Gashaw Zhalaye is a hairdresser by profession who lives in Adelaide. Her love of keeping the Kurdish culture alive began from her teenage years back in Sulaimany in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. She's a collector of rare and old items such as old clocks, vases, kettles, lanterns and etc. As well as those collections she makes handmade items as seen in the photographs on our page. Gashaw hopes one day in the near future to have an exhibition to display all her collections and handmade items.
We spoke to Gashaw about her hobby and her plans for the future.
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Karê Gaşaw Jalayî yê profîsonal porçêkirine, ew li bajarê Adelaide li Başûrî Australya dijî. Bilî karê xweyî porçêkirinê ew herweha hez dike tiştên kevin e kultûrî ku bi çanda kurdî pêwindîgir berhev bike. Ev meraqa bi salên dirêje ji ciwaniya wê dema li Silêmanî bû pêre heye. Xatûn Gaşaw herweha tiştên bidestçêdibin jî çê dike. Ew hêvî dike ku di siberojeke nêzik de pêşangeyekê li dar xîne.
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