CULTURE - ART

In order to revive and spread Syriac art and culture, the Syrian Syriac Cultural Association in Syria, Hasaka branch, opened Abdul Masih Al-Qarabashi House.

The Union of Intellectuals in al-Jazeera Canton organized a poetry festival in the town of Rumailan.

The Training Committee in Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) congratulated the Kurdish Language Day and called on the Kurdish people to work for the preservation and development of Kurdish culture and language throughout the year. It also called on everyone to learn Kurdish language and use it in all fields of life.

The Baki Khaddu Center for Culture and Art in the city of Kobani commemorated the martyr, Gurbet Aydin (Mizgin) on her 27th martyrdom at a ceremony.

In order to preserve and revive the Kurdish culture, the Culture and Art Committee in Darbasiya organized an exhibition of heritage and old tools in Khas school in Darbasiyah.

Students attending the second school festival in Qamishlo canton presented their performances in their local folklore, in reference to their preservation of their heritage, customs and special colors, and the need to preserve heritage and cultural values.

Al-Jazeera region's intellectual have congratulated all peoples of liberating of the IS' last strongholds in north and east of Syria, and the intellectuals have urged to redoubled efforts at this stage and to educate the people to end extremist ideas planted by Daesh among the people of the region.

After dark five years, the Arabic and Kurdish components in al-Raqqa are getting ready to celebrate March 21st marking Newroz eid.

Kobani and Girê Spî cantons in the Euphrates region are preparing for the celebration of Newroz this year. According to the supervising committees, the artistic bands have finished their preparations and the ISF continue to secure the celebrations.

The children of Afrin express by the lyrics by the artist Ferhad Aloush on the extent of pain suffered by the attacks of the Turkish occupation on their city and displacement of their homes, stressing  that their songs would  continue the resistance and adherence to the land of Afrin until liberation, in addition to denouncing the plot waged against the leader Ocalan.

The Intellectuals Union in Kobani canton announced the start of the Olive Convoy in the city of Kobani, in a statement followed by planting of olive trees in the city of Kobani and adjacent areas.

The Intellectuals Union of Afrin and in coordination with the center of "Jamil Horo" For Culture and Art in Aleppo, presented three feature and short documentaries reveal the crimes and violations of the Turkish occupation against the people of Afrin, in addition to show the resistance of the people of Afrin in the face of Turkish aggression during the first phase of the resistance.

15 children from Afrin expressed, through 110 drawings and manual works, what Afrin witnessed of aggression by the Turkish occupation army and mercenaries, highlighting the culture of the people of the region. They said, "We will transfer our culture from generation to generation and the enemies will not be able to erase it."

The Cultural and Art Movement opened with its first cultural event in Fafin district in al –Shahba canton a center called "The Martyr Akhin Center."

A story embodies the scenario of a short documentary talks about a child from Afrin was displaced and has enforced to overcome the difficulties to reach the neighborhood of Sheikh Maksoud in search of his dreams.

Copies of the works of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Ocalan were presented at the Beirut International Arab Book Fair at its 62nd edition, with participation of 245 publishing houses from around the world.

Mullah Mahmoud Sabri, one of the most prominent Kurdish writers in Rojava, devoted 40 years of his life to serving the Kurdish cause. He says that the Kurds live blessed days during their revolution and his wishes have come true.

The Culture and Art Committee of al Raqqa Civil Council in the city of al-Raqqa is working to open a public national library for the purpose of reviving al-Raqqa's culture and heritage through its works.