Halabja: Art exhibition to honor Women's Day

Art and Literature 08:20 PM - 2021-03-08

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On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Halabja held, on Monday, aa art exhibition, by the artist Chiro Salah.

 

Regarding the exhibition, Chiro told PUKmedia: "I've decided to open this exhibition for March 8. Some of my paintings are portraits of women and some of them are fictional."

 

All of the paintings were painted with oil colors.

 

" I congratulate all women of Kurdistan on this day. All women must work to show and develop their abilities," artist Chiro said.

 

About March 8, Women's Day

 

International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated each year on March 8, throws the spotlight on women and their rights. grew out of the labor movement to become a recognized annual event by the United Nations (UN).

 

Beginning early 1900s, IWD is “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality,” according to the official IWD website.

 

The theme of 2021 is Let’s all choose to challenge. “We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women‘s achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world. From challenge comes change, so let’s all choose to challenge,” states the website.

 

The idea of IWD to make the day international came from a woman called Clara Zetkin. She suggested the idea in 1910 at an International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen. There were 100 women there, from 17 countries, and they agreed on her suggestion unanimously.

 

 

 

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