The Kurds that spread during the Ayyubid period still know their ROOTS, how amazing isn't that?Kurds/Kurdish roots exists in so many different places in the world: “Kurdish Cafeteria” located in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, this coffeehouse, also known as the Kurdish👇
She who knew how to draw a clear line between herself & her occupiers, when Iranian TV asked to interview her& her asked for an interpreter, bc she did not want to speak Farsi. The message was clear: u can sentence me to jail but u cannot force me to speak ur colonial language+
Dear diaspora Kurds: if you want to do something for Kurdistan: move back. Move back, move back, move back. Bring your money, your knowledge, your presence, your everything here.
Çi qas ez fêrî kurmancî dibim, ewqasî wekheviyên di navbera bin-zaravayê xwe (hewlêri) û Kurdî-kurmancî, têdigihijîm. Bin-zaravayê hewlerî gelek peyvên ji kurmancî bikar tîne, û carinan bilêvkirin/telefuz kirin jî nêzî kurmancî ye. Bi rastî fêrbûn xweşe 🌺📚☀️
#kurdi
#kurdish
The Turkish army is burning Mount Cudî, the Iranian state is burning Kurdish woods in Meriwan, (not to mention what they both are doing in rojava & bashur) ur woods, ur lakes, ur land, ur everything is like a child in the hands of a murderer. Statelessness is a dying condition.
#THREAD
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Devastating wildfires are sweeping a mountain range in Turkey's Kurdish region.
But are Turkish soldiers responsible for setting the fire?
Video footage leaked this week could suggest the Turkish army is behind the natural disaster:
I'm the greatest lover of proverbs u'll ever find & this book is a true gem. A collection of proverbs&sayings from Kermashan & Ilam ☀️
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کوچگ لە شوون خوەی سەیینە
#feyli
#kurdish
To all the Kurds that insist on using the Mahsa Amini hashtag.Ur problem is that u think that by using the hashtag u will reach a larger number of ppl: the same ppl that are trying to erase u. Side with urself and ur own ppl, they are enough, we are enough if we have each other👇
1.Khorasani Kurds were relocated from the northwest of Iran following the 1610 war between Kurds and the Safavid Empire. In the aftermath of the war, where a significant number of Sorani and Kurmanji Kurds were massacred by the Safavids, a large portion of the surviving+
1/3 I hope u all are aware of this book& the research that shows how Hitler&the nazis were inspired by Atatürk. Ihrig’s research rewrites our understanding of the roots of Nazi ideology and strategy. Spread the word, plz
#Nazism
#Hitler
#Ataturk
1/3The first time I met Kamil was at the Kurdish library, I met him there often& he used to tell me a lot about himself&his life, he told me something I will never forget about his prison experiences.He said in prison there was a man from Hekkari, who could not speak Turkish+
Hêvî dikim ku hûn hemî vê nivîsê bixwînin:"Eger min karê xwe bi kurdî nekira û bi zimanekî din bikira niha bêhtir dihatim guhdarîkirin/xwendin/temaşekirin, populer bûbûm, qedrê min dihat zanîn, lê belê bes tevî her tiştî û zehmetiyan jî, min kurdî tercîh kir û li vî zimanî mam 👇
If u are a Persian human rights activist but u do not speak about the racist and colonial history: u are not doing ur work properly, and there's no discussion 2 have. To be a fully engaged Persian human rights activist u MUST deal with Persian racism, colonialism and supremacy+
Today I watched this documentary about Mela Kerimî 'Ebdul Muderis (1901-2005) known for his extensive knowledge about classical Kurdish literature, his own poetry, work of translations & his commentary on famous poets. He is one of the greatest names👇
Pirtûka min hema hema ji her rojname û kovarên Swêdê rexneyên pirr geş wergirt, lê vê xwendinê ez 100 qatî kêfxweş kirim, ji ber ku ez dizanim dema ku Veman diaxive ew ji bo Kurdistanê û ji bo Kurdistaniyan diaxive. Silav û rêz û hezkirin ❤️
@lineva_veman
We experience anti-Kurdish racism/ anti-Kurdish sentiments from many different groups. Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Assyrian, Turkmen, Muslim's, European's as well. No one is immune to it, not even Kurds themselves. This has already been dealt with by thinkers that write about+
Kurds and Iranians are not against this regime for the same reasons, and our lives will never ever be valued the same ways as those with nation states. A nation state with all it's authority and visibility in the world is like a magnification of these lives.
Yesterday after our conversation the most amazing thing happened. One of my poems translated to Hawram performed at the library by Farzad Mehdinia. It was absolutely amazing, such a star he is. I hope we can continue these collaborations🌻❤️❤️🔥❤️🌻
#s
îyaçemane
#سیاچەمانە
In the future, I would like to write about statelessness as a phenomenon in a world of states, where I want to investigate how the statelessness of different groups differs from each other, and what they have in common+
And the name matters because it tells the totality of this history. Why do you have two names, why do you have a Persian name and a Kurdish name, because one wasn't allowed, why wasn't the (Kurdish) one allowed? And we are arrive at the heart of the colonialism 👇
"The Kurdish language, which is a treasure of humanity, is banned in schools, parliaments and institutions in Erdogan's country. Millions of Kurdish children do not dare to speak their mother tongue in school. The Kurdish language will not be free until it is recognized in the+
Afghans, Balochis, Kurds and all the others: connect, get to know each other, learn from each other, empower each other, love each other, be honest with each other, grow with each other, bc we are fighting evil powers.
1. Never forget Halabja without remembering this too:
“Besikci said: ‘If you don’t have a country, you are invisible on the international stage’. He gave a painful example: the Halabja chemical attack by Saddam Hussein in 1988 (16 th March), in which some five thousand people +
Imagine that you have been in prison for 14 years, & then you are moved to solitary confinement, the last remaining days of ur life, ur family comes to see you, for the last time, they are denied seeing you, & they are told to come back tomorrow, the family comes back+
I heard that 12 Kurdish children were brought to Istanbul, the Turkish state intention is to adopt them to Turkish families. Does anyone have any more information about this? Please share and retweet, we need more information about this.
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#KurdistanEarthquake
#TurkeyQuake
I still see her on her balcony drinking tea & watching the sunset, loving tea like no other living soul. The story cannot be told here, but it will be told some day, it will be told with worthiness. I lost a friend & a sister 1 year ago today.
Nemam Ghafouri❤
Being Kurdish is like being kidnapped by all sides. Kurdish political representatives that don't represent the best interest of the Kurdish people. Political parties that are like disease brought forth by the anti-Kurdish history & politics of the colonial states. It's really+
Yet another death penalty has been imposed on an innocent Kurdish prisoner: Mamoste Mohammad Khizrnejad, one of the charges against him is damage to the integrity of the occupying Iranian territory. I wish this tweet made a difference,I wish his life will be spared.
#Kurdistan
2. "If you are justifiably ashamed of Finland and Sweden allowing anti-Kurdish Turkey to dictate the terms of joining NATO, you can start to feel even more ashamed here when you see a glimpse of a culture that seems bottomlessly rich. If you are both poetry&language nerd👇
On this day 100 years ago, the Allied Powers and Turkey signed the Treaty of Lausanne, killing Kurdish self-determination. Why has the U.N. Human Rights Council adopted some 100 resolutions on the Palestinians, and 0 for the Kurds?
@ejiltalk
@LoqmanRadpey
1. Iranians fear of Kurds and their anti-Kurdishness is sometimes expressed like this: whenever a Kurd from bashur speaks about the reality of
#rojhelat
or about Kurds from
#rojhelat
they quickly rush to the "Iraqi" card, e.g "why do u bother ur an Iraqi/"Iraqi-kurd"
2 all the Iranians that want to claim that the killing of Jîna Amini had nothing to do with her being Kurdish&following that how the regime has killed, beaten, harassed and arrested hundreds of people in Rojhelat: SO NOW WHY IS IRAN BOMBING Kurds again across the "border" ?
Dear friends, I created a telegram channel 4 Kurdish language questions (all dialects) for those learning on their own. It's difficult 2 keep an archive or go back to the answers here. Please join if ur one of the learners. I chose telegram, but if u want we can also create a👇
So I just had a fight with a Persian translator at the dinner table, bc he started praising the Shah AND Ataturk. Not only the Shah no but BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER, AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO SIT AND LISTEN TO THIS SHIT, MEANWHILE THE AMERICAN GUY WAS SAYING:
Ji min re pir ecêb e ku pirr kes dê îngilîzî, fransî, almanî, spanî fêr bibin, wusa dixuye ku ew ê li vê dinyayê fêrî HER tiştî bibin, lê kurdî na. Û ewqas wergêr jî sûcdar in, wan edebiyata Ewropî diperistin ... ji ber ku ew bixwe xwe li paş wê vedişêrin.
1. Pedagogy, or the art of explaining something, is extremely interesting. The sad part is that most linguists are not always pedagogical in their structure of teaching.I've studied Swedish, English &Arabic at uni& it was only my English teacher was a pedagogical 🌟 +
Happy birthday Kurdish Library!
To still insist on: language, writing, libraries and archiving history is the greatest thing for me. Picking up a book, reading, for example, a poem or a history book or a memoir or a novel that was not meant to either survive or reach other👇
Being Kurdish is like living in a home where the walls are constantly either collapsing or at risk of collapsing, and at the same time trying to continue living your life, or what's left of it.
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#life
#Kurdistan
When they say: as an Iranian Kurd, as a Turkish Kurd, as (a Zehrimar Kurd) bla bla bla. It's like having a disease while being in denial of this disease. I could respect those that said: due to the circumstances my identity is now what it is. But those that say as+
When ppl start their arguments like this: "I have Kurdish roots myself" u know most often they are gonna try some colonial/assimilated BS pro one of the fake-colonial states & they think "Kurdish roots" gives them legitimacy. 🙃🙃🙃
Those Kurds that write: "Jina Mahsa Amini" like Mahsa is like any other "middle name" - you are a sad bunch wellahi. Mahsa Amini is nothing but a colonial name. And it's obvious that some of you are speaking to an audience you are afraid of loosing.
Beginners level 😀🐶
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Ji kerema xwe yên ku kirmanckî dizanin bila bi kirmanckî binivîsin da ku em hev du teşwîq bikin ku li ser têgihîştina xwe (yê hawbeş?) bixebitin. Zor sipas 🌻🌻🌻🙃
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#kirmanck
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#kurdk
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#kurdish
Ji wan kesên ku rexne li "Dezgeha Xêrxwazî ya Barzanî" dikin, tişta xweş ew e ku eger Hikûmeta Herêma Kurdistanê alîkarî neşandaya, weyê gazinan ji xemsariya wan bikira. Ji kerema xwe, nehêlin kîna we ya siyasî heta wê astê we kor bike. Divê hemî kes alîkarî xelk u+
Hevalên hêja bila em hewl bidin her roj peyvekê nû hín bibin. Ger hûn peyvên din jî dizanin, yan bi zaraveyên din jî, ji kerema xwe binivîsin. Ez îro hînî vê peyvê bûm: payîn. (Expectations)
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Payîn, hêvi, li bendê bûn
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چاوەڕوانیی،
Often times Kurds (of bakur) are mentioned as synonyms to the PKK, which is a huge mistake.The political history of Kurds in Bakur&Turkey is much older than the PKK& its filled with political activists, intellectuals, writers, thinkers, etc. worth knowing
One of the most painful things 2 see is when kurds plead 2 "international organizations"or so called allies among whichever group, perhaps it's an unavoidable human instinct to plead to someone else humanity, but the harsh reality is that ur statelessness equals invisibility.👇
Yep, I am gonna continue speaking about this book until u all have read it. Bc so many haven't. And remember this is a term we must use:
#InternationalColonyKurdistan
Remember when Caucher Birkar said "I hope this news will put a smile on the faces of 40 million Kurds" - I think that every single Kurd (loyal to the cause) feels this in his/her heart, every single effort and victory and success belongs to the entire Kurdish nation.
To hang him is the same as hanging all Kurds, it's the same as hanging me & you who are reading this. I see my own face on the brutal image of Qazi Mohammed's dead body, after they hanged him. Thinking about it that way empowers me every single day of my life.
#Kurdistan
1. Ne bêjin: bakurî, basurî, rojhelatî, etc. mîna ku ew etnîsîte ye! Ji kerema xwe, wisa nebêjin! Dema mirov ji xwe re dibêjin "bakurî" ji min re pir ecêb e - û gava din çi ye? Ku em ê bibêjin: Ez ji Bakuristanê me û Bakurî zimanê mine.
Ma ew qas zehmete e ku meriv bêje:
I think it's safe to say that only for the sake of
#Atat
ürk we all want there to be a hell in which he can burn for all eternity. Ataiblis (Atashaytan) is more fitting name for him as well, since no one can deny that he looked like the devil himself💁♀️👹
May ur death not be in vain& may hundreds&hundreds of Jînas grow forth in your loving memory. May ur soul rest in eternal peace & may our struggle here be strengthen, until we too can join u all. I hope u meet my sister over there, she too loved the clothes u are wearing +
Gelo, ev dewlet ji we nefret dike, gava ku hûn jî dibêjin em tirk in, ji we nefret dikin gava ku we bi tirkî jî dipeyivin , dema hûn di bin avahî û xaniyên wêrankirî de bin jî ji we nefret dikin, hûn çi bikin jî ji we nefret dikin, ji ber ku dewletekî dagirkere.
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This has nothing to do with Valentine, it is an ancient tradition that has existed among Kurds. Ppl are so desperate 2 keep up with BS capitalist stuff like "Valentines day" that they distort the meaning of old traditions.
The occupiers of Kurdistan have done everything in their power 2 criminalize our language throughout history& it continues 2 this day as the teacher Seywan Ibrahimi was sentenced to 11 years in prison. His crime? Teaching his mother tongue: Kurdish
#iran
#colonialism
#kurdistan
When your country has been divided in so many pieces, even the surrounding world will only view you as a piece. They do not view you as a full human being worthy of the humanity and dignity that others are. Alas, our biggest grievance is that our land has been divided
#Kurdistan
Colonialism is basically a form of rapist mentality, it forces an identity & a language upon you, because it fulfills the needs & desires of the colonizer. Colonialism is rape, period.
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#Kurdistan
#Iran
#colonialism
it's hard not to start learning Kurdish after this."
This conclusion is so utterly important to me & it is an answer to those that's been asking me: why didn't u translate the quotes in Kurdish 2 Swedish: because I don't need to & bcs those that want to learn will learn.😎
Here's the thing: as a Kurd u have to know ur history as well as the history of the colonial states, as well as so much of world history cus its interconnected. It's such a gigantic work, it's a way of life for the stateless: Knowledge-istan / Zaniaristan /Kunskapistan
Kesek ji min re pirsi kurmancî li ku hîn buyî.Min jî got min bi xwe hîn bum lê kêmasiyen min gelek in, û ev bitenê gavên biçuk biçuke. Lê bawirya min bi hîn bûn GELEK bihêze, bitaybeti di van demên dijwar de, hîn bûn tenê hêviya me ye. It's the only thing that doesn't break ur❤
How deeply tragic and upsetting this is. The colonial Iranian regime continues murdering young Baloch and young Kurdish men, as well as kidnapping and disappearing them, aside from jailing them. Truly this is an evil state.
#SepehrShirani
, an 18 y/o Baluch student, was killed under torture in custody of
#IRGCterrorists
in Iran, who shot him in the head afterwards to stage suicide, according to
@balochcampaign
. #سپهر_شیرانی
They had arrested him in Zahedan on Jan 30, told his family he would be
Mullah Ibrahim is a beloved& trusted figure among the people of Nanala and even the surrounding villages.He had previously been threatened&summoned by the security agencies because of his religious and social positions.I really didn't expect him to sing the anthem of O Martyrs"
I just think it is so funny when Persian chauvinists shit their pants that much just by seeing a map of Kurdistan. Imagine the level of fear they feel against Kurds. The level of slavery, the slavery of their own fear. Stuff ppl write on the internet shouldn't bother their+
The Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, who has criticized the Iranian regime, is charged with "war against God" and faces the death penalty any day now.
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#HumanRightsViolations
#IranRevoIution
ج، ا در آستانە روز جهانی حقوق بشر محسن را اعدام کرد تا یک دهن کجی بە تمام اصول انسانی بکند و یک بار دیگر ثابت کند هیچ کدام از قوانین حقوق بشری را رعایت نمی کند.
#محسن_شکاری
#مهسا_امینی
#IranRevoIution2022
When I started learning
#kurmanji
I started reading online, many words u can understand bc they are the same as in
#sorani
, the ones I did not understand I looked up, or asked friends. But (one of) the difficult things with learning
#kirmanck
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#diml
î is that there's no way 2👇
"By killing a Kurd, you are only killing one person, but we are the fire that burns around your neck at night and at midnight. You have always been afraid of the Kurdish resistance and we have the will."
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#Kurdistan
#Iran
First of all u should learn from the Palestinians what it means to have a national flag! But u cannot learn that under the haunting face of Apo, can u? Then don't pretend that these two flags seen in this image below represent the same desires & goals. It is so utterly cheap.
🇵🇸 Liberté pour la Palestine, le Kurdistan et tou-tes les prisonnier-es politiques !
Le comité Serhildan de Rennes était présent à la manifestation à aujourd'hui, avec 2500 personnes, pour l'arrêt des massacres à Gaza et la fin de l'occupation.
Vive la résistance des peuples ✊
Most of us have parents in a physical sense, and most of them did indeed try their best, but fact remains that most of us grew up as emotional orphans. They often compare statelessness to being an orphan, which means that many of us are indeed doubly orphaned.
It's such a shame that we don't have a platform for learning Kurdish, if we had a platform to collect the speakers of different variations of Kurdish, we could connect more easily, and we could learn from each other. Imagine a homepage where all the variations of Kurdish is👇