Opening: The Voice of Women Is the Voice of Freedom

The project »The Voice of Women Is the Voice of Freedom« by Khanda Hameed and Nabaz Samad addresses the special role of women in the struggle for the continuing existence of Kurdish languages and identities. 

Both of the cultural workers and activists from Iraqi Kurdistan have experienced women and language being subjected to a particular form of systematic oppression in their home country. With their installation as part of the exhibition »Fellow Travellers. Art as a tool to change the world«, Khanda Hameed and Nabaz Samad highlight the resilience of Kurdish women and thus the Kurdish language, exposing the structural links between violence against women, the suppression of language, the eradication of knowledge, ecocide, and cultural genocide. 

Khanda Hameed and Nabaz Samad are researchers in residence at the ZKM in 2024/25. 

We cordially invite you to the opening and presentation of the art project!