Activities

Walk Through Memento
Live-streaming of a walk through the Memento exhibition on Saturday, November 23 with Sabine Küper-Büsch, Kabir Mokamel and Nimad Rawan at the Ioakimion Girls High School.

Phoenix with ArtLords
Artist Kabir Mokamel (ArtLords) createed a Mural for the Memento Festival at Ioakimion Girls High School. The motive was developed in cooperation with artists in different countries on the Kite Runner Platform since August.

Opening Ceremony of Memento
The Festival is organized by the team of the cultural initiative diyalog (the Mahalla Festival) in cooperation with the Kite-Runner program supported the International Media Support – IMS – and the Cultural Ministry of Austria.
News

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.

Zholia Parsi: The Taliban’s prisons are like Hell
By Somaia Valizadeh Zholia Parsi and her son spent three months in Taliban prison On September 27, 2023, the Taliban intelligence organization raided the

Echoes of Independence
By Zuhal Faizy Translation by Shahzad Mudasir Echoes of Independence: Reflections on a Lost Homeland The sun has raised its golden skirt
Movies
Screenings

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.

International Women’s Day
Watch the recording of the solidarity event with women from Afghanistan on the International Women’s Day in Istanbul Kite-Runner organized on March 8th – the

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.
Working Group for Women Journalists

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.

Neda Perwani: They Can’t Silence Us
The Taliban is taking semi-naked and naked photos and videos of imprisoned women who are vocal human rights defenders.

Funding Opportunities for Afghan Journalists
Funding offers journalists a wide range of opportunities to grow as media professionals, gain reporting experience, publish projects, and be recognized for remarkable work.

Restart – Empower Women Media- Shakila Ebrahimkhil
Short interview by Somaia Valizadeh with Shakila Ibrahimkhalil in Germany about her time in Afghanistan and her move to Germany.