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The THE KURDISH EPIC BETWEEN FOLKLORE AND CLASSICAL LITERATURE: THE EPICS OF (MAM AND ZIN) AND (ZANBIL FROSH) AS A MODEL

open access: yesگۆڤارا زانستێن مرۆڤایەتی یا زانكۆیا زاخۆ
   The epic, as a literary genre, narrates a lengthy experience and is structured according to poetic forms. This genre holds significant value and importance in Kurdish literature, with its roots tracing back to ancient times among the Kurdish people ...
Hersh Nuri, Bakir Abdullah
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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”

open access: yesThe Muslim World, EarlyView.
Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing Word-Formation Processes of Complex Words in Folk Poems and Songs in Kalhori Kurdish Language: Based on Samples form Analysing Ganjinehay-e Bar Bad-e Yad

open access: yesپژوهشنامه ادبیات کردی
Kalehri Kurdish folk poems are among the valuable parts of the folk literature of Kurdish-speaking people in different regions of Kermanshah and Ilam. In these poems, many words have complex structures based on various lexical and musical considerations,
vahid sajjadifa , Nastaran Kasani
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The Ethnic Groups Military Recruitment Data

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Military conscription affects how countries expand political rights and fight wars, as well as their citizens' view of the state and socioeconomic outcomes. Until recently, conscription was studied in a simplified fashion, missing cases where it only applies to specific societal groups. We introduce the Ethnic Military Recruitment (EGMR) data,
Markéta Odlová, Marius Mehrl
wiley   +1 more source

GULZAR OF SHEIKH TAHIRÊ SHOSHÎ: AN ORIGINAL MASNAWÎ OF CLASSICAL KURDISH LITERATURE AND ITS FEATURES OF THE EXTERNAL STRUCTURE

open access: yes, 2020
Gulzara Şêx Tahirê Şoşî (k.d. 1962) mesnewîyeke dînî/tarîxî ya edebîyata Kurdî ye ku di sedsala XXem de hatîye nivîsîn. Dema em mesnewîyên hemû dîyalektên edebîyata Kurdî li ber çavan digirin, em dibînin ku vê kêlîyê Gulzara Şêx Tahirê Şoşî teqrîbî bi 14.
Adak, Abdurrahman
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An Examination of Cultural Transformation in Türkiye After 1980 in the Context of “Neoliberal Governmentality”

open access: yesSociology Lens, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 522-542, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The January 24 Decisions of 1980 and the subsequent Özal era marked a profound rupture, carrying Türkiye from an import substitution economy to an outward‐oriented, “free‐market” order. Drawing on Michel Foucault's concept of neoliberal governmentality, this study conducts a qualitative, interpretivist discourse analysis of Turgut Özal's ...
Muhammed Salim Danış
wiley   +1 more source

Destan û Hikayeyên Gelêrî: Niqaş û Nirxandinek li ser Cureyên Edebiyata Kurdî ya Gelêrî

open access: yesNubihar Akademi
Mijara vê gotarê di çarçoveya niqaşên derbarê cureyê de nirxandina gengeşiya binavkirina “hikayeyên gelêrî” û “destan”ê ye di edebiyata kurdî ya gelêrî de. Mijara cureyan û binavkirina wan di nav xebatên folklorê de mijareke giring e.
Necat Keskin
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Staging the Semahs: Performing Aleviness in Turkey and Europe

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 363-372, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The semah, a genre of music and movement practices imbued with values of gender, class, age and ethical egalitarianism, lies at the core of the Alevis' ayn‐i cem rituals. Since the 1970s, processes of urbanisation, migration, folklore production and heritage‐making have facilitated the circulation of semah beyond ritual contexts, particularly ...
Sinibaldo De Rosa
wiley   +1 more source

Representations of Mythological Rituals and Actions in Kurdish Oral Narratives

open access: yesپژوهشنامه ادبیات کردی
Kurdish folk poems, known as Kurdish verses, constitute the oldest part of Kurdish literature. Within these works, rich in themes of love and epic tales, are depictions of important mythological elements that have maintained their ancient essence.
Shahnaz Tahmasbi
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From Parallel Provision to Health System Integration: Exploring the Trajectory and Contextual Drivers of the Healthcare Response for Refugees in Six Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 607-621, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Rising numbers of refugees, prolonged displacement and reduced funding have led to challenges in terms of how to address their healthcare needs, with different approaches taken, ranging from parallel mechanisms to arrangements that are integrated (to different extents) within the national health system. Increasingly, global frameworks call for
Maria Paola Bertone   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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