What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when hearing the words “the little boy”? Innocence? A new life? White and blue? Or maybe even a toy? 67 years ago, in Japan, “THE LITTLE BOY” didn’t mean innocence; it …
Posted in Arabs, Culture, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Iraq, Literature, Middle East, War | Tagged Iraq | 2 CommentsThis is something I wrote when I was thinking how war/life in middle east stole away my (and many other’s) childhood, and shuttered most of our dreams, but I’m still trying to pick up the pieces of my dreams, and …
Posted in Arabs, Art, Iraq, Literature, Poetry, Youth | 6 CommentsAll pictures are copyrighted and you need to mention the owner in case of re posting them ( pictures by iraqi streets website …www.iraqistreets.com ) Today in Baghdad the Iraqi people celebrated the memory of the great iraqi sculptural Jawad Salim, the clebration was orgnize by …
Posted in Art, Iraq, Literature, Photography | Tagged Iraq | Leave a commentHere is our latest video showcasing our latest video that features some of our latest projects:
Posted in Announcements, Creativity, Middle East, Videos | Tagged justice, kurdish rights, mideast youth, videos | Leave a commentMarch 15-May 31, 2012 – Cairo, Egypt The Artellewa Arab Collaboration Project will bring together six artists and writers from countries of the Arab uprisings in Cairo to collaboratively develop a creative project over a ten-week residency, from March 15 …
Posted in Art, Creative Media, Egypt, Middle East | Tagged Art, Artellewa, creativity, Egypt | 1 CommentYou might have noticed that we have completely revamped one of our latest projects, Mideast Tunes, which showcases underground musicians throughout the Middle East and North Africa. We’re happy to say that since last week it’s been available as an …
Posted in Announcements, Art, Creativity, Culture, Entertainment, Media, Middle East, Music | Tagged Mideast Tunes, mideastunes, Music | Leave a commentMideast Tunes is a multifaceted platform for underground musicians in the Middle East and North Africa who use music as a tool for social change. Today, we’re extremely pleased to finally unveil the new site and its features. These include: …
Posted in Creativity, Culture, Media, Middle East, Music | Tagged Culture, mideastunes, Music | 2 CommentsHuman Rights Day 2011 was warmly welcomed in London’s House of Lords where a board of delegates came together from across Europe in discussion and reflection of the developments and progress made within the global community on the agenda of human rights. …
Posted in Awareness, Culture, Education, Events, Foreign Affairs, Gender, Honour Crimes, Human Rights, Iraq, Kurdistan, Kurds, Videos | Tagged House of Lords, Human Rights Commemoration, Kurdish Youth, Kurdistan, Kurds, london, UK | Leave a commentKurdistan brushes my hair, gently singing I am your mother, I ease your burden Kurdistan kisses my eyelids, gently singing I am your mother, I let you see no evil Kurdistan caresses my hands, gently singing I am your mother, …
Posted in Kurdistan, Poetry | Tagged Kurdistan, Kurds, wan | 2 CommentsI’ve been thinking a lot about democracy in the Middle East. That is why I’ve been exploring the most sustainable way that democracy could happen for countries like Iran. I believe that one of the most important prerequisites is understanding …
Posted in Culture, Democracy, Education, Iran, Videos | Tagged Iran | Leave a comment