by Murat Bayram Summary 25 million Kurdish citizens* in Turkey have access to only four Turkey-based daily news sites in their mother tongue. These platforms […]
From the Medrese to the Modern Era: A Journey with Bozarslan’s Work – Martin van Bruinessen
Kurdish intellectual Mehmed Emin Bozarslan passed away, but he left an important and lasting legacy of significant books and translations. He was one of my idols when I became interested in Kurdish studies, I was happy to meet him, through a common friend, in 1976, and we have stayed in contact since. Thirteen years ago, the journal Nûbihar asked me to write my memories of meeting Bozarslan for a special issue dedicated to his work. Here is the English original of that little piece. Mehmed Emin Bozarslan and I I first met Mehmed Emin Bozarslan in the spring of 1977.…
The Grammar of Belonging: Alain-G. Gagnon’s Third Way
The map of the modern world is a testament to the stubbornness of the nation-state, yet its borders are often scars rather than seams. In his seminal work, The Legitimacy Clash: Challenges to Democracy in Multinational States, the Canadian political scientist Alain-G. Gagnon investigates the friction that occurs when the monolithic ambitions of a state collide with the distinct identities of the nations trapped within it. Now translated into Kurmanji by Tevfik Bayram and published by Pall Press, Gagnon’s thesis arrives in the Kurdish intellectual sphere at a moment of profound constitutional anxiety. Gagnon, who holds the Canada Research Chair…
A Farewell to Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan
In his memoirs, the blogger Zinarê Xamo writes with profound affection and respect for Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan. Mr. Xamo notes that by the early 1970s, Mr. Bozarslan’s name was already spoken of with reverence due to his extensive work and books on the Kurds. Every young person at the time aspired to one day meet him and sit in his company. In the summer of 1974, the young Mr. Xamo, then a bookseller in Wêranşar, traveled to Istanbul to purchase stock from the Koral Publishing House. While he was there, a man dressed in black, carrying a briefcase, entered with…
From the Medrese to the Modern Era: A Journey with Bozarslan’s Work – Martin van Bruinessen
Kurdish intellectual Mehmed Emin Bozarslan passed away, but he left an important and lasting legacy…
The Grammar of Belonging: Alain-G. Gagnon’s Third Way
The map of the modern world is a testament to the stubbornness of the nation-state,…
A Farewell to Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan
In his memoirs, the blogger Zinarê Xamo writes with profound affection and respect for Mehmed…
Kurdish scholar and linguist Mehmet Emin Bozarslan dies in exile at 90
Mehmet Emin Bozarslan, a pioneering Kurdish writer, linguist, and translator who spent nearly half a…
From the Medrese to the Modern Era: A Journey with Bozarslan’s Work – Martin van Bruinessen
Kurdish intellectual Mehmed Emin Bozarslan passed away, but he left an important and lasting legacy…
The Grammar of Belonging: Alain-G. Gagnon’s Third Way
The map of the modern world is a testament to the stubbornness of the nation-state,…
A Farewell to Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan
In his memoirs, the blogger Zinarê Xamo writes with profound affection and respect for Mehmed…
Kurdish scholar and linguist Mehmet Emin Bozarslan dies in exile at 90
Mehmet Emin Bozarslan, a pioneering Kurdish writer, linguist, and translator who spent nearly half a…
Diyarbakir Municipality Launches New Language Program to Support Kurdish, Armenian and Syriac
The Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality has opened applications for a new series of language courses aimed…
From the Medrese to the Modern Era: A Journey with Bozarslan’s Work – Martin van Bruinessen
Kurdish intellectual Mehmed Emin Bozarslan passed away, but he left an important and lasting legacy of significant books and translations. He was one of my idols when I became interested…
The Grammar of Belonging: Alain-G. Gagnon’s Third Way
The map of the modern world is a testament to the stubbornness of the nation-state, yet its borders are often scars rather than seams. In his seminal work, The Legitimacy…
A Farewell to Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan
In his memoirs, the blogger Zinarê Xamo writes with profound affection and respect for Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan. Mr. Xamo notes that by the early 1970s, Mr. Bozarslan’s name was already…
Kurdish scholar and linguist Mehmet Emin Bozarslan dies in exile at 90
Mehmet Emin Bozarslan, a pioneering Kurdish writer, linguist, and translator who spent nearly half a century in exile, has died in Uppsala, Sweden. He was 90. His family announced his…
Quickfire Dialogue with Selîm Temo
If you write a letter to God, what would you say? Isn’t it enough? Who is the person that you love most? My son. What would you not want to…
“The words and music of this song made me inebriate”
As I sang Zine, I closed my eyes and inebriate with the depth of the music and the words. Of course, I was sorry about Zine Hekim Sefkani. Rewsan Akin…
Adiyaman: CHP says that the power of the AK party has broken in the city
Adiyaman, called Samsur by some Kurds, is known for its population of Kurmanci, Zaza, Turks, Alawi and Sunnis. The tradition of conservative-religious parties is strong in this city. Since the…
The Kurdish Culture Festival will held in Russia’s Omsk Region
The Ministry of Culture of the Omsk region has organized the first festival of Kurdish cultural days from the 2nd to the 16th of August. According to news in Kurdistan…
International PEN has expressed its concerns regarding the attacks on Kurdish organizations
International PEN has expressed its concerns regarding the attacks on Kurdish organizations and bookstores, revealing that on the 24th of the month, police raided Payîz […]
Kurdish Psychology Journal Issue 19 Released
The Kurdish Psychology Journal has released its 19th issue for its readers. The journal has been published quarterly since 2016. Each issue features a special […]
In Farqin, the use of the Kurdish language has been prohibited
The Farqin (Silvan) Municipality Council decided to rename the First Kiliçaslan Neighborhood to “Rindêxan.” Following this decision, the Farqin governor’s office did not allow a […]
IHD: Kurdish and Kurdish culture should not be criminalized
The Komeleya Mafên Mirova (IHD, Human Right Association ) in Diyarbakir issued a statement regarding the arrests of Kurdish organizations and institutions. They say you […]