{"id":132817,"date":"2025-12-03T16:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=132817"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:09:36","slug":"disabled-actors-in-kobani-light-up-the-stage-with-a-plea-for-dignity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/132817\/","title":{"rendered":"Disabled actors in Kobani light up the stage with a plea for dignity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) <\/strong>\u2013 A troupe of people with disabilities staged a theatrical performance titled \u201cWhen the Dream Smiles\u201d on Wednesday at the Baqi Khadu Cultural and Arts Center in Kobani to mark World Disability Day and press local authorities for greater services and inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performance, organised under the slogan \u201cWillpower Is the Basis of Success,\u201d featured people with physical and cognitive disabilities who took the stage to tell stories of daily challenges and aspirations. Delbrin Muslim, the play\u2019s director, told North Press the show aimed to convey demands to the local population and to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). \u201cThe demands revolved around that people should not look at us with pity, and should not treat us negatively, but rather support and help us, and that the Autonomous Administration give us space to practise our activities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actors and organisers said the narrative focused on social inclusion, access to education, and the practical barriers many face across the region. Performers used a mix of drama and testimony to highlight obstacles in accessing adapted schools, rehabilitation services, and community programmes. Several participants called explicitly for the establishment of a specialised school for people with disabilities under the Administration\u2019s Education Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event took place in a city administered by AANES and secured by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), whose presence has provided the security framework that organisers said helped make such public cultural events possible. Local civil society representatives and family members of the performers attended the show, which organisers said was intended to increase awareness among residents and local institutions about rights and service gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 A troupe of people with disabilities staged a theatrical performance titled \u201cWhen the Dream Smiles\u201d on Wednesday at the Baqi Khadu Cultural and Arts Center in Kobani to mark World Disability Day and press local authorities for greater services and inclusion. 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