Raz Xaidan
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To Remember is to Resist: The Jiyan Archives & Raz Xaidan - The Kurdish Center for Studies
“Resistance. Archiving, documenting, remembering, and referencing is an integral part of our continuing fight merely to exist as Kurds. To preserve is to accept, and in the absence of our own national...
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What I’m currently building: nlka.net/eng/to-remem...
Remember Me Under the ☀️ - With over 250 original submissions of Kurdish women, we launched our digital library last month. Visit: www.thejiyanarchives.com
August 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Remember Me Under the ☀️ - With over 250 original submissions of Kurdish women, we launched our digital library last month. Visit: www.thejiyanarchives.com
Ali Mallah. You may have seen his photo (taken in Brooklyn, NYC) making the rounds on the Kurdish scene. A very humble Kurd who was once an iconic body builder: youtu.be/Br4-w16Ola4?...
June 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Ali Mallah. You may have seen his photo (taken in Brooklyn, NYC) making the rounds on the Kurdish scene. A very humble Kurd who was once an iconic body builder: youtu.be/Br4-w16Ola4?...
The oldest Kurdish woman in London died yesterday, aged 100. I met her a while ago for Jiyan. RIP Bahê Xan 🌹 www.thejiyanarchives.com/herbiji/bahe... Bahê Xan: 100 years of Enduring Arrows and Spears — The Jiyan Archives
Bahê Xan: 100 years of Enduring Arrows and Spears — The Jiyan Archives
Bahê's story is a testament to resilience, sacrifice, and cultural pride. Born on January 21, 1925, on a small plot of private land in Pris, on the outskirts of Halabja, she was the oldest known livin...
www.thejiyanarchives.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The oldest Kurdish woman in London died yesterday, aged 100. I met her a while ago for Jiyan. RIP Bahê Xan 🌹 www.thejiyanarchives.com/herbiji/bahe... Bahê Xan: 100 years of Enduring Arrows and Spears — The Jiyan Archives
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For many in Gaza, the psychological toll of seeing their children go hungry is far worse than the physical exhaustion they feel from malnutrition and scavenging for food.
A day in the life hunting for food and water during the Gaza famine
For many in Gaza, the psychological toll of seeing their children go hungry is far worse than the physical exhaustion they feel from malnutrition and scavenging for food.
mondoweiss.net
May 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For many in Gaza, the psychological toll of seeing their children go hungry is far worse than the physical exhaustion they feel from malnutrition and scavenging for food.
"Night Witches" was a World War II nickname given to the female aviators of the Soviet 588th Night Bomber Regiment, by the Nazis. Nachthexen? Very cool.
May 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"Night Witches" was a World War II nickname given to the female aviators of the Soviet 588th Night Bomber Regiment, by the Nazis. Nachthexen? Very cool.
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we’ve created a media model that is incapable of understanding solidarity and like, basic humanity. I can’t tell you how many times migrants have expressed concern for Palestine or Sudan to me despite not being from there and going through hardship themselves. It’s really not that complicated
Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
May 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
we’ve created a media model that is incapable of understanding solidarity and like, basic humanity. I can’t tell you how many times migrants have expressed concern for Palestine or Sudan to me despite not being from there and going through hardship themselves. It’s really not that complicated
Driving in London is such a ball ache. Nothing tires me out more than enduring a 55min drive, for a 3 mile journey, with 20mph roads slapped across the lot of it.
April 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Driving in London is such a ball ache. Nothing tires me out more than enduring a 55min drive, for a 3 mile journey, with 20mph roads slapped across the lot of it.
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“Lovers of Franz K.,” the latest novel by Burhan Sönmez, is the story of a German-Turkish would-be assassin who targets Max Brod, Franz Kafka’s literary executor. Why did Sönmez choose to write the novel in Kurdish?
Kafka in Kurdish | Matt Broomfield
“Lovers of Franz K.,” the latest novel by Burhan Sönmez, is the first to be written in his native Kurdish.
thebaffler.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Lovers of Franz K.,” the latest novel by Burhan Sönmez, is the story of a German-Turkish would-be assassin who targets Max Brod, Franz Kafka’s literary executor. Why did Sönmez choose to write the novel in Kurdish?
Look at these stunning shots from Omîd Baqirî, a Kurdish lensman from Kermanshan, Eastern Kurdistan. Incredible.
April 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Look at these stunning shots from Omîd Baqirî, a Kurdish lensman from Kermanshan, Eastern Kurdistan. Incredible.
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International Mother Language Day: In Iran, 6 Kurdish language teachers arrested, 7 sentenced to prison in 2024
hengaw.net/en/reports-a...
hengaw.net/en/reports-a...
International Mother Language Day: 6 Kurdish language teachers arrested, 7 sentenced to prison in 2024
hengaw.net
February 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
International Mother Language Day: In Iran, 6 Kurdish language teachers arrested, 7 sentenced to prison in 2024
hengaw.net/en/reports-a...
hengaw.net/en/reports-a...
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After 10 years of photographing the ISIS war and its aftermath, Kurdish photojournalist Hawre Khalid is putting together a book of photography and writing that yields an in-depth account of the fighting, but also of love, life, & resilience.
Order your copy here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Order your copy here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
The Awkward Pause: Iraq 2014-2024
A photography and literary book on war, love, life and resilience from the start of the ISIS war until now, by Hawre Khalid
www.kickstarter.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
After 10 years of photographing the ISIS war and its aftermath, Kurdish photojournalist Hawre Khalid is putting together a book of photography and writing that yields an in-depth account of the fighting, but also of love, life, & resilience.
Order your copy here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Order your copy here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
What a nourishing doc. Must watch! Also, poster by the incredible artist Rojbîn! boxd.it/8Jpd2X
A ★★★★½ review of GotûbêJin
This invaluable documentary beautifully captures the resilience and strength of Kurdish women, who, through generations, have fought tirelessly to preserve their voices, culture, and identity in the f...
boxd.it
February 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What a nourishing doc. Must watch! Also, poster by the incredible artist Rojbîn! boxd.it/8Jpd2X
I think about her often - the Medusa pib-brooch by Wilhelm Lucas von
Cranach (1861-1918).
Cranach (1861-1918).
February 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I think about her often - the Medusa pib-brooch by Wilhelm Lucas von
Cranach (1861-1918).
Cranach (1861-1918).
This article would have served the Kurdish women in the piece better if they weren’t mislabeled as ‘Syrian’ It's still a worthwhile read if you can overlook the identity mishap, and it's fantastic to see Orhan’s photos included.
Today in the Observer, I write about the women’s revolution of NE Syria.
I found such inspiration and hope among the women of Rojava, who coined the slogan Woman Life Freedom and fight to make it reality. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
I found such inspiration and hope among the women of Rojava, who coined the slogan Woman Life Freedom and fight to make it reality. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war
In a society riven by conflict and misogyny, the autonomous region of Rojava has a government with perhaps the most complete gender equality in the world
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This article would have served the Kurdish women in the piece better if they weren’t mislabeled as ‘Syrian’ It's still a worthwhile read if you can overlook the identity mishap, and it's fantastic to see Orhan’s photos included.
Gorgeous thread by Sham 🫶🏼
There’s something radical about Kurdish dance—Halperke—a simple, rhythmic expression that has the power to bring people together in the most unpretentious way. It’s a dance that asks for so little yet gives so much in return: a moment of connection, of belonging, of shared joy.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Gorgeous thread by Sham 🫶🏼
Based on one witness testimony supplied by the state…these fascists will never leave Kurdish mothers in peace. Torment after torment.
Kurdish mother who received her son's body in cargo box is sentenced to 6 years prison medyanews.net/kurdish-moth...
Kurdish mother who received her son’s body in cargo box is sentenced to 6 years prison
The Kurdish mother Halise Aksoy, whose son's body was delivered to her in a cargo box, was sentenced to 6
medyanews.net
February 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Based on one witness testimony supplied by the state…these fascists will never leave Kurdish mothers in peace. Torment after torment.
Horrible news, she never stood a chance.
Iran’s Supreme Court rejects retrial for Kurdish woman sentenced to death https://buff.ly/4aSHsek
Iran’s Supreme Court rejects retrial for Kurdish woman sentenced to death
Iran’s Supreme Court rejected a motion for a retrial in the case of Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish political prisoner and humanitarian worker on death row, her lawyer said on Thursday, sparking fears…
buff.ly
February 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Horrible news, she never stood a chance.
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Iran — The Supreme Court has
rejected the request for a retrial for #PakhshanAzizi, a Kurdish woman political prisoner and social worker sentenced to death.
CHRI calls on the UN and Member States to urge that the Iranian authorities immediately and fully annul Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence.
rejected the request for a retrial for #PakhshanAzizi, a Kurdish woman political prisoner and social worker sentenced to death.
CHRI calls on the UN and Member States to urge that the Iranian authorities immediately and fully annul Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence.
February 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Iran — The Supreme Court has
rejected the request for a retrial for #PakhshanAzizi, a Kurdish woman political prisoner and social worker sentenced to death.
CHRI calls on the UN and Member States to urge that the Iranian authorities immediately and fully annul Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence.
rejected the request for a retrial for #PakhshanAzizi, a Kurdish woman political prisoner and social worker sentenced to death.
CHRI calls on the UN and Member States to urge that the Iranian authorities immediately and fully annul Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence.
The heartiest words I’ve received all week came from a voice note this evening via a lady in Qamişlo who said “I’m ready when you are. I know you’re building this on your own, may you live long, darling”.
February 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The heartiest words I’ve received all week came from a voice note this evening via a lady in Qamişlo who said “I’m ready when you are. I know you’re building this on your own, may you live long, darling”.
I cannot wait to tuck into the films this year ☀️💐
Online Kurdish film festival returns with focus on #Rojhilat Iranian Kurdistan www.rudaw.net/english/cult...
Online Kurdish film festival returns with focus on Rojhelat
The online Zagros Film Festival kicked off its second edition earlier this week, showing movies, which promote Kurdish culture and heritage, to a global audience, said the organizer.
www.rudaw.net
February 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I cannot wait to tuck into the films this year ☀️💐
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Kobane marks 10 years of liberation from ISIS amid escalating Turkish threats https://buff.ly/3EcOGxp
Kobane marks 10 years of liberation from ISIS amid escalating Turkish threats
A decade after the Kurdish-led People's Protection Units (YPG) and Women's Protection Units (YPJ) forces repelled a prolonged ISIS siege,
buff.ly
January 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Kobane marks 10 years of liberation from ISIS amid escalating Turkish threats https://buff.ly/3EcOGxp
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Following Donald Trump and JD Vance is the U2 of our generation. abcnews.go.com/US/automatic...
Here's why you might be automatically following Trump on Instagram, Facebook
In the days since Donald Trump assumed office, many people online have begun expressing alarm to find they were unwittingly following Trump on Instagram and Facebook.
abcnews.go.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Following Donald Trump and JD Vance is the U2 of our generation. abcnews.go.com/US/automatic...
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Meet Fatimê Mahmoud, the tireless soul of Qamişlo - A fighter and formidable matriarch from the village of Xirbet Zîb in Qamişlo, Western Kurdistan. Short article and gallery now online: www.thejiyanarchives.com/herbiji/fati...
Fatimê, the Tireless Soul of Qamişlo — The Jiyan Archives
Fatimê Mahmoud, the tireless soul of Qamişlo - A fighter and formidable matriarch from the village of Xirbet Zîb in Qamişlo, Western Kurdistan.
www.thejiyanarchives.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Meet Fatimê Mahmoud, the tireless soul of Qamişlo - A fighter and formidable matriarch from the village of Xirbet Zîb in Qamişlo, Western Kurdistan. Short article and gallery now online: www.thejiyanarchives.com/herbiji/fati...
Anyone with half a brain cell watched this story unfold with a massive side-eye. It was abnormally unethical and overdone.
BREAKING: CNN has now CONFIRMED that the freed “prisoner” in their report was NOT an ordinary citizen as reported and as he claimed.
As local Syrian sources were saying, he was indeed an Assad intelligence officer who faked his story with CNN.
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As local Syrian sources were saying, he was indeed an Assad intelligence officer who faked his story with CNN.
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December 17, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Anyone with half a brain cell watched this story unfold with a massive side-eye. It was abnormally unethical and overdone.