Hawar News Agency Plan – September 17, 2026

- Writer, journalist and behavioral disorders specialist Nisreen Maatouk discusses the importance of teaching children in their mother tongue, highlighting the psychological, cognitive and educational effects that forcing them to learn another language may have, as well as its potential impact on their ability to express themselves, academic performance, self-confidence, identity and sense of belonging.

- Intellectuals in Garkê Legê condemned the assassination of Sipan Hazni, a fighter with the Hasakah Brigade, warning against attempts to exploit the crime to incite discord among the various components of society. They also called for the circumstances surrounding the crime to be uncovered and those responsible held accountable. (Photos and video attached.)

- Saffron cultivation experiments are expanding in Syria, particularly in the Al-Ghab area and the highlands of Hama Governorate, amid indications that local environmental conditions are suitable for the crop. However, limited support and equipment, weak marketing and the absence of accurate official statistics are preventing its transition from individual experiments to organized commercial cultivation.

- Residents of Kobani are facing difficult living and economic conditions amid a sharp rise in fuel prices, which has directly affected daily living costs, food prices and transportation fares. (Photos and video attached.)

- The Kaniya Rash spring in Kendak Tayeb village in the Alyan area is at risk of being closed to visitors due to littering, the cutting tree branches off and other practices by some visitors. Villagers have called for the spring to be preserved and water resources protected from pollution. (Photos and video attached.)

- A resident of Tal Tamr has launched a humanitarian initiative to exchange old Syrian currency for the new currency free of charge in front of Al-Khabour Bakery, helping residents purchase bread amid difficulties obtaining the new currency after bakeries began accepting only the new currency for sales. (Photos and video attached.)

- On its second day, a protest tent outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Qamishlo continues in protest against the decision by the Ministry of Education in the transitional government to limit Kurdish-language instruction to only three classes per week. Protesters are also demanding that the Kurdish language be included in the Syrian Constitution. 09:00. (Photos and video attached.)

- A protest tent set up by residents of Derik, demanding education in Kurdish and constitutional recognition of the Kurdish language, continues for its eighth day. 10:00. (Photos and video attached.)

- A dialogue forum on the constitutional recognition of the Kurdish language will be held at the Teachers’ Union building in Hasakah. 10:00. (Photos and video attached.)

- Residents of Derik will bid farewell to the body of martyr Zinar Serê Kaniyê (real name: Mustafa Shawkat) at his funeral, where he will be laid to rest at the Martyr Rustem Cudi Shrine. 11:00. (Photos and video attached.)

- The Women’s Council of the Martyrs’ Families Council in Tal Tamr will organize an event for the sons and daughters of martyrs in support of the Kurdish language. 11:00. (Photos and video attached.)

- On the anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the party will organize an event in Tirbespiye. 18:00. (Photos and video attached.)

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