Between 25–27 August, you can catch performances by artists Dana Muhedin, Faten Ahmed, and Riyad Osman at several concerts in Münster as part of the Helan project. Additionally, we invite you to visit an exhibition featuring the works of photographer Safeen Hamed during the  
same period. 
 
Helan is a project of the Goethe-Institut Iraq carried out in cooperation with Framing Photojournalism School Erbil and Sêv Gallery Erbil. The concert series in Münster is organised in cooperation with the Eat the Frog collective Münster. 

The Goethe-Institut Irak was represented at the education fair M.E.E.T.S. in Erbil, held 25–28 July. Fair visitors had the opportunity to receive helpful information and advice on German courses and examinations, on life in Germany, as well as on our digital library Onleihe. Moreover, quizzes, trial lessons, and reading sessions provided plenty of interactive fun.  

KORAL MESOPOTAMIA is a choir ensemble whose singers devote themselves to the musical heritage of Iraq. The group, composed of members from all over Iraq, is developing a repertoire that incorporates Arab, Kurdish, Turkmen, and Assyrian songs in arrangements of several voices. Opera singer Faten Ahmed conducts the rehearsals, while the Franco-German trainers music pedagogy professor Bernhard Hofmann from the University of Augsburg, and ethnomusicologist Luna Silva from Paris provide training. Having been launched in the spring, the choir had another week of rehearsals in July. In autumn, the group will be ready to present the fruits of their hard work in Baghdad and Erbil live on stage. 
 
This project is being implemented within the scope of the Franco-German Cultural Fund of the Goethe-Institut and the Institut Français d’Irak. 

During the 10-day film residency in June, young film producers, directors, and screenwriters from across Iraq met with the filmmakers and producers Peter Ott, Omar El Kadi, Eva Knopf, and Mano Khalil.  
 
In addition to an intensive thematic and technical sharing of knowledge, they embarked together on a programme which included a study trip to Rawanduz as well as public screenings with Q&A sessions for Peter Ott’s film The Milan Protocol and Omar Khalil’s Neighbours. 

The 2022 Yearbook of the Goethe-Institut Iraq showcases select activities and projects carried out last year. Discover the manifold work of the Goethe-Institut and its partners on 180 pages filled with photo series, project insights, and background articles. 

During the period 5–20 August, the Goethe-Institut Iraq is rolling out its summer campaign via Facebook and Instagram. This year’s campaign is devoted entirely to the domain of sustainability, offering film recommendations, info slides, and contributions from the Institute’s projects. Click the following link to find the links included in the posts: