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