Martyr Berjin Festival postponed to November for its 3rd edition

The Hilal Zerin Movement announced through its official page on the social media platform “Instagram” that the Martyr Berjin Festival had been postponed, without explaining the reasons for the postponement.

The Hilal Zerin Movement set a new date for the festival, which is scheduled to take place on November 8, 9, and 10, after it had originally been scheduled for October 15. The festival will be held at Azadi Park in the city of Qamishlo.

The festival is being held under the slogan: “With women’s awareness and feelings, we weave the art of freedom.”

The festival aims to highlight women’s achievements and establish them as “the culture of the mother and the home of the revolution,” and to pass this culture from one generation to another.

In a previous report published by our agency on August 21 regarding the festival, the preparatory committee discussed during a meeting the arrangements for holding the festival and the conditions for participation, in addition to sending invitations to cultural centers in the cities of the Jazira region and Al-Hasakah Governorate to prepare for the festival.

The festival will include artistic, cultural, and literary performances, as well as intellectual seminars addressing issues related to culture and women, in addition to displays of traditional foods and old dishes for which the region is known.

It is worth mentioning that the first edition of the festival was held in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo in the summer of 2022, while the second edition was held on September 6, 2024, in the city of Kobani.

Berjin Afrin

Berjin Afrin was born in 1974 in the village of Kawnda, in the Rajo district of Afrin, into a patriotic family that moved to Aleppo. There, she became acquainted with the Kurdish liberation struggle and joined the Agri singing troupe in 1988, followed by the Kurdistan Freedom Movement in 1992. She became known for her melodious voice and songs such as “Bretana Min,” and was later martyred and given the title “Bride of Kurdistan.”

ANHA