Kobra Banehi

Kobra Banehi, also known as Kasnazani, was born in 1966 in the city of Baneh, in East Kurdistan (Iran). She narrated her story as a refugee in Germany, which was written down by Hatau and Paulien Bakker. Kobra lived in Baneh until 1978, when she moved to the city of Saqez. She studied up to the ninth grade, after which she was expelled from school.

The Harrowing Life of Kurdish Freedom Activist Kobra Banehi

The Harrowing Life of Kurdish Freedom Activist Kobra Banehi

Excerpted from the anthology Kurdish Women’s Stories (Pluto Press, 2020), by special arrangement with editor Houzan Mahmoud.  ...

15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By Kobra Banehi, Jordan Elgrably
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