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• Everything set for 4th Sulaymaniyah Film Festival to begin 

  Many Kurdish and foreign directors are expected to attend the 4th International Sulaymaniyah Film Festival, which will kick off on 1 October.
• PKK Culture and Art Committee pays tribute to Mazdek Ararat 

  The PKK Culture and Art Committee commemorated artist and freedom fighter Mazdek Ararat, who lost his life in a traffic accident in Rojava.
• Story of Danish ISIS hostage became a film 

  The film Daniel is based on the true story of Daniel Rye, a young Danish photographer who was taken prisoner by Isis in Syria in 2013.
• Exhibition for peace opened in Manbij 

  The Syrian Women's Assembly and the Manbij Culture and Art Committee promoted an exhibition in the committee building as part of the "Peace without borders" initiative.
• Children's Festival of the Euphrates Region ended in Kobanê 

  The third children's festival of the Euphrates Region took place in Kobanê. The colorful program of events was attended by 47 groups of children from different cities.
• Arrest warrant extended against Ferhat Tunç 

  The trial of exiled musician Ferhat Tunç continued today in Turkey. While the warrant for his arrest was upheld and extended, Tunç said: "I will not surrender."
• TEV-ÇAND paid tribute to 'cinema hero' Mazdek Ararat 

  TEV-ÇAND Culture and Art Committee commemorated filmmaker Ömer Bağcı (Mazdek) who died on 13 September following an unfortunate accident while he was on duty.
• Global voices sang, played and spoke for Hasankeyf and Tigris 

  "It will be never too late for Hasankeyf and the Tigris River! Hasankeyf is our culture, Tigris our nature!”
• Kurds joined Harvest Festival in Armenia 

  Kurds have taken part for the first time to the Harvest Festival which has been organised since 2014 in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
• Festival de L'Humanité underway in Paris 

  The Festival de l'Humanité organized by the French paper l'Humanité is underway in Paris. Three days of panels, exhibitions, concerts and many information stands among which is that of CDK-F and France Kurdistan.
• MSD awards artists of the project for children’s painting 

  Two thousand children from Afrin living in Serdem Camp drew their pain and impressions in a 500-meter-long painting last week.
• Learning Kurdish to fight assimilation 

  Seyid Ahmed, one of the Kurdish teachers of the Kurdish Research Association, said that Kurds should learn and live their language against assimilation.
• New film by Rojava Film Commune deals with differences 

  Conflict between radical ideas and beliefs in society is the subject of a new film by the Rojava Film Commune.
• 4th Rojava International Film Festival: Submission opens tomorrow 

  The fourth edition of the Rojava Film Festival (Mihrîcana Fîlm a ROJAVA ya navnetewî) organised by Komîna Fîlm A Rojava (the Rojava Film Commune) will be held from 13 to 19 November. Submission will open on 8 September and the deadline is 8 October.
• Artists against trustees in Paris 

  An artistic performance was organised in Paris in front of the Turkish embassy to protest the dismissal of the HDP mayors of Amed, Van and Mardin.
• Filmmakers organise Peace Forum against trustees in Istanbul 

  Filmmakers came together at the Peace and Cinema Forum in Istanbul to talk about solidarity and joint struggle with artists in the Kurdish cities were trustees have been appointed.
• Two thousand children in Shehba draw a 500-meter-long painting 

  Two thousand children from Afrin living in Serdem Camp drew their pain and impressions in a 500-meter-long painting. The huge draw was dedicated to Alan Kurdî.
• Large crowd attended Scandinavian Kurdish Culture Festival 

  The Scandinavian Kurdish Culture Festival this year was held in Denmark's capital, Copenhagen.
• Volume 2 of Sakine Cansız autobiography presented in English 

  The English translation of the second volume of the autobiography of Sakine Cansız was presented in London.
• Renaissance of the Chechen language and culture in Manbij 

  The Chechens living in Manbij have been subjected to a violent assimilation policy for decades. Under the umbrella of self-government, their language and culture are experiencing a renaissance.
• Global Day of Action for Hasankeyf on 14 September 

  "Let's raise our voices against Ilısu, a project of destruction and exploitation, with the art we will produce and show on 14 September."
• Kurdish classes in the US put on hold 

  Kurdish classes which were given in public schools in Nashville (USA), where there is a big Kurdish community, were frozen due to lack of students.
• Another Swiss school launches Kurdish classes 

  9 schools in Zurich, Luzern, Schaffhausem, Aargau, Bern and Thurgau offer Kurdish classes.
• Kurdish festival in Toronto 

  The 17th Kurdish Culture and Peace Festival was held in Toronto, Canada.
• Artist Weledkhan opens exhibition of drawings by Afrin kids 

  The Akershus Art Center in Oslo is hosting an exhibition by Kurdish artist Gelawesh Weledkhan about the children of Afrin and the drawings of children in Shehba camps.