CULTURE - ART

Kurdish poet Daham Hesen, 75, passed away today morning at the city of Qamishlo by a stroke.

Afrin sculptors who participated in the exhibition of fine arts in al-Shahba canton said that they embodied in their works the pain of the Syrian people in general, and the Afrinis in particular, and depicted their suffering during their migration from their homes during its occupation.

Lawyer Esmat Ibrahim said that the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries' violations in the occupied territories against antiquities are considered war crimes under the international laws, stressing the need to hold the perpetrators accountable.

Social media is considered one of the most used methods in the special war against peoples, especially in the modern era, when cell phones enter every home, in addition to the issue of recruiting agents that comes in an advanced level in terms of danger, which are means that pave the way to striking society from the inside.

The Rojava Kurdistan Intellectuals Union is preparing to launch the first round of a poetry competition for young poets at the level of Rojava regions.

The Religious Affairs Foundation of the Civil Council in Raqqa continues its work in rebuilding the Church of the Martyrs in the city center, which was destroyed by ISIS mercenaries.

A delegation by representatives of Cultural Unions of Rojava have met representatives of some cultural bodies and associations in Southern Kurdistan, in a bid to find ways for unifying positions and Kurdish cultural address in divisive issues amid fears of Kurdish infighting. 

Yesterday morning, activities of the Second International Book Fair in the city of Sulaimaniye, Southern Kurdistan, were set off, with the participation of various local and international publishing and printing houses, in addition to some publishing houses from Western Kurdistan, Rojava. 

The Port Said Library in the city of Al-Raqqa, was established in 1957. It has been reciving books for more than sixty years, but few people pay it a visit nowadays due to the Syrian war.

People in the district of Sheran, to the east of the city of Kobani, have regained one of the two archaeological lions that were transferred by the Syrian government to the city of Raqqa decades ago, after it being inflicted with massive damages after the city was occupied by the ISIS mercenaries.

 A number of administrators in al-Shahba canton said that the Lilon International Film Festival is a message that proves to the world that the people of Afrin are attached to their culture and land and love freedom, humanity and peace.

During the crisis that erupted in 2011, archaeological sites and museums throughout the Syrian territories were subjected to damage and vandalism, and some of them were looted and vandalized in major violations of the right to the Syrian cultural and heritage heritage, which represents the history of Syria in general.