Activities
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.
Afghanistan Queer Lives Matter
We are pleased to invite you all to our open online event about Queer people rights in Afghanistan. The panel wants to offer an in-depth discussion on the lived realities of queer Afghans.The meeting will be led by two Afghan exiles, Shazad Mudasir and Somaia Walizadeh, who will engage in dialogue with three guest speakers: Artemis Akbary, Dayana Daneshwar and Idris.
Pitch Call with editors from CORRECTIV
We are pleased to invite you to a special Pitch Call with editors from Berlin based media house CORRECTIV, taking place on 22 November 2025 at 5 pm Istanbul time within the Kite-Runner Storytelling Lab online.
News
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
Elina
By Somaia Walizadeh Transgender is denied in Afghanistan. Somaia Walizadeh talked to Eleni in Kabul, a transgender woman facing abuse in detention and by internal
My Soul Was Always Dayana
When the Taliban took Kabul, Dayana Daneshwar’s life shrank to a series of calculated escapes — from her own home, from neighbours’ threats, from the stares that followed her everywhere. People linked to the Taliban called her “non-Muslim”.
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.