Newroz 2024
March 20, 2024
Newroz pîroz be! As part of your Newroz celebration this year, listen to this classical Newroz song performed by Berfin Aktay. The lyrics are by Piramerd and originally sung by
Newroz pîroz be! As part of your Newroz celebration this year, listen to this classical Newroz song performed by Berfin Aktay. The lyrics are by Piramerd and originally sung by
Fexrî Seker (originally from Amed, North Kurdistan), is a native speaker of Kurmanji Kurdish. He has degrees of proficiency in numerous languages, ancient and modern, Middle Eastern and European. He
Erdal Kose (originally from Afsin, Maraş, in Bakûr) is a lecturer in computer science at the Gildart Haase School of Computer Science and Engineering at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He does
Prof. Pedram Baldari (originally from Sine, Rojhelat, Iranian Kurdistan) is an interdisciplinary artist working in site-specific installation, soundscapes, sculpture, performance art, and video. He has had solo and group exhibitions
“Honor” by Elif Shafak On March 5 our book club discussed: Elif Shafak, Honor (New York: Viking, 2013), 354 pages The novel is set in the 1960s and ’70s and
Komeleya Rojavayê Kurdistan was founded in March 2023 by a group of independent academics in North and East Syria. Based in Qamislo, the group works on Kurdish history, literature, and
Stranên Kezîya Sor (Songs of Red Braids) A video by Hunergeha Welat Writer and director: Şêro Hindê Music: Mehmûd Berazî Transforming grief into high art. Jin, Jiyan Azadi Read more
İbrahim Salman is a versatile and prolific Kurdish artist, based in Amsterdam, who has been making films, as well as acting, directing, and writing plays, for nearly 50 years. “I
“Stone and Shadow” by Burhan Sönmez Burhan Sönmez, Stone and Shadow. Translated by Alexander Dawe. Other Press, 2023. Burhan Sönmez is the author of five novels, translated into 48 languages.