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The Kurdish Wheatear
The Kurdish Wheatear (Le Traquet kurde) by Jean Rolin is an impressive work. Published in January 2018, the book begins with the unexpected observation of the Kurdish wheatear (Oenanthe xanthoprymna
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How a Kurdish Club is Redefining Iraqi Football
The atmosphere at Zakho International Stadium was electric. Though the stadium officially has 20,000 seats, nearly twice that number of fans were packed together to watch their team face Al-Najaf Sp
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Musician Defends Her People
It is perhaps no surprise that Narin Feqe, who has family ties to Cizre in eastern Turkey but was born in Derik, Western Kurdistan (northern Syria), has become a celebrated Kurdish singer. After all
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A Kurdish Tale of Beauty and Tragedy
In Kurdistan, where the mountains whisper ancient tales and the rivers carry the echoes of history, people still tell the story of a young girl whose life became a symbol of beauty, tragedy, and the
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Origins of Kurdish Melody in Oriental Music
The path to musical fame was not always clear to Mustafa Abbas Ali, a renowned conductor and music teacher in Iraq. Growing up in an artistic family, he developed a passion for drawing at a young ag
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A Journey Through Kurdish Mythology
Kurdish-Dutch author Shad Raouf Qazaz has broken new ground in the world of Kurdish literature, publishing his novel, Children of Zagros, in Sorani Kurdish this summer. The book was previously publi
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Illustrations Inspired by Kurdish Culture
Gulan, a UK-registered charity founded in 2008 to promote Kurdish heritage and culture, has recently launched two innovative coloring books for children. Developed by Della Murad (Artistic Direct
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Kurdish Survival Vocabulary
Have you ever traveled to a place where they speak a language that is entirely unfamiliar to you? A language that sounds like a series of connected sounds because you don’t understand it? How did th
