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• Êzî Holiday celebrated in Shengal following 3 days of fasting 

  Yazidis in Shengal celebrated the Êzî Holiday following 3 days of fasting as per their faith.
• Democratic Idea Library opens in Hesekê 

  "We will try to spread the idea and philosophy of the leader with this library.”


• Artist Yelda Abbasi detained in Istanbul 

  Yelda Abbasi had come to Istanbul to join the celebration for the 27th anniversary of the Mesopotamia Cultural Centre.
• Raqqa: Investing in culture 

  The Culture and Arts Committee has been carrying out a lot of work to secure culture is protected and enhanced.
• Play ‘Tirsonek' on stage in Rojava 

  The play called ‘Tirsonek’ (Cowardly) brought on stage the feelings of the war for freedom in Rojava.
• Intellectuals from Afrin work for the displaced people in Shehba 

  ​​​​​​​Despite the difficult conditions, refugees from Afrin who fled to Shehba are organising courses and cultural activities in the camp.
• Photograph exhibition in Aleppo 

  Portraits of liberation fighters taken on war positions are exhibited in Aleppo.
• Let’s rock in Kurdish 

  A new album by Kurdish musician Dilsen Roni has been released.
• Sold Out for Play on Kurdistan in Milan 

  All dates have been sold out showing once again the great interest people have about Kurds and their struggle for freedom and free life.
• Mujica film to open Festival in Havana 

  Sur siege and resistance told by Ozcan Alper will also be screened. The short animation film is one of 12 short that makes up Gure oroitzapenak, dedicated to the literary work of Basque writer Joseba Sarrionandia.
• Play on Kurdistan on stage in Milan 

  The project was born from the need both writers had to tell of a new political utopia in the world and of a people that risks total annihilation, the Kurds.
• Relocation in Hasankeyf accelerates 

  The AKP is refusing to recognize the Council of State verdict to cancel the bid in Hasankeyf and has ordered the acceleration of relocating the historic sites.
• Director Kazım Öz released from custody 

  The director of Zer was detained in Dersim and referred to Diyarbakır (Amed).
• Kurdish director Kazım Öz taken into custody 

  The Turkish regime also targets artists as part of its political genocide operations against the Kurds and dissident circles.
• Interview with Enrico Palandri 

  Enrico Palandri spoke to ANF.
• 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.