Activities
Transvestites in Turkey
The draft legislation, leaked to the media in October, that would have imposed prison sentences on anyone found to “engage in, praise or incite behaviour contrary to biological sex at birth and general morality in Turkey was dropped from the bill when it reached parliament last week following public protests and criticism from opposition parties in Turkey.
Taxi Malta
The next Storytelling Lab will take place on Saturday 29th at 5 pm Istanbul time at postane and online. During the lesson we will watch the movie Taxi Malta by Martina Camilleri, Major Sium, Sabine Küper-Büsch and Thomas Büsch, produced 2021 in Malta.
Writing Hawa by Najiba Noori
The movie tells a story of emancipation from patriarchal traditions by three generations of Hazara women: the director herself, her niece and her mother. Noori lets us see from a family window how life changed after the crucial fall of Kabul and the arrival of Taliban in the country.
News
Call for submission of short films, festival CLAC 2026
As part of the short film festival CLAC (Certains L’Aiment Court), which will take place on the 6th and 7th of May 2026 in Lyon, the festival is pleased to announce a call for submissions for short films on the theme “Origines”.
Rooftops and Ruins
By Shahzad Mudasir The Rhythm That Refuses to Die Afghanistan’s rulers may silence instruments, ban melodies, and punish dancers — but they cannot kill rhythm.
The World Has Forgotten Us
By Somaia Walizadeh A young man dares to tell his story of abuse in an Afghan prison—a quiet testimony of pain, resilience, and the silence
Movies
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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
Taxi Malta
The next Storytelling Lab will take place on Saturday 29th at 5 pm Istanbul time at postane and online. During the lesson we will watch the movie Taxi Malta by Martina Camilleri, Major Sium, Sabine Küper-Büsch and Thomas Büsch, produced 2021 in Malta.
Rooftops and Ruins
By Shahzad Mudasir The Rhythm That Refuses to Die Afghanistan’s rulers may silence instruments, ban melodies, and punish dancers — but they cannot kill rhythm.
Ada, the Homeless Girl
Fleeing death in Afghanistan, Ada—a young transgender woman—finds herself homeless in Pakistan yet unbroken. A story of courage, identity, and survival in a world that refuses to see her.
Working Group for Women Journalists
The Story of Zar Begum
Salma Haidari tells a story about an Afghan woman, from birth, youth, marriage, with images and translation by Shahzad Mudasir.
A Century Of Ruin
This drawing symbolizes the fall of colonialism and a struggle that has lasted over a century and a half. Whether under the names of the Soviet Union, the Taliban, the Mujahideen, or American forces, this land has always borne wounds, with the memories of war and suffering etched deeply into its soil.
Resilience and Women’s Power
Refusing to be silenced, Fatima Wojohat taught herself how to create digital art to stand up against gender-based oppression. “I started doing my digital art to share my voice, my dream and stories from Afghanistan through art,” Fatima explained.
From Celebrating to Mourning
By Zohal Faizy Before the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, International Women’s Day (March 8) was an opportunity to celebrate the achievements
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.