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.
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.
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.