The Kurdish Edition

This is the third part of a three-parts episode on the history of Kurdish-Palestinian relationship. In this part, you listen to the audio file of a talk by the late Professor Amir Hassanpour about Palestine originally titled "The Geopolitical Context of Palestine and the Israeli State." This talk was presented in 2012 at the Annual General Meeting of Independent Jewish Voices, a grassroots organization based in Canada that, as described on their website, “is grounded in Jewish tradition that opposes all forms of racism and advocates for justice and peace for all in Israel-Palestine.” Professor Amir Hassanpour was a long-time friend and comrade of the Palestinian People and their struggle, and an outstanding example of solidarity with Palestinians among Kurds. Link to the original video: https://vimeo.com/52200739 For a list of Palestinian musicians who echo the Palestinian resistance see: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2304470/echoes-of-resistance-8-palestinian-musicians-you-should-have-on-your-playlist Image: Internationalist Commune in Rojava Music: Raj'een by Nai Barghouti

This is the second part of a three-parts episode on the history of Kurdish-Palestinian relationship. In this part, I continue discussing the relationship between the Kurdish and Palestinian struggles for self-determination with Elif Genc. Elif is a PhD student in politics at the New School for Social Research working on Kurdish struggle in the diaspora and an adjunct professor of politics at St. John's University and Marymount College in New York. She is also an activist in the Kurdish women's freedom movement in Canada and the United States. She recently wrote a piece on Kurdish-Palestinian movements relationship with a focus on more recent development and the politics involved in a special issue on Kurdistan in Middle East Report. Image: Internationalist Commune in Rojava Music: Filistine by Ciwan Haco ft. ? Cenga Gel by Ciwan Haco

This is the first part of a three-parts episode on the history of Kurdish-Palestinian relationship. In this part, I talk to Dr. Abdel Razzaq (Abed) Takriti about his chapter in a forthcoming book titled “The Political and Cultural History of Kurds.” This book, edited by Amir Harrak, will be published by Peter Lang, and it is dedicated to the prominent Kurdish scholar Professor Amir Hassanpour, who was a long-time friend and comrade of the Palestinian People and their struggle. Dr Takriti in his chapter in this book titled “The Kurd and the Wind: The Politics and Poetics of Palestinian-Kurdish Affiliation,” talks about the relationship between the renowned Palestinian poet Mahmood Darwish and the prominent Kurdish poet and writer from Rojava, Salim Barakat. Dr. Abdel Razzaq Takriti is the inaugural holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Arab History, Associate Professor at the Department of History, and founding Director of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies, University of Houston. His research focuses on the history of revolutions, intellectual and political currents, and state-building in the modern Arab world as well as on global histories of empire and anti-colonialism. Image: Internationalist Commune Webpage Music: The Kurd has Nothing But the Wind by Salah Ammo & Peter Gabis

لە ئەپیزۆدی یەکەمی بەشی سۆرانی نوسخەی کوردی باسی باشووری کوردستان دەکەین. میوانی ئەورۆمان کەماڵ چۆمانی یە. چۆمانی نوسەرە لە کوردستان تایمزە و پێشتریش توێژەر بووە لە پەیمانگەی تەحریر بۆ توێژینەوە لە سیاسەتی رۆژهەڵاتی ناوەڕاست لە واشنتن. لینکی کەمپەینی ئۆنلاین: https://bit.ly/2K3mi52 سروودی دەستپێک: ''کوردایەتی'' بە دەنگی بورهان مەجید گورانی دوایی: ''گەواد'' بە دەنگی کاریگەر

In this episode, I host Kamal Chomani, a Kurdish Journalist from Başur, or Iraqi Kurdistan, to talk about the latest wave of protests in Başur and the social and political context behind it. Chomani is a former non-resident fellow at the Tahir Institute for the Middle East Policy and he is an Editor of the Kurdistan Times, an online political magazine. By the end of the episode, Chomani mentions an online petition that you can find it here: https://bit.ly/2K3mi52 Song: "Gewad" by Kariger

In this episode, I will talk about Rojhelat, Eastern Kurdistan or the Kurdish part of Iran, and the Kurdish struggle for self-determination in this part of Kurdistan. This episode is based on a recent article that I wrote for a special issue of the Middle East Report, MERIP, called “Kurdistan: One and Many.”

Di vê beşê de, ez bi lêkolîner Tahir Baykuşak re li ser Kurdên Stenbolê yên di dewra Dewleta Osmanîyan de li Stenbolê jîyayîn axivîm. Hûn ê di vê beşê de şexsîyet, mekan û komeleyên wê demê nas bikin. Muzîk: Mehmet Atli - Bazdam Bazdam

In this episode, I talk about the leading figures of the modern Kurdish music such as Qadir Dîlan, Koma Wetan, Tîpî Musîqay Silêmanî, and Koma Amed among others.

Di beşê da edîtorê Nusxeya Kurdî, Tofan Sunbul di derbarê Mûsa Anterî da axivî. Îsal, 2020, sedsalîya Apê Mûsa ye, bi vê minasebê me ev beş amade kir. Di vê beşê da hûn ê guhdarîya serpêhatîyên Anterî bikin, anektodan ji jîyana wî bibihîsîn, herweha hûn ê li gel kitêbên wî yên bi navê Birîna Reş, Qimil, Bîranînên Min û Çinara min; di derbarê Doza 49an, Wargeha Xwendekarên Dîcleyê da jî bibin xwedî agahî. Sedsalî û rojbûna Apê Mûsa Anter pîroz be! Muzîk: Metîn Kemal Kahraman - Apê Musa Koma Berxwedan - Lê Amedê

Gayane Ghazaryan guest-hosts this special episode on the Kurdish broadcast of radio Yerevan and two very important Kurdish intellectuals in Armenia, Casimê Celîl and Cemîla Celîl. Gayane is an Armenian journalist and photographer based in Yerevan. You can follow her works here: evnreport.com/profiles/gayane-ghazaryan and here on Instagram: instagram.com/gayanegigi

In this episode, I talk to Ava Homa about her debut novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire. Ava Homa is a Kurdish writer and journalist. Her first book, Echos from Other Lands(Mawenzi, Toronto, 2010) was nominated for the 2011 Frank O'Conner Short Story Prize. Homa is also the inaugural recipient of the PEN Canada-Humber College Writers-In-Exile Scholarship. She holds a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Windsor. Find out more about Ava Homa on her website here: avahoma.com Music: Sayed Ali Asghar Kurdistani - Ey Refiqan Koma Çîya - Ey Hawreyan (original from Naser Razzazi)

Di beşa çaremîn a Podcasta Nusxeya Kurdî de edîtorê beşê Tofan Sunbul ji bo 15ê Gulanê li ser Kovara Hawarê û Cejna Zimanê Kurdî axivî. Di navbera axaftinê de jî helbestên şa'irên kovarê yên bûyin stran hene. 88 salîya Kovara Hawarê û Cejna Zimanê Kurdî pîroz be!

Ev beşa sêyemîn a podcasta Nusxeya Kurdî - نوسخەی کوردی ye. Di vê beşê de, Tofan Sonbul bi Ibrahim Keivo ra li ser Komkujîya Ermenan, Fermana Êzidîyan, Çarşema Sor, bêrikirina wî ya welatî, çîroka malbatê û jiyana wî ya hunerê axivî. Nîsan hem meha komkujîya Ermenîyan e hem jî meha Çarşema Sor a Êzidîyan e. Hem Komkujîya Ermenan hem jî ola Êzdayetîyê tesîreke zêde li ser Keivo û hunera wî kirine. Hunermend Keivo stranên xwe bi pênc zimanan –Ermenkî, Kurdî, Sûryanî, Erebî û Aşûrî– distrîne û bi pênc enstrûmanan –bozuq, tembûr, ûd, cimbiş, kemençe– lê dide. Ji axa Mezopotamyayê derketîye û xwe wek hunermendê Mezopotamî qebûl dike. Keivo rengên axa Mezopotamyayê di cil û albûmên xwe de nişanî me dide.

Ev beşa duyemîn a podcasta Nusxeya Kurdî - نوسخەی کوردی ye. Di destpêkê de edîtorê The Kurdish Editionê Sardar Saadî li ser rewşa corona virûsê çend agahî dan û newroza îsal pîroz kir. Edîtorê Nusxeya Kurdî, Tofan Sûnbûl di vê beşê de di derbarê kurd, kitêb, komele, kovar û çapxaneyên di dewra Osmanîyan (1844) heta komara Tirkiyeyê (1923) axivî, digel vê têkilîya çapxaneyê û nasnameya kurdî jî bû mijara vê beşê. Wêne: Kongreya Xoybûnê, 1927, Libnan. Muzîk: 1. Hozan Serhad - Wûn ken 2. Erdewan Zaxoyî - Evro ke Newroz hatewe 3. Ze Tîje - Mest 4. Meyrem Xan - Helîm 5. Ilana Eliya - Newroz

Ev beşa yekemîn a podcasta Nusxeya Kurdî ye. Tofan Sûnbûl edîtorê nû yê beşa kurdî ya podcasta The Kurdish Edition - Nusxeya Kurdî - نوسخەی کوردی ye. Di vê beşê de em li ser rewşa zimanê kurdî û weşangerîya kurdî ya li bakurê Kurdistanê bi îstatîstîkan axivîn. Hûn dikarin me li ser Spotify, Apple Podcast, Twitter, Facebook, û Instagram bi navê The Kurdish Edition bişopînin. Wêne: Kamiran Bedirxan 1971an de li Swêdê zimanê kurdî hînî hemwelatîyên xwe dike. (Ji rûpela Twitterê ya Rohat Alakomî)

Janet Biehl is the author of many books and articles, a copy editor, and a graphic artist living in Burlington, Vermont, in the United States. In the late 1980s she became involved with the Left Green Network in Vermont, and for more than two decades, she advocated the theory and politics of social ecology. Janet has been tirelessly working to support the Kurdish freedom movement throughout the 2010s. She is more recently the main character of a documentary film called "Road to Rojava." She is also right now working on a graphic novel about her time in Rojava and northeast Syria. In this podcast, we will talk about both the film and the book and in general her work in Kurdistan and how she became introduced to the Kurds and the Kurdish movement. Visit this link for more information about the film: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/road-to-rojava#/ [The ending track of this episode is Xeftano by Ergin Xelîkan] Call for Submission: The Kurdish Edition podcast would like to invite academics, intellectuals and artists whose works are related to the Kurdish society, culture, and politics in all four parts of Kurdistan and in Diaspora to submit proposals for an episode or a series of episodes for the podcast. Your submission should be no more than 700 words, or maximum two pages, in Microsoft Words or PDF format. Your proposed episode(s) can be hosted by yourself, co-hosted with another person, and/or have an interviewee. It should clearly describe the topic of your proposal, your schedule for producing it, and your co-producer/co-host or interviewee if there is one. In terms of the time limit of each episode, it could ideally be between 25 to 40 minutes but no longer than one hour. After sending your submission, there will be a review process for each proposal. Your proposed story must be well-researched, original, and speaking to both academic and non-academic listeners. In the next step, we will talk about the technical aspects of producing a podcast as many of you potential editors live in different corners of the world with different technical skills and equipment. You can send your proposal directly to myself at sardarsaadi (at) gmail.com

This episode is the first of a series to discuss Rojava and questions in regard to the role of imperialism in the region. In this episode, I talk to Justin Podur, and it is in fact a joint production with his own podcast, the Ossington Circle. Justin Podur is an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at York University, Canada. He is a writer on political conflicts and social movements, and has reported from numerous countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Haiti and Israel/Palestine. His most recent book is a novel titled Siegebreakers. See his website here: podur.org

Gulay Kilicaslan guest-hosts this special episode on women in the Kurdish folk music. She introduces some of the prominent figures among Kurdish women dengbejs (folk singers) and talks about their contribution in developing Kurdish culture and music. Gulay Kilicaslan is a PhD candidate in sociology at York University.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Professor Amir Hassanpour. Salah Hassanpour co-hosts this episode with me. After an introduction and some updates about the latest developments in regard to Amir Hassanpour's publications, Salah will read an article of Prof. Hassanpour, titled 'Wandering in Adalar Sahilinde.' You will also find an audio recording of Amir talking about the song that is the main topic of this article. I have included all the related songs to this article throughout the episode.

In this episode, I talk to Behrouz Boochani, the author of No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison. This book is coming out in June 2019 in North America by House of Anansi Press. Boochani's book won the Victorian Prize for Literature, Australia's richest literary prize, and the Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction. See this link to order this book and for more information: houseofanansi.com/products/no-friend-but-the-mountains

Episode 5: May Day Special - Kurdish Revolutionary Music by Sardar Saadi

In this episode, I talk to Prof. Abbas Vali on his upcoming book, The Forgotten Years of Kurdish Nationalism in Iran. This book investigates the forgotten years of Kurdish nationalism in Iran, from the fall of the Kurdish republic in 1947 to the advent of the Iranian revolution in 1979. It sheds light not only on the historical specificity of the phenomenon of nationalism in exile, but also on the political processes and practices defining the development of Kurdish nationalism in the post-revolutionary era. For many reasons, as we discuss that in detail in the interview, little is known about the three decades of Kurdish nationalism in exile between these two events. And this is another reason that makes this book groundbreaking. This book will be published by Palgrave Macmillan, part of Minorities in West Asia and North Africa book series that is edited by Kamran Matin and Paolo Maggiolini. Abbas Vali is former chair of modern social and political thought at the department of sociology at Boğazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. He is the author and editor of a number of books and articles on Kurdish nationalism and identity and political history of Iran. You can find some of his writings on his page on academia at: boun.academia.edu/AbbasVali

In this episode, I talk to Prof. Joost Jongerden on the history of the Kurdistan Workers' Part, PKK. This episode is divided into two parts: in the first part, we talk about the early days of the formation of the PKK and its developments until the beginning of the 1990s. In the second part, we cover the more contemporary history of the PKK since early 1990s up until today. Joost Jongerden is an associate professor in Rural Sociology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He is also a project professor at the Asian Platform for Global Sustainability & Transcultural Studies at Kyoto University in Japan. He is one of the founding members and editors of Kurdish Studies. A common denominator of his research has been the question of how people create and maintain a livable life under conditions of precarity. This research interest has expressed itself in two interrelated research tracks, one focusing on the ways in which people develop alternatives for market induced insecurities, the other how people develop alternatives for state induced insecurities. This he refers to as self-organized practices or ‘Do-It-Yourself-Development'. A list of his publications is available at joostjongerden.academia.edu/

In this episode, I talk to Prof. Joost Jongerden on the history of the Kurdistan Workers' Part, PKK. This episode is divided into two parts: in the first part, we talk about the early days of the formation of the PKK and its developments until the beginning of the 1990s. In the second part, we cover the more contemporary history of the PKK since early 1990s up until today. Joost Jongerden is an associate professor in Rural Sociology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He is also a project professor at the Asian Platform for Global Sustainability & Transcultural Studies at Kyoto University in Japan. He is one of the founding members and editors of Kurdish Studies. A common denominator of his research has been the question of how people create and maintain a livable life under conditions of precarity. This research interest has expressed itself in two interrelated research tracks, one focusing on the ways in which people develop alternatives for market induced insecurities, the other how people develop alternatives for state induced insecurities. This he refers to as self-organized practices or ‘Do-It-Yourself-Development'. A list of his publications is available at https://joostjongerden.academia.edu/

This episode consists of two parts: in the first part, I provide some additional notes about the History of Kurdish radios, which I talked about in the first episode, and in the second part, I talk to Kamal Chomani about the current political situation and the state of critique in Iraq and Kurdistan. Kamal Chomani is a Kurdish political analyst writing on the political affairs of Kurdistan and Iraq and a non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for the Middle East Policy. He co-founded the Kurdish Policy Foundation (KPF) in 2015. Chomani studied MA in English Literature and Post-colonial Studies at Bangalore University in India. His writing has appeared on the Foreign Policy, Al-Monitor, Jadaliyyah, The Kurdistan Tribune, Weekly Awene, Daily Hawlati, Lvin and so on.

This is the first episode of the Kurdish Edition, produced and hosted by Sardar Saadi. It is about the history of Kurdish radios and radio in Kurdistan.