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• Bettin: I follow different leads when I write my novels 

  “The decisive question is whether we are able to develop a political movement capable of changing the country's government and therefore changing priorities, thus setting as priority education and culture.”
• "Chronicle of our times must be written one and a thousand times" 

  Fernando Butazzoni was a militant of the Tupamaros guerrilla organization and already in exile he participated as an international volunteer to the Sandinista Front who succeeded in defeating Somoza's dictatorship in Nicaragua in 1979.
• Kobanê International Film Festival awards prizes  

  The Kobanê Film Festival, open for international submissions for the first time this year, has awarded prizes. .
• Kurdish library opened in Sur, Amed 

  The library offers a variety of books in Kurdish especially for children and young adults.
• Lower attendance at Istanbul Book Fair 

  The fair, set up in a quite remote location in terms of transport in Istanbul, despite this difficulty, manages to keep its core followers.
• Exhibition by painter Ömer Eken in Amed 

  Drawing attention to the fact that there are a lot of financial difficulties when it comes to make art in Kurdistan, Eken continued: “Maybe this is why the artists have to escape from here”.
• Kurdish Language Platform presented Final Document 

  After the weekend workshop in Amed, the Kurdish Language Platform presented its final document to turn Kurdish language an issue at the top of Kurdish society’s agenda.
• Kobanê International Film Festival has begun 

  Kobanê International Film Festival has kicked off on Tuesday with the participation of directors, artists and musicians from various countries.
• British director Ken Loach sends message to Kobane Film Festival 

  Ken Loach tells Kobane people "truly inspirational".
• Kobanê International Film Festival kicks off today 

  The Festival will run until 19 November and will present a selection of some 80 films from all over the world.
• Occupiers are plundering the sites of Alevi faith in Afrin 

  Once again, images of the occupied Afrin have emerged, showing how historic and holy places are being destroyed by the occupation forces and how robberies have been carried out.
• Art outlasts the ISIS 

  Sculptor Fatme Silêman from Tabqa, who was accused of "idolatry" during the reign of ISIS, began to redevelop her art after the city was liberated by the SDF.
• Kurdish Language Workshop:Today our language, tomorrow our nation 

  As a result of the discussions among Kurdish language experts, a road map of activities for Kurdish language will be determined.
• First Kurdish music magazine published 

  "We want to open a new space for musicians and listeners".
• “Belkî Sibê: A Journey Through War and Revolution” 

  “We believe that this documentary will tell many stories that need to be told, contextualizing the involvement of many parties in the struggles of Northern Syria over the past few years.”
• Hundreds of entries for Kobane Film Festival 

  The festival will open on 13 November and will end on 19 November.
• ‘Resistance is Life’ film screened in three cities in Sweden 

  Events in solidarity with the Rojava Revolution started on Thursday and continue still in Sweden as part of November 1 World Kobanê Day activities.
• A special dictionary 

  Ahmet Kasımoğlu has written the first Kurdish dictionary of plant names.
• New Library opens in Qamishlo 

  The Democratic Autonomy project attaches great importance to culture, as it is one of the pillars in the building of a new free society.
• How to transmit young people the love for books? 

  Aram Ali, of the Cizire Region Culture and Art Committee, talks about the mobile fair in Serekaniye and the importance of books for young generations.
• Mobile Book Fair in Serêkaniyê 

  Readers and intellectuals had proposed to organise a mobile library to travel in all cities of Cizire region.
• Theatre Commune established in Qamishlo 

  The Commune will carry out work to form theatre actors, screenwriter and directors.
• Guerrilla theatre group production available online 

  Şanoya Çiya (Mountain Theater) has shared 25 of its plays and videos online.
• A woman’s antiques may become a museum 

  Xezal called on women who like her have collected antiques and saved them from DAESH violence to ask the authorities to open a museum for the cultures of the region.
• The Pomegranate Festival: An ancient tradition 

  Yarsan is one of the oldest syncretic religious beliefs in Kurdistan.