Ahmad Hardi
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Ahmad Hardi was a prominent Kurdish
poet.
He was born into an intellectual family in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan
. He possessed a deep knowledge of classical Kurdish, Arabic and Persian poetry and has had an enduring influence on the modern Kurdish poetry. He was also involved in the Kurdish liberation movement and after the Algiers Accord, he moved to Iran in 1975 and later to U.K. in 1993. His daughter Choman Hardi
is a well known Kurdish writer and his son Asos Hardi is a prominent journalist in Iraqi Kurdistan and founder of Hawlati
and Awena
independent newspapers. His first collection of poems was first published in 1957 and has been re-published several times since then.
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
poet.
He was born into an intellectual family in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
. He possessed a deep knowledge of classical Kurdish, Arabic and Persian poetry and has had an enduring influence on the modern Kurdish poetry. He was also involved in the Kurdish liberation movement and after the Algiers Accord, he moved to Iran in 1975 and later to U.K. in 1993. His daughter Choman Hardi
Choman Hardi
Choman Hardi , is a contemporary Kurdish poet, translator and painter. She was born in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan. In 1975 her family fled to Iran after the Algiers Accord but returned to Iraq after a general amnesty in 1979. They were forced to move again in 1988 during the Anfal campaign...
is a well known Kurdish writer and his son Asos Hardi is a prominent journalist in Iraqi Kurdistan and founder of Hawlati
Hawlati
Hawlati is an independent Kurdish newspaper, published in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan and London. Tariq Fatih is the owner of the paper.Hawlati is a biweekly newspaper issued by Ranj Publishing House, published on Sundays and Wednesdays....
and Awena
Awena
Awena is a weekly independent Kurdish newspaper, published every Tuesday in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan .Awena means “The Mirror” in Kurdish...
independent newspapers. His first collection of poems was first published in 1957 and has been re-published several times since then.
External links
- The Passing of a Kurdish Icon – Ahmad Hardi, Oct.29, 2006.
- Ahmad Hardi, International Journal of Kurdish StudiesInternational Journal of Kurdish StudiesThe International Journal of Kurdish Studies is an academic journal published by the Kurdish Library, and was edited by Vera Beaudin Saeedpour. It publishes scholarly articles about Kurdish culture, literature, and history. It was founded in 1986 as Kurdish Times before getting its current title...
, January 2005. - About Choman Hardi, Kathleen McDermot.
- When the secret of lips and the secret of eyes unite, A poem by Ahmad Hardi, translated by Dr. Kamal Mirawdeli.
- (http://www.ahmedhardi.com/ Ahmed Hardi)
See also
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- MahwiMahwiMahwi or Mehwî , , was one of the most prominenet classical Kurdish poets and sufis from Iraq. He studied in Sablakh and Sanandaj in Iranian Kurdistan. He became a judge in the court of Sulaimaniya, in today's Iraq, in 1862, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire. He travelled to Istanbul and...
- PiramerdPiramerdTawfeq Mahmoud Hamza or Piramerd, , , was a Kurdish poet , writer, novelist and journalist. He was born in the Gwêje neighborhood of Sulaimaniya city in Iraq. In 1926, he became the editor of the Kurdish newspaper Jîyan...
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- Sherko BekasSherko BekasSherko Bekas , , is a prominent contemporary Kurdish poet. He was born on 2 May 1940 in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan as a son of the Kurdish poet Fayak Bekas....