@beyondskin.bsky.social
Development of innovative creative projects that nuture intercultural dialogue, community relations, peace and care for our planet. http://www.beyondskin.net
"AFGHAN GIRL" EP
OUT NOW.
15th August 2021, the world collapsed for Afghan people.
For women and girls, it was their worst nightmare.
Music duo Zarifa Asghari & Eva Kearney have released an EP recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios
www.beyondskin.net/afghan-girl-ep
#EarthDay
Artwork purchased from Shamsia Hassani
"The risks are terrifying. We have families"
What is it like to set up an event/festival to enable change.
Shifting The Safe Space
The Soultrane and Beyond Skin interview.
youtu.be/N4iPz7AFl00?...
Painted by a Mother escaping a regime who wanted nothing more than getting her daughter to a safe shore.
Arrived in Northern Ireland protected by other mothers.
#welcome #mothersdayβ€οΈ
"Unstoppable"
Sia featuring Miraculous Love Kids (Afghan Girls with Guitars Group).
The girls remain in a very dangerous situation about to be deported back to Afghanistan, and efforts are being made to resettle them in Northern Ireland, led by a consortium of friends in the music.
Sharing a memory as Connswater closes its doors.
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An Iranian artist Mozghan who escaped oppression with her daughter to Northern Ireland painted this.
She is also an interior designer and set up restaurants in Iran before restrictions on women got tighter.
#Nowruz celebrations take place this week, marking start of spring on the Persian calendar.
"My Belfast Love"
Cara Monaghan Vocals/Guitar)
Luna Abu Nassar (Oud)
#StPatricksDay
youtu.be/eEjumDXE-R8?...
#stpatricksday teaser. The Persian, Kurdish, Celtic Connection
concert film. Released late Spring.
Sara Fotros
Cormac Γ Briain
Behnam Ghazanfaripour
Omid Asghari
Nasim Heidari
Conor Pelan
Swar Ahmed
#stpatricksday
Daragh Lynch (Lankum) & Iona Zajac "Clear Away In The Morning"
Written by Gordon Bok.
Recorded live in Belfast at the Duncairn Arts Centre.
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Our full concert also featured performances from musicians from Ireland, India, Iran, Afghanistan, and USA.
Sonita Alizadeh and Daz Forsythe in concert. Afghan Women: The Solidarity Concert in Belfast, 08.03.25
Elaha Soroor in concert. Afghan Women: The Solidarity Concert in Belfast, 08.03.25. Photo by Stuart Bailie
Sonita Alizadeh and Elaha Soroor in concert. Afghan Women: The Solidarity Concert in Belfast, 08.03.25. Photo by Stuart Bailie
Afghan Women: The Solidarity Concert in Belfast, 08.03.25. Photo by Stuart Bailie
Many life-affirming moments yesterday β Afghan Women: The Solidarity Concert, Belfast. Sonita Alizadeh, Zarifa Asghari, Eva Kearney, Elaha Soroor, Ulster Orchestra & Alaskan conductor Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey. Credit to @beyondskin.bsky.social for enormous effort and care.
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Tomorrow. Inspiring work, as ever, from @beyondskin.bsky.social. Two Belfast concerts with the Ulster Orchestra in solidarity with Afghan women. Sonita Alizadeh is an Afghan rapper, film-maker and activist.
07.03.2025 17:44 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
"But, as always, there is hope. The hope comes in the form of women in Belfast with its UNESCO City of Music Status.
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Afghan Women Solidarity Concert
Saturday 8th March
4pm and 7pm shows
Tickets via Ulster Orchestra website
www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/whats-on/
"Π‘Π΅ΡΡΡΠ°" (Sister)
Masha Myndru πΊπ¦
Cut Rubber and Lisburn Harmony Choir.
youtu.be/hKGh9Kev7lw?...
Afghan musician and activist for the end of violence against women and girls, Sonita Alizadeh waiting in Canada for visitor visa to come to #Belfast to speak and perform at many events for #IWD2025
Afghanistan Mens Cricket Team got UK visas.
#AfghanWomen rights is not a game.
Singer Masha πΊπ¦ punk rock band. Cut Rubber and Lisburn Harmony Ladies Choir
"βΠ‘βΠ΅βΡβΡβΡβΠ°β" (Sister)
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#solidarity #togetherness
Hosted by our friends @ohyeahcentre.bsky.social @freemuse.bsky.social
10th March #Belfast City of Music.
Afghan Women In Music Solidarity Event
www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bel...
Tickets released
tinyurl.com/237ruvaz
Two shows on International Women's Day
Afghan and Northern Irish songwriting duo Zarifa & Eva will join Sonita Alizadeh, musicians from the Ulster Orchestra, and other guests to be announced.
Afghan Women Solidarity Concert Belfast City of Music 8th March
To end oppression and violence against women & girls.
beyondskin.net/iwd25
06.02.2025 07:16 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
ANNOUNCEMENT
Afghan Women Solidarity Concert and Fringe Programme
(To end oppression and violence against women and girls)
Our first special guest announcement is Sonita Alizada
Afghanistan's most famous rap star and girls rights activist.
Full press release
www.beyondskin.net/iwd25-pr-31jan
Beyond Skin is 21 today !
Sharing the love and best wishes to all who have been part of our journey.
If anyone wishes to donate to us as a birthday gift to support our projects, there are various options for how to donate on our homepage.
www.beyondskin.net
Photography: Liudmila Chernetska
Celebrating Tradition:
A Journey Through Folksongs.
A blog by Amita Ravikirana and link to Sound of Belfast concert footage.
beyondskin.net/amita
"What can be said in New Year rhymes,
Thatβs not been said a thousand times?
We rise up laughing with the light,
We lie down weeping with the night.
We hug the world until it stings,
We curse it then and sigh for wings.
We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear,
And thatβs the burden of a year."
...and that was 2024
28.12.2024 00:21 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Sending you all love and hugs over the Christmas holidays β€οΈ
Artwork painted in secret by a young woman in Afghanistan.
#Belfast #CityofMusic will hostΒ #AfghanWomen Solidarity Concert on International Women's Day 2025 with special guests performing with Ulster Orchestra plus a fringe programme with guests and partners from business, community, arts, education sectors.
beyondskin.net/IWD25
