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Kurdish Literature

“The Good, the Bad, and the Gringo” by Kae Bahar

March 27, 2025
Older man in a brown sweater

Aziz Gardi: Jewel of Kurdish Literary Translation

January 6, 2025
Pirtukzade

Pirtûkzade

November 26, 2024
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“Daughters of Smoke and Fire” by Ava Homa

October 2, 2024
Smell of Wet Bricks book cover

“The Smell of Wet Bricks” by Chiya Parvizpur

September 4, 2024
My Father's Rifle

“My Father’s Rifle” by Hiner Saleem

July 7, 2024
Lojman book cover

“Lojman” by Ebru Ojen

June 5, 2024
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Kurdistan Center for Arts and Culture (KCAC)

May 28, 2024

“Whispering Walls” by Choman Hardi

May 8, 2024
Burhan Sonmez

Burhan Sönmez Book Talk, April 16, 2024

April 17, 2024
Honor by Elif Shafak

“Honor” by Elif Shafak

March 5, 2024
Stone and Shadow

“Stone and Shadow” by Burhan Sönmez

February 9, 2024
Agora Vision

Agora Vision (in Sorani, English, Kurmancî)

January 22, 2024
Waters Under Baghdad

“Waters Under Baghdad” by Zaid Brifkani

December 6, 2023

Kareem Abdulrahman, translator

November 27, 2023
Kawa Nemir

Kawa Nemir, translator

November 17, 2023
Dancing Amid Fire

“Dancing Amid Fire, Rising Above Ruins” by Essmat Sophie

October 26, 2023
Waters Under Baghdad

Book Talk: “Waters Under Baghdad”

October 22, 2023
Bachtyar Ali

Bachtyar Ali in New York, September 27, 2023

September 7, 2023
Bird Tattoo

“The Bird Tattoo” by Dunya Mikhail

September 6, 2023

We celebrate the contributions of these and many other Kurdish literary figures.

For more on Kurdish literature, please visit our Book Club page.

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The New York Kurdish Cultural Center, established in 2017, seeks to nurture and showcase Kurdish contributions to the visual and performing arts, cinema, and literature. By creating venues for exhibitions and performances in the New York area, it further aims to foster community among Kurds and to build bridges with non-Kurdish communities. 

The NYKCC creates spaces where Kurds and friends of Kurds may interact in safety. We do not tolerate discriminatory behavior based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. 

The New York Kurdish Cultural Center, Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit registered in New York State.

Our programs are made possible by our generous donors:

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Justice for Kurds
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