Activities
Happy New Year
The Kite-Runner team wishes a Happy New Year and expresses its gratitude to all those who participated in the Kite-Runner program in 2024 and supported our activities.
Afghan Poetry: Uranus Musamen
Uranus Musamen is part of a group of young Women Poets in Istanbul, rebelling against the genderapartheid politics of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The graceful protest of the women is sharper than a sword against the suppression of women in Afghanistan. “I want that the sky is free, I am a Hawk,” she says, “when men are scared, women get like lions.”
Mitwa Kabir – Afghan Literature
Besides, her journalistic activities, Mitwa Kabir has three published books in the field of children’s literature. One of her short stories named Gunjeshkak Telayee (Golden Sparrow) is an award-winning piece which was selected as the best short story for children among 260 nominees.
News
My Burka and Me
Dr. Huda Hashimi performs during the Event, “New Voices from Afghanistan”, 29.11.24, at the Yuvakimyon Greek Girls School during the Mahalla Festival Memento. She puts herself in the shoes of a teenager who doesn’t understand why she has to wear the burka.
Mitwa Kabir – Afghan Literature
Besides, her journalistic activities, Mitwa Kabir has three published books in the field of children’s literature. One of her short stories named Gunjeshkak Telayee (Golden Sparrow) is an award-winning piece which was selected as the best short story for children among 260 nominees.
Journalism in Exil
Turkey is often the first stop for many journalists who no longer work in their home countries because of authoritarian governments or war. Media organizations and foreign journalists have built a base in Istanbul to work from exile. Hear from journalists in person and the challenges they face reporting about their homelands.
Movies
Screenings
![KABUL CITY IN THE WIND | Trailer deutsch german [HD]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Hk3ezV-6Y94/maxresdefault.jpg)
The Istanbul based association Diyalog in cooperation with the
International Media Support (IMS) started in August 2022 the Kite
Runner activities in Istanbul. 2024 the program continued with language courses, film screenings, a digital storytelling lab, a working group for women journalists and much more.
Digital Storytelling
Happy New Year
The Kite-Runner team wishes a Happy New Year and expresses its gratitude to all those who participated in the Kite-Runner program in 2024 and supported our activities.
Sand Castles
Shakiba Nazari and Marjan Wafa got selected to participate in “Sand Castles”. An exhibition at Merkezkaç Art collective in Dıyarbakır. Based on the concepts
Recording of the Storytelling Lab June 15th
Recording of the Storytelling Lab about podcast production. During the session on June 15th Fariba Nawa talked about podcast production, production tools, hosting platforms and
Working Group for Women Journalists
My Burka and Me
Dr. Huda Hashimi performs during the Event, “New Voices from Afghanistan”, 29.11.24, at the Yuvakimyon Greek Girls School during the Mahalla Festival Memento. She puts herself in the shoes of a teenager who doesn’t understand why she has to wear the burka.
Shakiba Nazari: The Story Of My Life
Video-Portrait of Shakiba Nazari. She is an Afghan women’s- and human rights activist in exile in France. She is one of the authors of the Kite Runner media hub.
Neda Perwani: They Can’t Silence Us
The Taliban is taking semi-naked and naked photos and videos of imprisoned women who are vocal human rights defenders.
Funding Opportunities for Afghan Journalists
Funding offers journalists a wide range of opportunities to grow as media professionals, gain reporting experience, publish projects, and be recognized for remarkable work.
Restart – Empower Women Media- Shakila Ebrahimkhil
Short interview by Somaia Valizadeh with Shakila Ibrahimkhalil in Germany about her time in Afghanistan and her move to Germany.
Maryam Soltani
Women are deprived from Healthcare by the Ban on Female Students A report by Selsela Imamzadeh Maryam Soltani was a medical student at Khatam