Aram Tigran (1934-2009) was an Armenian musician who sang primarily in Kurdish, giving life to many beloved songs like “Bilbilo, Dîlberê.” By singing Kurdish songs, he earned an eternal place
“Bridging Identities” is a permanent online exhibition created by the Oriental Museum at the University of Durham. It tells the poignant narrative of Kurdistani Jews and their migration to Israel.
Hiner Saleem, My Father’s Rifle: A Childhood in Kurdistan. Translated by Catherine Temerson. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2004. Originally published in French as Le Fusil de mon père.
Ebru Ojen, Lojman, translated from Turkish by Aron Aji and Selin Gökcesu. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 2023. The Kurdish Book Club discussed Lojman on June 4, 2024. The co-translator
On a day in January 2024, speaking via Zoom from his office in Erbil, Muhammad Fatih told the NYCCC that Kurdistan must do a better job of preserving its written
“Whispering Walls” by Choman Hardi Choman Hardi, Whispering Walls (Afsana Press, 2023). In the tense weeks leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, three siblings—two in London, one in
NYKFF on CUNY-TV, May 10-12, May 17-19 On May 10-12 and May 17-19, CUNY-TV’s new film forum CUNY-TV Presents features the New York Kurdish Film Festival—for its premiere episode! Watch
Original title: “Ez Firiyam Tu Mayî Li Cî” Mizgin Müjde Arslan Documentary, 2012 80 min. Kurdish and Turkish, with English subtitles Synopsis In 2009 director Mizgin Müjde Arslan set out
Burhan Sönmez Book Talk, April 16, 2024 On April 16, the NYKCC had the honor of hosting Burhan Sönmez, president of PEN International and a distinguished Kurdish author originally from
For Kurdish Heritage Month 2024, Filiz Goçucu cooks Babikko from her kitchen in Oslo, Norway.
