At a glance:
THE KURDS are the largest ethnic group without a country of their own.They live across the borders of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey and parts of the former Soviet Union. Their culture and identity have been oppressed by the regimes of the nations within which they live. Religion, language, culture and perhaps, most importantly, a common history of persecution tie together the more than 20 million Kurds worldwide.
To learn more about Kurdistan and Kurdish people check out this page:
"http://www.akakurdistan.com/"
Kurdish language:
The Kurdish language is a language mostly spoken by Kurds in a region called Kurdistan, including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Kurdish is an official language in Iraq while it is banned in Syria where it is forbidden to publish material in Kurdish. Before August 2002, the Turkish government placed severe restrictions on the use of Kurdish, prohibiting the language in education and broadcast media. The Kurdish alphabet is still not recognized in Turkey, and use of the Kurdish letters X, W, Q which do not exist in the Turkish alphabet has led to judicial persecution in 2000 and 2003. In Iran, though it is used in some local media and newspapers, it is forbidden in schools. The Kurdish language belongs to the western sub-group of the Iranian languages which belong to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_language
About This Page:
This page has been created for a couple of good reasons and dedicated to all legendary and contemporary Kurdish artists, musicians, filmmakers, writers, etc. As archivists and artists, we research our cultural values in order to find our identity as people of a big nation without our own country. We lack basic needs such as education, hospitals, roads, transportation, and a many other things that are still kept under the control and domination of a few, sick dictator regimes… otherwise we are one of the most happiest, sharp, hard fight, and peaceful people on the planet. In here we are only trying to be ambassadors of love and unity with our music and our art !!! The second reason for creating this informative page was that it became a great deal for us to introduce and share the best kind of Kurdish culture to a big diversity a (social network), such as MySpace. We share thoughts and ideas with you because we strongly believe in the power of people and friendships, so we will be positive and respect one another. We value your friendship with Kurdish Art and Music and welcome you with sweetest images, voice... from our culture!!! Here are a few good links for those who patiently dug into these yellow lines. We would like to see you on our page whenever you get a chance and please share anything that you may think will help us to improve our network! Peace be with you all
More Kurdish artists on (Awiar.com)
http://www.kurdonline.com
Watch your favorite Kudish Music @ MMC TV (can be viewed on both)
http://wm.streampower.be/Mesopotamiatv
http://www.mmc.tv/
MUSIC, VIDIEOS AND MORE
http://www.kurdplanet.com/
http://www.kurdishclips.com/
http://www.freewebs.com/baxanarah2006/
http://www.worldmusic.cn/musicboxv2/index.php?action=genre&a
mp;id=4
A Song for Beko A film By: Nizamettin Aric
(pictured above)
Nizamettin Aric makes his directorial debut and also stars in A Song for Beko, one of the first films in Kurdish (he also scripted this eloquent film and composed and played its musical score). Aric himself was imprisoned for speaking the Kurdish language in public and exiled from Turkey. Beko begins his long pilgrimage -- in search of his brother -- in Kurdirsh areas of Turkey, where he escapes arrest. Fleeing into Syria, this modern-day Odysseus then makes his way into the serenely beautiful highlands of the Kurdish areas of Iraq. Here, in a nomadic community caring for refugee children, Beko finds himself and a homeland. But inevitably this peace is broken."To be a refugee is a Kurdish fate," says Aric. "The more the people of the world know about us, the more we can hope. That is why I made this film."
DIRECTOR: Nizamettin Aric
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Thomas Mauch
MUSIC: Nizamettin Aric
WRITER: Nizamettin Aric and Christine Kernich
CAST: Beko (Nizamettin Aric), Zine (Bezara Arsen),
Zeyno (Lusika Hesen), Cemal (Cemale Jora)
Germany 1992
100 min In Kurdish with English subtitles
http://www.hrw.org/iff-97/filmae/aricsong.html
