Activities
Women Working Group – Friday, June 7th
This Friday, we will reflect on the last podcast event by Fariba Nawa, review all the participants’ new projects, and talk about storytelling and video
Lethal Dissent – Iran’s Hunt for its Citizens Abroad
Life Podcast Event, Team Q&A, Scrumptious Food. Kite-Runner is proud to launch “Lethal Dissent – Iran’s Hunt for its Citizens Abroad.” on Wednesday, June 5th, 5:30pm at postane and online via ZOOM.
Storytelling Lab May 18th
This week we will have another session in the frame of the Storytelling Lab with Hasti Poodforoosh.
News
Working Group with Kabir Mokamel from Artlords
Kabir Mokamel, with Omaid Sharifi, the Founder of Art Lords, will start a working group for Afghan Artists on 9th of August 2024 in the frame of the Kite-Runner activities.
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.
Outspoken
Book-Review by Somaia Valizadeh Outspoken is the title of a book by Dr. Sima Samar, who immigrated to the United States after the Taliban’s
Movies
Screenings
![KABUL CITY IN THE WIND | Trailer deutsch german [HD]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Hk3ezV-6Y94/maxresdefault.jpg)
The Istanbul based association Diyalog in cooperation with the
International Media Support (IMS) started in August 2022 the Kite
Runner activities in Istanbul. 2023 the program will continue with language courses, film screenings, digital storrytelling lab, a working group for female journalists and much more.
Digital Storytelling
Sand Castles
Shakiba Nazari and Marjan Wafa got selected to participate in “Sand Castles”. An exhibition at Merkezkaç Art collective in Dıyarbakır. Based on the concepts
Recording of the Storytelling Lab June 15th
Recording of the Storytelling Lab about podcast production. During the session on June 15th Fariba Nawa talked about podcast production, production tools, hosting platforms and
Storytelling Lab May 18th
This week we will have another session in the frame of the Storytelling Lab with Hasti Poodforoosh.
Working Group for Women Journalists
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.
Maryam Soltani
Women are deprived from Healthcare by the Ban on Female Students A report by Selsela Imamzadeh Maryam Soltani was a medical student at Khatam
Afghanistan: Burial Ground of Women’s Hopes
Simin and Parvin live on the Barchi road west of Kabul. It is the place where the two young women have grown. Most of them are middle-class and from the Shiite minority of the Hazara, but likewise, they are poor when it comes to income.