{"id":9056,"date":"2024-04-17T12:52:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T16:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/?p=9056"},"modified":"2025-03-18T21:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T01:17:49","slug":"burhan-sonmez-book-talk-april-16-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/burhan-sonmez-book-talk-april-16-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Burhan S\u00f6nmez Book Talk, April 16, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9056\" class=\"elementor elementor-9056\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0011f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0011f6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5180a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5180a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Burhan S\u00f6nmez Book Talk, April 16, 2024<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3595be1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3595be1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131443a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"131443a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On April 16, the NYKCC had the honor of hosting Burhan S\u00f6nmez, president of PEN International and a distinguished Kurdish author originally from Central Anatolia. The book talk took place at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung&#8217;s New York Office.<\/p><p>With his captivating storytelling, S\u00f6nmez filled the evening with inspiration and insight. His thought-provoking presentation touched on themes of Kurdish literature, freedom of expression, and the power of storytelling in shaping our understanding of the world. A heartfelt thanks you to everyone who joined us for this enriching conversation!<\/p><p>Burhan S\u00f6nmez previously spoke to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/oldsite\/\/stone-and-shadow-by-burhan-sonmez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYKCC Book Club<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0212217 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0212217\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3ab98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"1e3ab98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9056 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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