This debut novel centers an oft-overlooked region between Iran and Iraq but is slowed by its didactic impulses.
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A young Kurdish writer grapples with what it means to exist outside the politics of appeal and visibility.
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Join Lina Mounzer, TMR Editor-in-Chief, Aryan Omar Hassan, founder of Henar Press, Hoshang Waziri, and Holly Mason Badra...
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An interview with former prisoner and Kurdish poet İlhan Sami Çomak, on the eve of the Day of...
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Öykü Tekten
Kurdish writer Agri Ismaïl’s debut novel is nothing short of a literary miracle, suggests reviewer Aryan Omar Hassan.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Aryan Omar Hassan
A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
This anthology, while celebrating last year's best literary translations, aims to highlight writing from and about a world...
9 MAY 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
A writer's satirical guide on how to write about the hapless, subjugated Kurds, if you're not already filming...
14 JUNE 2024 • By Matt Broomfield
Sevinç Unal relives her memories as she surveys the region of her family and childhood in southeastern Anatolia...
5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Sevinç Ünal
