Pinar Öğrenci, artist talk/performance, April 10
Pinar Öğrenci, “It All Started with a Song” “Art und Weise: It All Started With a Song”An artist Talk/performance with Pinar Öğrenci When: April 10, 2025, 6:30pm-8:30-mWhere: Goethe-Institut New York, 30 Irving Place, New York NY 10003Language: EnglishAdmission: FreeRegistration: Required. Register here.Info: Goethe-Institut website here ; or write to program-newyork@goethe.de “It All Started with a […]
Kurdish Heritage Month 2025
Kurdish Heritage Month 2025
Kurdish Heritage Month 2024
Kurdish Heritage Month 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYuxhG5muwI&t=4shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEpUmj0Jfzg&t=252shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PM11c757as&t=236shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5bLFwK9ydE&t=12shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcNhEQ313I8&t=9shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86pTaWY9WSg&t=1180s A month of film screenings, interviews, and videos accessible on our YouTube channel. March 1 Film screening: A Silent Traveler (Karwanekê bêdeng, 1993) by Ibrahim Selman. The first Kurdish film in which all actors were Kurdish and all dialogue was in Kurdish. March 2 Film screening: A Silent Traveler […]
Kurdish Heritage Month 2023
Kurdish Heritage Month 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1upFX6S1RM&t=3shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmgzez_MjrY&t=18s In March 2023 a shadow has fallen over Kurds worldwide. The devastating earthquakes of February 6 have ravaged largely Kurdish areas of Turkey and Syria. This year we will gather under that shadow to share our grief at the destruction of so many lives, to cry together, and to look […]
Kurdish Heritage Month 2022
Kurdish Heritage Month 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWYlfF9uJ3A&t=41shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INjkyPzS9I0&t=624shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtI7Jy0KhKY&t=692shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tmyGl0eStg&t=2256shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8OdV4jfR8khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdeoXqC_ggs&t=4s Our events: Kurdish cinema with Mano Khalil Kurdish recipes with Serwety Aysan Kurdish valentines with Seywan Saedian Anticolonial Kurdish theater with Mîrza Metîn Kurdish language with Michael L. Chyet Kurdish art with Lukman Ahmad Zarok TV with Mazlum Kardas Kurdish poetry with Faridoon Arshadi Classical music with Boran Zaza Newroz […]
“The Good, the Bad, and the Gringo” by Kae Bahar
“The Good, the Bad, and the Gringo” by Kae Bahar Kae Bahar, The Good, the Bad, and the Gringo. Afsana Press, 2024. Previous title: Letters from a Kurd. Fiction, 432 pages. This novel was discussed at the Book Club on March 4, 2025. The author joined us. Kae Bahar is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. […]
Voices of Resistance and Heritage, Tuesday, March 18
Voices of Resistance and Heritage Voices of Resistance and Heritage: Stories of Kurdish Women and Culture Join us for a screening of two films that celebrate the courage and resilience of Kurdish women who fight for freedom and self-determination amid war and revolution. The evening will shine a light on the rich cultural heritage of the […]
Ilhan Sami Çomak & friends, poetry, March 26
Ilhan Sami Çomak, Kurdish poet and prisoner of conscience Kurdish poet Ilhan Sami Çomak is one of Türkiye’s longest-held prisoners of conscience. Join a special event to celebrate his recent release for a powerful evening of poetry and solidarity. Çomak will join the event live via Zoom. Kurdish poet Ilhan Sami Çomak was arrested in […]
Govend for Newroz, March 21
Govend on Newroz, March 21 Dear friends, On Friday, March 21, you can join Michael Chyet to celebrate Newroz, with a set of Kurdish dances (along with a Palestinian dance for good measure). Based in Chicago, It starts at 9:20 there and 10:20 ET, in New York. “You’re welcome to Zoom in!” the mamoste says. […]
Hiwa K, films & conversation, March 29
Hiwa K, Film Screening and Conversation with Anton Vidokle Date and time: Saturday, March 29, at 5pmPlace: e-flux screening room, 172 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205Information: visit the e-flux website, or write to program@e-flux.com This program presented features the work of Kurdish artist Hiwa K. Born in Silêmanî in 1975, he makes films that work […]
