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The hêro is known and celebrated as a flower of the Kurds. It is widespread in most regions of Kurdistan, especially from the south to the north of the Zagros. Because of its loveliness and delicacy it has long been on the lips of poets and singers, and its beauty makes it one of the most prized and
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Essays on Kurdish names, language and the land.
The Importance of Names and the Kurds: The War of Ideas
Part 5 of 5 inThe Importance of Names and the KurdsWe have often read and heard that the clay (earth) from which human beings are made is a belligerent earth. But it is neither true nor just to say, in a scientific way, that the…
Weysî Silêman Elî · 18 October 2026 · 5 min read
Part 4 of 5The Importance of Names and the Kurds: Character
On 05-08-1997, when I arrived in Europe as a refugee, the most painful question for me was this: “Which country have you come from?” I said: “I am…
13 October 2026 · 4 min read
Part 3 of 5The Importance of Names and the Kurds: Influence
In 1968, after the assassination of Martin Luther King, an American teacher, Jane Elliott, carried out an experiment at a primary school in the town…
4 October 2026 · 6 min read