KITE RUNNER

Media And Communication Hub

Activities

Crossmedia Lab – Recording

Legal and practical advice on how to life in Turkey as a freelance migrant in Turkey: possibility how to settle temporary as a freelancer in Turkey, how to set up your exemption from the work permit and how to obtain a possibility as freelance journalist when based in Turkey.

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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.”

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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Movies

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

Podcast Production

Recording of the Crossmedia Lab dedicated to Podcast Production on April 26th at Eğitim Kültür ve Yardımlaşma Derneği in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul and online.

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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.

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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. 

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