Nowruz/Newroz
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| 12 EUR / reduced 5 EUR |
| Duration: 90 min |
| German |
| Berlin Exhibition, 1st floor |
| Belongs to: Dara Tûyê – درخت توت – The Mulberry Tree |
On 21 March, around 300 million people worldwide celebrate the spring festival of Nowruz (Persian), also known as Newroz (Kurdish), as a symbol of new beginnings, togetherness, joy, and a deep connection to nature. Anuscheh Amir-Khalili, founder of Flamingo e.V. and curator of the Open Space “Dara Tûyê – درخت توت – The Mulberry Tree”, leads a tour through the BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition, linking the festival to stories of resistance and solidarity.
Amir-Khalili speaks about the transcultural garden “Hevrîn Xelef” as a place of community and healing for displaced women in Berlin, where grief and hope, remembrance and renewal come together. She highlights the feminist revolution that took root in the Kurdish regions of north-eastern Syria (Rojava) in 2012 and, through the call “Jin Jiyan Azadî” (Woman, Life, Freedom), laid the foundation for the Jina Revolution of 2022 in Iran. She also situates Nowruz/Newroz within its political context: in Iran, people celebrate the festival with dancing and singing, even though both are forbidden there – an act of resistance that transcends religious boundaries.
Finally, Amir-Khalili addresses structures of solidarity with displaced people in Berlin. The New Year festival offers everyone an opportunity to come together and build deeper connections.
This event is connected to the Open Space “Dara Tûyê – درخت توت – The Mulberry Tree” in BERLIN GLOBAL.
On the same day, the Humboldt Forum invites everyone to a full-day Nowruz Festival.
About the format
The tandem guided tour involves two people. An educator and a Berlin expert guide you through selected exhibition areas. The invited expert determines the subject matter. The experts bring their own varied professional and personal backgrounds into the conversation and may be, for example, a midwife, artist, small-scale entrepreneur, biologist, historian, archaeologist, psychologist, fire fighter or restorer. People who work as volunteers or have provided curatorial support in the exhibition are also invited to develop tours. This makes every tandem guided tour individual and unique.
Participants
Anuscheh Amir-Khalili is an activist, anthropologist and the curator of the open space “Dara Tûyê – درخت توت – The Mulberry Tree”. Born in Iran to a German mother and an Iranian father, she founded the organisation Flamingo in 2015, a network supporting displaced women* and children. Since 2019, Flamingo e.V. has overseen the transcultural community garden “Hevrîn Xelef” in Berlin-Neukölln.
In recognition of her work, she received the Citizen Award from the organisation Global Citizen in 2022. She has also been a research associate at anstiftung since 2022, serving as a point of contact for post-migrant communities, particularly in the field of community gardening.