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Aminullah Qayoumi – A Journalist from Afghanistan
Aminullah Qayoumi is a journlist from Afghanistan living in exil in Turkey. He was the founder of Radio Hakikat in Afghanistan.

Poverty in Afghanistan
An animated video by Shahzad Mudasir and Sayed Ahmad Zubair Sawiz

Farhad Farokhzad – An Exiled Afghan Journalist
I’m Ahmad Farhad Farrokhzad, an Afghan immigrant journalist living in Turkey. I started my journalism work as a producer and reporter for Quyash Radio in
Working Group for Female Journalists

Women Unite to Fight Violence
On November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, women unite to protest against violence against women in Afghanistan and Iran.

Raihana Rasoly
I was born in 1992 in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif in the Balkh province of northern Afghanistan. I finished school and university in this city.

Atefa Alizadah
The thermometer only shows a limited number of degrees above zero. The windows of the cars are slightly fogged up. Passengers keep them closed

Media Hub
Kite Runner is being developed as a hub with support/counseling and workshop opportunities, social events and network building activities for Afghans with journalistic/media background mostly in Turkey. Afghans aspiring to become journalists or media workers can also attend selected activities, and some activities are open to all.
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Advocacy Workshops for Exiled Afghans in Turkey
The advocacy workshops for Exiled Afghans were conducted every Friday for a total of 6 sessions, lasting a total of 12 hours. These workshops

Completion of a 5-Month English Language Course
The Kite Runner Project, supported by the International Media Support (IMS), recently celebrated a major milestone: completing a 5-month English language course by 28 Afghan

Kabul: Rehab Hell
You are invited to the public screening of Kabul: Rehab Hell at Yolo Art Center in Istanbul on Saturday December 17th at 5:30 pm. After

Online Advocacy Workshop
A series of advocacy workshops will be offered for Afghan migrants with media experiences within the scope of the Kite Runner Project.

Cross-Media Working Lab
We are inviting you to the next gathering of the Cross-Media Working Lab at Yolo Art Center in Balat Istanbul in the frame of the Kit Runner activities in 2022. The Cross-Media Lab will take place next Saturday Nov 12th between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

Afghanistan: The Beautiful Land of Endless Suffering
The Palimpsest Festival was hosting the Kite Runner Project at the Greek School in Kurtuluş on September 7th.

More about Kite runner
The Istanbul based association Diyalog in cooperation with the
International Media Support (IMS) is starting in August 2022 the Kite
Runner activities in Istanbul.
Our Partners

Diyalog
Diyalog is an inter-cultural association dedicated to communities, diversity and new media. The principal objectives are the promotion of exchange and cooperation in order to carry out an intercultural understanding to strengthen as well as above all a cultural dialogue beyond borders.

International Media Support
IMS (International Media Support) is an international non-profit organization working across four continents. IMS supports local media to reduce conflict and strengthen democracy. It works in a context sensitive manner, carefully assessing the needs of local media in each country before entering in close dialogue with local organizations and international peers

Salt
Founded by Garanti BBVA in 2011, Salt is a cultural institution in public service producing research-based exhibitions, publications, web and digitization projects, as well as developing programs including screenings, conferences and workshops.

YOLO Art
YOLO art is a space for entertaining, expressing, connecting, learning and exchanging experiences. The building is located in Balat in old Istanbul. YOLO art is keen to provide its service on many levels through a range of events.