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• 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.
• Kurdish Film Days in Barcelona attracted big crowd 

  The Kurdish film and documentaries selected for the Barcelona initiative were followed by a large audience.
• First Music Festival in Manbij 

  The First Manbij Music Festival has kicked off Monday morning.
• Kobane International Film Festival: Last days to enter films 

  The call for entries to the Kobane International Film Festival closes on 25 October.
• Interview with Elam Tamil writer V.I.S. Jayapalan 

  "I strongly stood for the self-determination of the Eelam Tamils, and in opposing the national oppression and the massacres levied out to the Tamils by the state."
• Historical sites destroyed by DAESH 

  Hesekê has many historical monuments and sites.
• Yellow Envelope, a book by former IHD chair Akin Birdal 

  The International Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest book fair, opened its doors to publishing houses and visitors for the 70th year. 
• Literature Festival Osman Sabri ends in Qamishlo 

  This year, the festival was held in the Mihemed Shêxo Center for Culture and Arts, promoted by the Qamishlo Canton Literary Committee and lasted three days.
• First art exhibition opened at Kobanê Museum  

  There are 39 paintings telling the story of the war lived by the city and its heroic resistance.
• Saz courses in Shengal 

  Shengal Culture and Art Center continues its activities. 
• Kobane International Film Festival: Call for entries 

  The Kobane International Film Festival (KIFF) will take place from 13 to 19 November in the city of Kobane, whose heroic stance and victory against the Islamic State is renown worldwide.