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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
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
"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
Look at these stunning shots from Omîd Baqirî, a Kurdish lensman from Kermanshan, Eastern Kurdistan. Incredible.
April 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I think about her often - the Medusa pib-brooch by Wilhelm Lucas von
Cranach (1861-1918).
February 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Our most active region for archive submissions at the moment is Rojava. They go over and beyond to preserve and promote their matriarchs for Jiyan to preserve. What an honour.
November 23, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Today’s daily inspo stems from the Kurdish female fighters of Komala. Safe to say, even when the Shahs and clerics were at war with each other, they were united in their hate for these women who stood tall against their barbarisms. (Circa 70’s)
November 23, 2024 at 12:39 PM