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Al-Qamishli, Syria, June 21, 2018. Women celebrate on the occasion of opening the first center of the Educated Women Association in the city of al-Qamishli near al-Hasakah, Northeastern Syria. The Culture and Art Authority of the Kurdish Autonomous Administration opened the center to collect production of female intellectuals and writers, to raise women's awareness and to protect their rights.
The Culture Authority regularly organizes art exhibitions, heritage festivals and other arts and literature related to women in areas controlled by the Autonomous Administration Northern and Northeastern Syria.