Kurdish Institute of Paris
Encyclopedia
Kurdish Institute of Paris , founded in February 1983, is an organization focused on Kurdish language
and culture. It is one of the main Kurdish academic centers in Europe
. Its main publications include a linguistic journal titled Kurmancî
in Kurdish
, a monthly press review about Kurdish issues titled Bulletin de liaison et d'information (Bulletin of Contact and Information) and Études Kurdes, a research journal in French
.
Most of the activities of the Institute are focused on the Northern Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish
. The institute has a library preserving thousands of historical documents, pamphlets and periodicals about Kurds. Two representatives from the French Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Culture provide the link between the Institute and the Government of France
. The Institute is headed by Kendal Nezan
as the president and Abbas Vali
(Swansea University
) and Fuad Hussein (University of Amsterdam) as the two vice-presidents.
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....
and culture. It is one of the main Kurdish academic centers in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Its main publications include a linguistic journal titled Kurmancî
Kurmanci (magazine)
Kurmancî is a linguistic magazine published twice a year since 1987 to spread the results of the Kurdish Institute's linguistic seminars on problems of terminology and standardisation of the Kurdish language. All issues of this periodical are available on the publisher’s Web site, as is the...
in Kurdish
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....
, a monthly press review about Kurdish issues titled Bulletin de liaison et d'information (Bulletin of Contact and Information) and Études Kurdes, a research journal in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Most of the activities of the Institute are focused on the Northern Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish
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....
. The institute has a library preserving thousands of historical documents, pamphlets and periodicals about Kurds. Two representatives from the French Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Culture provide the link between the Institute and the Government of France
Government of France
The government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic"...
. The Institute is headed by Kendal Nezan
Kendal Nezan
A nuclear physicist by profession, Dr. Kendal Nezan is president of the Kurdish Institute of Paris and a board member of the Washington Kurdish Institute....
as the president and Abbas Vali
Abbas Vali
Professor Abbas Vali is a distinguished Kurdish political and social theorist specialising in modern and contemporary political thought and modern Middle Eastern Politics.-Biography:...
(Swansea University
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
) and Fuad Hussein (University of Amsterdam) as the two vice-presidents.
See also
- KurmancîKurmanci (magazine)Kurmancî is a linguistic magazine published twice a year since 1987 to spread the results of the Kurdish Institute's linguistic seminars on problems of terminology and standardisation of the Kurdish language. All issues of this periodical are available on the publisher’s Web site, as is the...
Linguistic magazine. - The Kurdish Digital LibraryThe Kurdish Digital LibraryThe Kurdish Digital Library is a multimedia digital library created by Kurdish Institute of Paris. The Digital Library consists of writings about the Kurds and Kurdistan. Its aim is to make the Kurdish cultural heritage available as digital data.-External links:* *...
online since December 10, 2010.