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By Yasin Aziz: Abu Ali Jamil Abd al Rahim Leqmy Ascallani, from the tribe of Laqm and the town of Ascallon, became known as Qadi al Fadil. He was known as Qadi, ‘the head judge of Egypt.’ He lived there, worked under the Fatimid dynasty and then became the first minister of Sultan Saladin Aiyubi. …
Original poem in Kurdish and translation by Kamal Mirawdeli: In Kurdish speaks Kurdish the Turk-Vezir Speaks Kurdish the Turk-Vezir Kurdish sounds come out of his throat, Like the first surge of oil In a newly-dug well Rusty, unrefined – The servants jump in joy Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet…
By Osamah Golpy: I wrote this poem for Afghan women in the first place. However, in February 2014 two Kurdish women, two sisters, were found dead in Saidsadiq, Sulaimanyah in the Kurdistan Region. They were reportedly murdered at the hands of their relatives. That is why, besides Mr. Obama, ‘Mr. President’ also refers to the…
KT Report: Kurdish singer Helen Abdulla – known as ‘Helly Luv’ – has received death threats from Islamist groups since the appearance of her debut video, Risk it All, which promotes independence for Kurdistan and shows her throwing a Molotov cocktail and dancing with female peshmergas. “‘Risk It All” means risking everything for your dreams…
Reading Response By Pashew Majeed: “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how…
By Ausama Anwar: In my previous article about the ‘Her’ movie, I said that it will have a dynamic effect on future sci-fi movies … but as I further scrutinize the plot it seems to have already been affected by some classical movies and anyone who looks closely to them can find out what I…
By Dr Hawar Moradi: This story is dedicated to the young girl who was raped recently in Erbil. I dreamed, that I am a butterfly, sitting on a white rose. It was a normal beautiful day, as any other day. In the heart of the blue sky, the sunrays one by one were breaking through the…
Kurdish Filmdays in Copenhagen In Denmark, the count down for the 3rd Copenhagen Kurdish Filmdays (CKF) has begun. For four days filmenthusiasts can enjoy a long list of films, which FOKUS-A and Cinemateket has put together for the program during February 20-23. FOKUS-A is the national association for Kurdish students and academics and Cinemateket is…
By Yasin Aziz: This is an extract from Yasin’s forthcoming novel, ‘A Few Days Life of Revolution in Halabja’ Sajid and his friends had to change from one area to another around Halabja according to what was happening. So many times, they tried to avoid being caught up in a fight or being hit by…
By Pashew M. Nuri: No one can deny the fact that, as long as education involves dealing with human beings, there will be problems; in a way I sometimes define educators as problem solvers, as they are constantly dealing with problems within the bounds of school buildings. The End of Education might answer some questions…
By Ausama Anwar: ‘Her‘ is a romantic, science-fiction, comedy-drama movie written, produced and directed by Spike Jonze. There is more to the movie even than is suggested by the awards it has won, for best screenplay and so on. Yes, it gives insight into a distant future, when a man falls in love with a…
By Ausama Anwar: When movies get divided into genres, their scripts will have a varied pace of events: biography and drama movies have a very slow pace of events, while action and sci-fi or thriller movies have a speedy pace. When you portray someone’s life in a biography or drama movie, you can include every…
By Words Without Borders: This month we present writing by Kurdish authors. Writers from the various regions and dialects of Kurdistan consider questions of nation, language, and identity, providing fresh perspectives on this ancient culture and its contemporary conflicts. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments…
By Sherko Bekas, Translated by Dr. Koohzad: Right in front of the sky’s eyes,They stole the cloud. Then, they took the wind in front of the cloud’s eyes, The rain in front of the wind’s eyes, and The land in front of the rain’s eyes. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet…
An Interview with Soran Fadhil Ali: Interviewed by Aras Ahmed Mhamd AAM: Plato banished poets from “The Republic”, claiming that poets are “liars” and “imitators”. Do you agree with Plato’s criticism? SFA: Although, at the beginning Plato banished all poets from The Republic, later he changed his idea and thought that we should imitate the works of the…
