Treaty of Lausanne, 1923-2023', Mayor of Lausanne, Grégoire Junod, said that “The Treaty of Lausanne, which was called the peace treaty, unfortunately could not bring peace even after 100 years.” -
A video-diary of the 'We Want Our World Back' conference
A video was published by the Network for an Alternative Quest to summarize what happened at the 'We Want Our World Back' conference in Hamburg. -
Artists in Istanbul: Our friends must be released immediately
Artists held a press statement to protest the arrests of their colleagues on Tuesday. -
Cultural institutions in Rojava in solidarity with the artists in Turkish custody
Cultural institutions in Rojava expressed their support for the journalists and artists who are among the dozens detained in yesterday's political genocide operation in Turkey.