Kurdish Heritage Month is a celebration of resilience, history, and cultural continuity. In the face of generations of displacement, cultural erasure, and hardship, honouring Kurdish heritage affirms the enduring contributions of the Kurdish people to art, literature, music, and community life.
As NYKCC launches the fifth edition of Kurdish Heritage Month, we invite state officials, human rights advocates, and community leaders to formally recognize March 21 as Kurdish New Year (Newroz) and to acknowledge March as Kurdish Heritage Month. Such recognition affirms the value of diversity and the importance of preserving and celebrating the rich heritage of the Kurdish people.
Events
March 2: Mayor Mamdani welcomes Kurdish Heritage Month
March 3: KOBANÊ, online film screening
March 4: Ebrahim Alipoor, photographer, interview here
March 5: Ako Ghareeb on the Red Prison Museum, here
March 7: Sener Ozmen, book talk
March 8: International Women’s Day celebration, here
March 9: COMMANDER ARIAN, online film screening
March 10: Lara Dizeyee on Kurdish Haute Couture, here
March 16: Muhammad Muhammad Said on the Halabja Monument, here
March 23: Serwet Aysan demonstrates a Kurdish Alevi dish, here
March 24: Murat Yazar, photographer, interview
March 27: Kamal Soleimani on Fatwa, co-sponsored with Rutgers University Kurdish student club, here
March 28: Newroz reception at Rutgers University, here
March 29: “Threads of Resistance: Kurdish Life and Culture in Rojhelat,” TBA