“Waters Under Baghdad” by Zaid Brifkani On December 5 our Book Club discussed Waters Under Baghdad by Zaid Brifkani. The author was present at our meeting. Zaid Brifkani, born in
Kareem Abdulrahman, Translator Kareem Abdulrahman lives in London, where he is editorial head of Insight, a monitoring and analysis service focusing on Kurdish and Iraqi affairs. Originally from Silêmanî in
“Dancing Amid Fire, Rising Above Ruins” by Essmat Sophie On October 3, 2023, the Book Club discussed: Dancing Amid Fire, Rising Above Ruins by Essmat Sophie (London: Transnational Press, 2023),
“The Bird Tattoo” by Dunya Mikhail On September 5, 2023, the Book Club discussed The Bird Tattoo by Dunya Mikhail. The author was present and took questions. Dunya Mikhail is
Chiman Zebari, My Life, My Food, My Kurdistan. Self-published, 2015. With Ingrid Parker Discussed at our Book Club on June 6, 2023, with the author present. Chiman Zebari has a background
Demirtaş’s 2017 short story collection “Seher,” published in English in 2018 as “Dawn”
“The Kurdish Women’s Movement” by Dilar Dirik
