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• The Hidden Cross: Documentary about the Armenians in Amed 

  A documentary about survivors of the Armenian genocide who had to convert to Islam was shot in Amed. ANF talked to the directors.
• Hohenems Literature Prize awarded to Kurdish writer 

  The Hohenems Literature Prize, awarded to migrant writers whose native language is not German, was won by Kurdish writer Karoş Taha.
• Kurdish PEN Congress held in Oldenburg 

  The international Kurdish PEN held its three-day long 10th congress in Oldenburg.
• Kurdish Pen goes to Congress in Germany 

  The congress of the International Kurdish Writers' Association began in Oldenburg.
• Theatre against Turkish occupation 

  Then actors and people stood hand in hand.
• Kurdish filmmakers demand support for cinema in South Kurdistan 

  Kurdish filmmakers, who want to develop Kurdish cinema and increase the audience in the movie theaters in Başur Kurdistan, have focused on their work this year.
• A shop turned into a museum in Sulaymaniyah 

  Turning photo collection into a habit, Recep Mela Refiq has collected 5,000 photos in 10 years and converted his shop into a museum.
• Concert in Athens in solidarity with Rojava 

  Hundreds of Kurds as well as Greeks and internationalists attended the concert in solidarity with Rojava, which was held in front of the National Archaeological Museum of Greece.
• May You Live In Interesting Times: The Art Biennale in Venice 

  The 58th International Art Exhibition, titled May You Live In Interesting Times, takes place from 11th May to 24th November 2019 in Venice.
• 6th Sara Women Festival kicks off in Zurich  

  One of the main aim for dozens of women organizations is to show through the festival the resistance of women not just in Switzerland and Kurdistan but around the world. 
• Almodóvar Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Festival 

  Pedro Almodóvar declared: “I am very excited and honoured with the gift of this Golden Lion. I have very good memories of the Venice Film Festival.
• Hasankeyf Festival held after 3 years of silence 

  The festival promoted to commemorate Imam Abdullah was held in Hasankeyf for the first time after 3 years of silence. The festival issued a call to safe the historical site.
• Cultural memory preserved in songs 

  Dengbêj singer Receb Rüstem has been contributing to the preservation of Kurdish culture and melodies for 40 years through her songs.
• German government and the ban of Mir Music and Mesopotamia Pub. 

  The Merkel government said that earning from Mesopotamia Publishing and Mir Music went solely to finance the PKK and thus justified banning the two publishing houses.
• Mihrican Festival ended in Hannover after great success 

  Culture and press workers were not forgotten by the Mihrican festival which awarded ANF, Yeni Özgür Politik, Çıra TV, Sterk TV and Jin TV.
• Reading books to children in Sulaymaniyah 

  The aim of the project is to enable each child to discuss the story and the book.
• Mesopotamian Civilization book sheds light on the Syriac problem 

  Küçükaslan said: “With this book, I want to leave a comprehensive historical document to our people, their historical situation and the Kurdish, Turkish, Arab, faith groups.
• The 32nd Mihrican Festival kicked off in Hannover 

  Today 26 traditional bands will take the stage of the Mihrican.
• Statue to Adile Xanim in Halabja to be restored 

  The sculpture was ruined by vandals and has been waiting to be restored for nearly a year.
• Van co-mayors expressed support to banned GezginFest promoters  

  Van Metropolitan Municipality co-mayors sait they support the GezginFest which was denied permission by Gevaş District Governorate.
• Historical houses in Malatya in danger of disappearing 

  Historical houses in Malatya and Boztepe are in danger of collapsing.
• Sur Children Festival to kick off on Friday 

  The Sur Children Festival organized in a collective way by civil society organizations in the city, will begin on Friday.
• Taşhoron Church: A story of neglect  

  Many Armenian families lived in this area until the 1970s. But many were forced to leave after the 1980 military coup.
• Nuremberg Kurdish Culture Days ends today 

  The 10th edition of the Kurdish Culture Days was very successful.
• KON-MED called on people to join First Yazidi Culture Festival 

  KON-MED called on all people in Europe to join the First Yazidi Cultural Festival to be held in Cologne.