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Ahmad was born in Kirkuk in 1967 of Kurdish ancestry. [1] She began writing poetry in 1986, and publishing it at the age of 21. [2] Her poems, are known for being "fierce" and "sensual", [3] and have gained a reputation for "brave, poignant and challenging work throughout the Kurdish-speaking world."
She wrote several books of poetry, history and literature. She mainly wrote in the Hawrami or Gorani dialect of Kurdish and in Persian, but she has a few poems in Central Kurdish as well. [1] Most her Kurdish poetry was forgotten during the 20th century and was rediscovered and published by the end of 20th and the beginning of 21st century. [2]
She is a former chairperson of Exiled Writers Ink! and has organized creative writing workshops for the British Council in the UK, Belgium, Czech Republic and India.She is a former poet-in-residence at Moniack Mhor Writers' Centre (Scotland), Villa Hellebosch (Belgium), Hedgebrook Women Writers' Retreat (USA) and The Booth (Shetland).
Long before the United States announced its plans in 2015 to allow women into combat roles, Kurdish men and women were fighting alongside each other. 14 photos show the remarkable Kurdish women in ...
Muhamad Salih Dilan (1927–1990), One of the founders of modern Kurdish poetry. Shamil Asgarov (1928–2005), poet, researcher on the history and culture of the Kurds in Azerbaijan, translator. Emerîkê Serdar (1935-2018), journalist, writer and translator, Armenia. Mahmud Baksi (1944–2001), writer and journalist, Sweden.
Kurdish women (Kurdish: ژنی کوردی, romanized: Jnî Kurdî) traditionally had more rights than those living in other Islamic social and political systems, [1] although traditional Kurdish culture, as most of traditional societies in the Middle East, is patriarchal, and in Kurdish families and communities, it has been "natural" for men to enjoy predominant power. [2]
Kurdish women journalists (8 P) P. Kurdish women poets (10 P) Pages in category "Kurdish women writers" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
It includes Kurdish poets that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:women poets . It includes women poets that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.