Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Professor Hashem Ahmadzadeh
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Publications
A) Books
A History of Kurdistan (I am working on writing this book with Professor Gareth Stansfield. The book is going to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2012.)
Az Roman ta Mellat: pozhuheshi dar goftemane rwayatiye Farsi ve Kordi, [Nation and Novel: A Study of Persian and Kurdish Narrative Discourse] Persian translation, Bextiyar Sajjadi, Daneshgah-e Kordestan, Sanandaj, 2007. [ISBN 964-96239-3-0].
Ulus ve Roman: Fars ve Kürt Anlatîsal Söylemi Üzerine bir Çalîşma, [Nation and Novel: A Study of Persian and Kurdish Narrative Discourse] Turkish translation, Azad Zana Gündogan, Istanbul, Pêrî, 2004, [ISBN 975824597-X].
Nation and Novel: A Study of Persian and Kurdish Narrative Discourse, Uppsala University, 2003, [ISBN 91-554-5514-X].
Nation and Novel: A Study of Persian and Kurdish Narrative Discourse, VDM, Saarbrucken, 2009. [ISBN 978-3-639-20282-3].
Kurdistans Delning och Den Kurdiska Nationalismen, (The Division of Kurdistan and The Kurdish Nationalism), (in Swedish), (Junköping: Kitab-i Arzan, 1998), [ISBN 91 88880 41 9].
B) Articles
a) Articles in English
‘Magic realism in the novels of a Kurdish writer, Bekhtiar Ali’, Journal of Middle Eastern Literatures, forthcoming 2011.
‘Stylistic and thematic changes in the Kurdish novel’, in Brandell , Inga (ed.), Transaction series, distributed by I.B. Tauris, published by the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, forthcoming 2011.
‘Four narrations and an “imagined community”’, in Laachir, Karima and Talajooy, Saeed (eds) Contemporary Cultures of Resistance in the Middle East: Literature, Cinema and Music, Routledge, Forthcoming 2011.
‘Kurdish Political Mobilisation in Iran’, in Robert, Lowe and Stansfield, Gareth (eds), The Kurdish Policy Imperative, London: Chatham House, 2010, pp. 180-191.
Re-Awakening of the Kurdish Nationalist Movement in Iran’, MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL,Volume 64, No. 1, winter 2010, pp. 11-27.
‘Contesting identities in the works of the Kurdish novelist Ata Nahayee’ in Christine Allison, Anke Josten, et al. (eds.), From Daena to Din: Religion, Kultur und Sprache in der iranischen Welt, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2009, pp. 265-282.
'The World of Kurdish Women's Novels', Iranian Studies, Vol. 41, No. 5, December 2008, pp. 719-738.
‘Difficulties of Teaching Kurdish in a European University’, Tjeerd de Garaff, Nicholas Ostler and Reinier Salverda (eds), Endangered Languages and Language Learning, Foundation of Endangered Languages, Bath, pp. 5156 [ISBN 978-0-9560210-0.7]. 2008.
‘In Search of a Novel That Tells Who the Kurds Are’, Iranian Studies, Volume 40, No. 5, December 2007, pp.579-592.
‘Kurdish or Kurdistanis? Conceptualizing Regionalism in the North of Iraq’, (co-authored with Gareth Stansfield), Reider Visser and Gareth Stansfield (eds), An Iraq of Its Regions: Cornerstones of a Federal Democracy?, Hurst and Company, London, 2007. pp. 123-149.
‘Longing for state in the Kurdish narrative discourse’ The Role of the State in West Asia, ed. Annika Rabo and Bo Utas, Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, Transactions, Vol. 14 (Stockholm, 2005), pp. 63-76.
‘Kurdish novel in Iranian Kurdistan’, The International Journal of Kurdish Studies, Volume 19, Nos. 1 & 2, 2005, pp. 25-36.
‘The story of Kurdish novel in Iranian Kurdistan’, International Conference On Kurdish Studies: Cracow, 17-19 May, 2004, Polish Academy of Sciences Press, Vol. 25, Cracow, 2004, pp. 95-114.
‘A Review of Kurdish Life-Writing’, The International Journal of Kurdish Studies, Volume 17, Nos. 1 & 2, 2003, pp. 1-16.
‘From the mountains of Kurdistan to the streets of Europe: The problems of adjustment refugees face, as reflected in two Kurdish novels’, Oreintalia Suecana, Vol. LI-LII (2002-2003), Uppsala University, pp. 5-16.
b) Articles in Kurdish
‘Edeb u Siyaset’ (Literature and Politics), Ferheng, No. 51, 13/10/ 2010, pp.3-13.
‘Xwendnewey Ceyms Coys be hizri kurdek’ (Reading James Joyce from a Kurdish Perspective), Ferheng, No. 48, 22/9/2010, pp.18-20.
‘Meju, rasti u belge’ (History, truth and documents), Ferheng, No. 45, 25/8/2010, pp.3-11.
‘Neryt u djenerit le geraneweyeki piyawaneda’ (tradition and anti-tradition in a patriarchal narration), Ferheng, No. 42, 4/8/2010, pp.3-14.
‘Qursayi xeyal beser waqida’ (the weight of fantasy on the reality), Ferheng, No. 33, 2/6/2010, pp.11-22.
‘Meju, roman u romani mejuyi’ (History, the Novel and the Historical Novel), Ferheng, No. 24, 31/3/2010, pp. 19-26.
‘Le Jwaeydewe bo Hostune’ (From Jwaideh to Houston), Ferheng, No. 15, 13/1/2010, pp. 16-25.
‘Nasname u zman’ (Identity and Language), Ferheng, No. 14, 6/1/2010, pp. 20-31.
‘Romani Kurdi: Doyne u Emro’ (Kurdish novel: Yesterday and Today), Ferheng, No. 13, 30/12/2009, pp. 13-23.
‘Roman u Nasname’ (The novel and identity), Hewler, nos. 347, 342, 335, 330, 325, 320, 315.
‘Roman u dictator’ (The novel and the dictator), Hewler, no. 308, 18 June 2008, p. 18.
‘Jiyanname, bireweri u roman’ (Autobiography, memory and the novel), Hewler, no. 303, 11 June 2008, p. 18.
‘Helwesti 53 nefer u charenusi zimani neteweyek’ (The position of 53 intellectuals and the destiny of a nation’s language), Hewler, no. 278, 11 June 2008, p. 20.
‘Donkishoti Kurdi’ (Don Quixote in Kurdish), Hewler, no. 283, 14 May 2008, p. 18.
‘Eraq le seretawe pekewe jiyani arezumendane nebuwe’ (Iraq has not been a nation from the beginning), Interviewed by Weekly Gulan, no. 642, July 9, 2007. (http://www.gulan-media.com/h642/g23-26.pdf)
‘Pirsi ala u netewe’ (The question of the flag and nation), interviewed by Abdulxalaq Mihammad, Weekly Gulan, no. 603, 14 September 2006.
‘Tarawge û Edebiyat’ (The Diaspora and Literature), interviewed by Khalid Mihemmedzadeh, www.dimane.com, 2006-09-07. This interview was first published in Iranina Kurdistan in Peyam-e Kordestan, Vol. 2, No. 31, Saturday 1 July 2006. It was later on published in Iraqi Kurdistan in Aso, Nos. 258, 259 and 260, 2006-08-03/06/08.
Berey kurdi’ (Kurdish front), interviewed by www.rejwan.se, 2006-04-20.
‘Romani kurdi le Kurdistani Eran’ (The Kurdish novel in Iranian Kurdistan), translated by Abdul Xalaq Yaqubi, Raman, No. 107 (2006-04-05), pp. 78-88.
‘Romanî kurdî û jinanî romannûs’, (Kurdish novel and Kurdish women novelists) in Ashti, (a bilingual newspaper), Nos. 31, 32, 33 & 34. 2005.
‘Romanî kurdî û jinanî romannûs’, (Kurdish novel and Kurdish women novelists) Sev, 1, 2005, pp. 184-208.
‘Ke raste, ke heleye?’ (Who is right, who is wrong?), interviewed by www.dimane.com, 2005-11-10. The Kurmanji version of this interview is published in www.nefel.com, 2005-11-20.
‘Edebî tarawge û nîshtiman: beshi yekem’, (Diaspora literature and the homeland – first part), interviewed by Rojhilat, 36, 2005.
‘Edebî tarawge û nîshtiman: beshi duhem’, (Diaspora literature and the homeland - second part), interviewed by Rojhilat, 36, 2005.
‘Danustandni farsi u kurdi’ (Persian and Kurdish Literary Interconnections) in Ashti, 4, 2004, pp. 3-4.
‘Pêwendîy edebî kurdî û Farsî (Interrelationship of Kurdish and Persian literature), Yekemîn Konfiransî Nêwneteweyî leser Ziman û Wêjey Kurdî (The First International
Conference on Kurdish Language and Literature), Kurdish institution in Istanbul, Istanbul, 2004.
‘Edebî klasîk û modêrnî kurdî’ (Kurdish classical and modern literature), an interview published in Vesta, 5 & 6, 2004.
‘Bextiyar Eli u du seminar leser seedy nasiyonalzm’ (Bextiyar Eli and two seminars and the age of nationalism), Rahand, 9 &10, 2000, pp. 332-334.
‘Kurd u Sali duhezar: Mesih degeretewe’ (The Kurds and year 2000: Jesus returns), Reahand, 9 & 10, 2000, pp. 298-300.
‘Namoyi le tarawgeda’ (Alienation in the exile), Gzing, 22, 1999, pp. 45-49.
Preface to Mam Haidar, Siawash Goudarzi, 1998.
‘Pirsiyarek le kak Heme Seid Hesen’ (A question raised to Mr. Heme Seid Hesen), Gzing, 17, 1997, p. 46.
‘Peshengey weney Kiki Lundgren’ (Kiki Lundgren’s photo exhibition), Gzing, 9, 1995, pp. 56, 60-61.
‘Raport’ (Report), Gzing, 8, 1995, p. 13.
‘Du serchawey renwen le edebi konda – beshi duhem’ (Two guiding sources in ancient literature – part two), Komar, 13, 1993, pp. 22-23.
‘Du serchawey renwen le edebi konda – beshi yekem’ (Two guiding sources in ancient literature – part one), Komar, 12, 1993, pp. 21-24.
‘Rishey ziman’ (The origins of language), Komar, 1993, pp. 14-15.
c) Articles in Persian
‘Kordestan-e Araq va tasir an bar kordestan-e Iran’, (Iraqi Kurdistan and its influence on Iranian Kurdistan), interviewed by Faryd Puya, 2006-09-21.
‘Roman-e kordi wa zanan-e romannevis’ (Kurdish novel and Kurdish women novelists), translated into Persian by Qotbaldin Ahmadi, Nevisa, 4, 2006, Tehran.
‘Peydayesh-e Roman-e Kordî’ (The rise of the Kurdish novel), translated into Persian by Bakhtiar Sajjadi, Nevisa 3, 2004, Tehran.
‘Nasyonalism: Guneha va tearif, (Nationalism: kinds and definitions) Nevisa , 2, 2004, Tehran.
‘Diaspora-ye Kord’ (Kurdish diaspora) Nevisa , 1, 2004, Tehran.
C) Book reviews
Christopher Houston, Kurdistan: Crafting of National Selves, Oxford and New York: Berg, 2008,Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 29, No 2, May 2009, pp. 196-197.
The Turkish translation of this review is done by Fehriye Adsay: Feminizmin Gözüyle Kürt Kadinlari, Virgül Dergisi, No. 104, February 2007, Istanbul, pp. 36-37.
The Turkish translation of this review is done by Fehriye Adsay: Kürt Milliyetçiliðinin Kökenleri, Virgül Dergisi. No. 103, January 2007, Istanbul. pp.52-53.
Shahrzad Mojab (ed.), Women of a Non-State Nation: The Kurds, Kurdish Studies Series, No. 3, Costa Mesa and California: Mazda Publishers, 2001. ISBN: 1-56859-093-8, 263 pages. Journal of the International Society for Iranian Studies, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2006.
‘Be shwen niheniyekani nusereki gewreda’ (In search of a great writer’s secrets: Reading Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul), Rojhelat, Vol. 3, No. 56, 2006-06-06, pp. 13 & 12.
Abbas Vali (ed.), Essays on the Origins of Kurdish Nationalism, Kurdish Studies Series, No. 4, Costa Mesa and California: Mazda Publishers, 2003. ISBN: 1-56859-142-X, 234 pages. Oreintalia Suecana, Vol. LIV (2005), Uppsala University.
Boni Tariki (The smell of darkness), Ferhad Shakeli, Gzing, 17, 1997, pp. 40-46.
D) Translation
a) Translated books from English into Kurdish
Huneri Dastan (The Art of Fiction)David Lodge, Kitab-I Arzan, Stockholm, 2008. [ISBN 978-91-86065-02-7].
(32 chapters of the book, about 260 pages, were published in a Kurdish journal, Rojhelat, in Iran. The journal published two chapters of the book every month during 2005-6. In late 2006 the journal was banned by the Iranian government.)
Recheleknasi Kurdekan (Genealogies of the Kurds: Construction of Nation and National Identity in Kurdish Historical Writing), Dr. Abbas Vali, Apec Publication Centre, Stockholm, 2004, [ISBN 91-89675-30-4].
Daftari Soor, (The Red Notebook), Paul Auster, Rahand Publication, Stockholm, 2001, [ISBN 91-973476-6-9].
Hoviyyet û siyasetî parcheparchebu (Fragmented Politics and Fragmented Identity), Abbas Vali, Rahand Publication Centre, Stockholm, 2001, [ISBN 91-973474-5-0].
Dêmokrasî, Komelgay medenî û Hawwlatîyetî (Democracy, Civil Society and Citizenship), Dr. Abbas Vali, Kitab-i- Arzan Publication, Stockholm, 2001, [ISBN 91 88880 516].
b) Translated articles and short stories from English into Kurdish
‘Kurdekan u ewani tiryan’ (The Kurds and their ‘others’), Abbas Vali, Rahand, 12 &13, 2001, 157-182.
‘Tiyorigeli feministi’ (The feminist theories), Raman Selden, Peter Widdoson, Peter Broker, Gzing, 19, 1998, 29-32.
‘filmeki radikal leser serheldani kurd’ (A radical film on the Kurdish uprising), Stephan Kinzer, International Herald Tribune, Friday 16 May 1997, Gzing, 16, 1997, pp. 44-45.
‘Nasiyonalizm’ (Nationalism), A. D. Smith, Gzing, 11, 1996, pp. 13-16.
‘Derdi shetiy hunermende gewrekan’ (The agony of the great artists), Chris Mimil, Rabun, 12, 1994, pp. 113-115.
‘Hinduurupiyekan ke bun?’ (Who were the Indo-Europeans?), David Crystal, Gzing, 1, 1993, pp. 28-29.
‘Etnonasiyonalizmi kurdi’ (Kurdish ethnonationalism), Amir Hassanpour, Rabun, 7 & 8, 1993, pp. 112-117.
‘Engewe’ (Sniper), Liam O’Flaherty, komar, 4, 1991, pp. 10-11.
c) Translated articles and short stories from Swedish into Kurdish
‘Aya netewe shewey wishey heye?’ (Does nation have a word form), Satu Gröndal, Rahand, 9 & 10, 2000, pp. 203-214.
‘Zordariy hefta saley Turk’ (Seventy years of Turkish suppression), Yashar Kemal, Gzing, 7, 1995, pp. 44-45, 43.
‘Xelati edebiy Nobel: xelati hawbeshi bab u kur’ (The Nobel prize in literature: A common prize for the father and the son), Kari Mulin, Koamr, 18, 1995, pp. 18-20.
‘She’r derwesheke berdewam desuretewe’ (Poem is an always wandering Dervish), R. Olson, Gzing, 5, 1994, pp. 41-44.
‘Rwangeyek lemer ryshekan: Wituwejek legel Toni Morison’ (A view about the roots: interview with Toni Morison), Komar, 16 &17, 1994, pp. 21-24.
‘Mindaline dezanin Pipi gorewidirej keye?’ (Do you know who Pippi long stockings is?), Astrid Lindgren, Kocher, 11, 1992, pp. 17-18.
‘Balto pest’ (Pelts), Jälmar Söderberg, Komar, 9 & 10, 1992, pp. 19-20.
‘Kenishke bichkolane u shiqartekani’ (The little girl and her matches), Hans Christen Anderson, Kocher, 9 & 10, 1991, pp. 12-15.
E) Published interviews
‘Chawpekewtneki berfirawan legel Dr Hashem Ahmadzadeh’ (A comprehensive interview with Dr Hashem Ahmadzadeh), interviewed by Raber Fariq, Raman, Vol. 14, No. 147 (05-08-2009), pp. 33-60.
‘Kimlik kendi ve öteki ayrımıyla oluşur’ (Identity is constructed based on the relations between the self and the other), Interviewed by Ozelm Galip, Yeni Ozgur Politica, 20 December 2008.
‘Edebi rojhelat u tiyoriyekani rojawa’ (Eastern literature and Western theories), interview with Dr. Roberta Michalef, Gzing, 20, 1998, pp. 5-7.
‘Emin siyasetzanim nek siyasetmeda’ (I am a political scientist, not a politician), interview with Dr. Inga Brandell, Gzing, 17, 1997, pp. 5-9.
‘Pirosey standardkirdni zimani kurdi direjey heye’ (Standardisation of Kurdish language is going on), interview with Dr. Aziz Jiyan, Gzing,17, 1997, pp. 4-8.
‘Min miroveki romantikim’ (I am a romantic man), interview with Homer Dizeyi, Gzing, 16, 1997, pp. 5-10.
‘Zimani standard’ (A standard language), interview with Dr. Carina Jahani, Gzing,10, 1996, pp. 4-7.
‘Ewe minim, minish nim’ (It is me, it is not me), interview with Dr. Katharine Hodgkin, Gzing, 21, 1995, pp. 42-47.
‘Aya kurdekan detwanin serbexoyi xoyan biparezin?’ (Can the Kurds preserve their autonomy?), interview with Sophia Wanke, Gzing, 9, 1995, p. 61.
‘Kurd u erki meju’ (The Kurds and the responsibility of the history), interview with Dr. Ebdulla Merdux, Gzing, 9, 1995, pp. 39-46.
‘Kurdi zmaneki serbexo u serbest’ (Kuridsh is an independent language), interview with Professor Bo Utas', Gzing, 6, 1995, pp. 23-26.
Editorial Boards and conference organisation
2009 Organising an International conference on the Kurds: History, Culture and Politics. The conference was held on 1-3 April at the University of Exeter. About 50 papers were presented at the conference.
1993-99 Member of editorial board of Gzing, a cultural and political Kurdish Journal, published in Sweden
Paper presentations
2010 Keynote Speaker, ‘Kurdish Studies: past and Present, an Overview’ The First North American Conference on the Kurdish Language, UCLA, 5 November.
2010 ‘Language Use in the Kurdish Novel’ The First North American Conference on the Kurdish Language, UCLA, 5 November.
2010 Presenting a paper, “Kurdish novel after 75 years: “Divergence or Convergence?”, in the international conference organised by the University of Hakkari in Turkey on 15-18/7/2010.
2010 Presenting a paper, “Four Narrations and one Imagined Community”, in the international conference organised by the Centre for ethno political studies at the University of Exeter on 30 June. I also chaired a panel on Politics in the Middle East in the same conference.
2010 Invited speaker on 27 May at the University of SOAS, The presented paper: From the shepherd to the gardens of fantasy: the 75th anniversary of the Kurdish novel.
2010 Invited speaker on 13 January at the University of Kurdistan-Arbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, The presented paper: The Thematic and Stylistic Changes in Kurdish Novels.
2010 Invited speaker on 12 January at the University of Selaheddin in Iraqi Kurdistan, The presented paper: The current situation of the Kurdish novel.
2009 Invited speaker on 10 December at the University of Durham, UK. The presented paper: “Iranian minorities before and after the election of June 2009”.
2009 Invited speaker on 26 August at the department of Linguistics and philology at Uppsala University. The presented paper: “Magic Realism in the novels of a Kurdish writer, Bakhtiyar Ali”.
2009 Invited for an International conference, ‘Change and Stability in the Middle East and North Africa’, on 28-29 May in Cracow at the University of Jagiellonian in Poland. The presented paper: “The Kurdish Satellite TV and its role in representing a stateless nation”.
2009 Invited for a conference on 20 March in Cracow at the University of Jagiellonian in Poland. The presented paper: “The Iranian Kurds and the presidential election in Iran”.
2009 Invited speaker on 20 March at the department of Iranian Studies in Cracow at the University of Jagiellonian in Poland. The presented paper: “The myths and the politics: Celebration of Newroz among the Kurds and the other nationalities in the Middle East and West Asia”.
2008 Invited speaker on ‘Kurdish culture: An overview’ at the Chamber of Commerce in London: Bright Horizon for Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Thursday 11 December.
2008 Invited presentation on ‘Kurdish satellite TV and its role in representing a stateless nation’ at the department of Art, Media and theatre (University of Aberystwyth), on 12 November.
2008 Presenting a paper on difficulties of teaching Kurdish in a European University on 24-27 September. The conference was organised by the Foundation of Endangered Languages and Fryske Academy in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands.
2008 Presenting a paper on the changes in Kurdish novel on 27-29 May in Istanbul. The conference was organised by Stockholm University and Kadir Has University in Istanbul.
2008 Presenting a paper on Iranian Kurds in the French Parliament in Paris on 25 February. The conference was organised by Kurdish Institute in Paris in celebration the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Institution.
2007 Presenting a paper (The Iranian Kurdish Relationship) in Chatham House on 19 December 2007.
2007 Presenting a paper (The thematic and stylistic changes in the Kurdish novel) in MESA (Montreal) 18-20/11/07.
2007 Presentation of a series of seminars in Kurdish cities in Iraqi Kurdistan (Halabja, Amedi, Raniya, Sangasar, Qladiza) on Kurdish language, literature, and society on 22 June -10 July. The seminars were organised by the Ministry of Sports and Youths.
2006 Presenting a paper (Print-capitalism in Kurdish context) in MESA (Boston) 17-19/11/06.
2006 Presenting a paper, ‘In Search of a Novel That Tells Who the Kurds Are’, in World Conference on Kurdish Studies, organised by Kurdish Institute in Paris and the University of Salahaddin in Hewler on 6-10 September 2006. The conference was sponsored by French Foreign Ministry and Kurdistan Regional Government.
2005 Presenting a paper (A generic journey) in MESA (Washington) 12-16/11/05.
2005 Presenting a paper in a conference on “The Image of the Other” organised by the Swedish Research Council (MENA – Swedish Research Partnership Programme) in Istanbul on 16-18 February.
2004 Presenting a paper in the second international conference organised by the municipality of Diyarbekir (Turkey) on Kurdish literature and language on 1-5 December 2004.
2004 Presenting a paper in an international conference organised by the University of Krakow in Poland on Kurdish studies on 17-19 May 2004.
2003 Presenting a paper in an international conference organised by the municipality of Diyarbekir (Turkey) on Kurdish literature and language on 4-6 November 2003.
2002 Presenting a paper on the role of statelessness in the Kurdish modern literature in an international conference organised by The Swedish Research Council in Istanbul on 14-16 November 2002.
1999 ‘Seminarium om kurdisk litteratur’ (A seminar on Kurdish literature), Multiethnica, 24 and 25, 1999, (Swedish).
1998 Participating in an international conference organised by a Swedish research group (Borders and Transgression) in Istanbul on August 1998.
Consultative work of a professional nature
I have been consulted by the various authorities both in Sweden and the UK about various political and legal issues, especially for the asylum seekers and cultural issues.
2009 Invited by Farnhamcastle in London for delivering a four hour presentation on the Kurdish history and culture and politics on 2 March 2009 at the International School of Government in London. The participants were 12 English experts who are going to act as advisors for the KRG.
2001-2005Writing book-reviews for the state council of culture in Sweden
TV and Radio presentations
2010 Interview with Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Kurdish Language and Kurdish Studies, 11/11/10.
2010 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on ‘Iran’s agreement with Brazil and Turkey on sending its low enriched Uranium to Turkey’. The programme was broadcast on 17 May.
2010 Interview with BBC Persian Radio, on 16May about the reaction of Iranian Kurds to the execution of Kurdish prisoners in Iran. The interview was broadcast on 16 and 17 May.
2010 Discussing the execution of five political Kurdish prisoners in Iran on 9 May in BBC Persian TV in a panel led by the BBC journalist Mehdi Parpanchi. The Other members of the panel were Hosein Baqerzadeh, the Human Rights activist in the UK, and Khalil Bahramiyan the lawyer of the three of the executed prisoners. The half-an-hour program was broadcast at 7.30 pm London time on 11 May.
2010 Participating on VOA Persian TV program, News Talk, one hour long program about the current political situation in Iran. The live program was broadcast on 10 April.
2010 A TV program on ‘language, mother tongue and identity’, interviewed by Farydoon Arshadi. The program was broadcast on 7 April 2010 on Tishk TV (based in Paris).
2010 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on ‘China and the Iranian nuclear program’. The programme was broadcast on 4 April.
2010 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Ahmadinejad’s and Robert Gates’ visits to Afghanistan. The programme was broadcast on 11 March.
2010 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Ahmadinejad’s and Robert Gates’ visits to Afghanistan. The programme was broadcast on 11 March.
2010 Interview with BBC Persian TV on the Iraqi Parliamentary election and the issue of security. The live program was broadcast on 6 March at 6.35 pm.
2010 Interview with BBC Persian TV on the International Mother Language Day and the linguistic rights in Iran. The live program was broadcast on 21 February at 7.15 pm.
2010 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Hillary Clinton’s visit to the Gulf and her statement on Iran. The programme was broadcast on 15 February.
2010 Interview with BBC Persian Radio, on 9February about the 31 years anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.
2010 Member of a panel on the “Iranian Revolution after 31 years” in a live program in Persian. It was broadcast by the Kurdish Satellite TV, Newroz TV, based in Sweden, on 6 February.
2010 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Ahmadinejad’s submitted budget plans to the Iranian Parliament. The programme was broadcast on 25 January.
2010 Debate on the problems of the Kurdistan’s universities on Zagros TV in Arbil with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Selaheddin, Dr Ahmad Dizayee. The 70 minutes long debate was broadcast on 11 January 2010.
2009 Interview about the banning of the pro-Kurdish Party, DTP, in Turkey and the possible scenarios in Turkey’s policy towards the Kurds, broadcast by the Kurdish Satellite TV Newroz TV, based in Sweden, on 19 December.
2009 Interview with Swedish Radio, Kurdish production, on 14 December about the banning of pro-Kurdish political party, DTP, in Turkey.
2009 Interview with BBC Persian Radio, on 10December about the recent political events in Iran. The other participants in the interview panel were Professor Anushirvan Ehteshai from Univeristy of Durham and Afshin Shahi, the director of Postgraduate Society at Durham University.
2009 Interview with BBC Devon, on 2December about the five detained British yachtsmen in Iran at a live program broadcast at 7 and 7.30 am.
2009 Interview with Voice of America, on 2December about the relations between Iran and the UK.
2009 Discussing the events following the Student Day in Iran in BBC Persian TV in a panel led by the BBC journalist Mehdi Parpanchi. The Other member of the panel was Ahmad Salamatian, the former Iranian MP who lives in Paris. The half-an-hour program was broadcast at 7.30 pm London time on 8 December.
2009 Discussing Iran’s relations with the USA thirty years after the Hostage Crisis, in BBC Persian TV in a panel led by the BBC journalist Mehdi Parpanchi. The Other members of the panel were Dr Hushang Amirahmadi, the director of Iranian and American Association, and Said Rajayee Khorasani, the former Iranian Embassy in the United Nations. The half-an-hour program was broadcast at 7.30 pm London time on 10 November.
2009 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Iran and the USA thirty years after the Hostage Crisis. The programme was broadcast on 4 November.
2009 Member of a panel on the current peace process between the Kurds and Turkish government in a live programme, broadcast by the Kurdish Satellite TV Newroz TV, based in Sweden, on 24th October.
2009 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Iran and 5+1 countries negotiations about Iran’s nuclear plans. The programme was broadcast on 27 September.
2009 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Iran’s nuclear plans and the West. The programme was broadcast on 16 September.
2009 Taking part on a live BBC Persian TV program about article 15 of Iranian Constitution (Linguistic rights of the none-Persian speakers in Iran). The programme was broadcast on 18 July at 6 pm.
2009 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Iran and the West. The programme was broadcast on 11 July.
2009 A series of debates and analyses on the Iranian Presidential election, in BBC Persian TV on 19-20 June.
2009 A series of debates and analyses on the Iranian Presidential election, in BBC Persian TV on 12-13 June.
2009 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on Iranian election. The programme was broadcast on 13 June.
2009 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on the Western relations with the Islamic World. The programme was broadcast on 23 May.
2009 Discussing the Iranian Presidential election, in BBC Persian TV in a panel led by the BBC journalist Enayat Fani. The Other members of the panel were Bijan Hekmat and Said Barzin. The half-an-hour program was broadcast at 3 pm London time on 18 May.
2009 Discussing the Iranian Presidential election, in BBC Persian TV in a panel led by the BBC journalist Enayat Fani. The Other members of the panel were Ahamd Salamatian and Hossein Baqerzadeh. The half-an-hour program was broadcast at 3 pm London time on 16 April.
2009 Interview with Balen Slaih, the journalist of the Voice of America, Kurdish Service, on the Iranian and American relations and the issue of nuclear programme in Iran. The programme was broadcast on 11 April.
2009 Commenting on the results of the regional election in Turkey in a live programme, broadcast by Newroz TV, based in Sweden, on 29th March.
2009 Discussing the regional election in Turkey in a live programme, broadcast by Newroz TV, based in Sweden, on 28th March.
2009 Discussing the obstacles of democratisation in Iran in a live programme, broadcast by Newroz TV, based in Sweden, on 14th March.
2009 Taking part on a live BBC Persian TV program on the endangered languages and UNECO report on the International Day of Mother Tongue. The programme was broadcast on 21 February at 7 pm.
2009 Discussing the relations between the USA and Iran, and the Iranian presidential election in BBC Persian TV in an interview with the BBC journalists Sadeq Saba and Enayat Fani. The half-an-hour program was broadcast at 3 pm London time on 12 February.
2009 Discussing the formation of nation-state in Iran and Turkey in a panel consisting of Behzad Karimi (one of the leaders of the Iranian Fedaiyan organisation), Ahmad Iskandari (a well known Kurdish debater) on a one-hour programme broadcast by Newroz TV, based in Sweden, on 25th January.
2009 Commenting on the Human Rights Watch Report on Iranian Kurdistan (published on 9 January 2009) on the news programme of BBC Persian TV on 12 January.
2008 Commenting on the plans of IOM (International Organisation of Migration) on the news programme of BBC Persian TV on 2 December.
2008 ‘Obama and Iran and the Kurds’ A live TV program debate on 9 November on Newroz TV based in Sweden.
2008 A TV program on ‘The new world order and the situation of the Kurds’. The program was broadcast on 8 September on Newroz TV (based in Sweden).
2008 A TV program on ‘Kurdish Studies in Exeter’. The program was broadcast on 2 May on Kurdsat TV (based in Iraqi Kurdistan).
2008 A TV program on ‘literary criticism’. The program was broadcast on 22 April on Zagros TV (based in Iraqi Kurdistan).
2008 A TV program on ‘Kurdish nationalism and Identity’. The program was broadcast on 20 April on Kurdistan TV (based in Iraqi Kurdistan).
2007 Interview with Swedish Radio P1 in ‘Konflikt’ (Conflict). The program dealt with the position of the Kurds in the Middle East. The program was in Swedish and it was broadcast directly on 8 September 2007 at 8 t0 9 pm. See the link at www.sr.se/P1.
2007 A TV program on ‘Kurdish literature in diaspora’, interviewed by Farydoon Arshadi. The program was broadcast on 11 July 2007 on Tishk TV (based in Paris)
2007 A TV program on ‘Kurdish literature in Iranian Kurdistan’, interviewed by Farydoon Arshadi. The program was broadcast on 27 June 2007 on Tishk TV (based in Paris).
2007 A TV program on ‘The Kurdish Diaspora and Academy’, interviewed by Hassan Qazi. The program was broadcast on 3 and 6February 2007 on ROJ TV (A Kurdish satellite TV based in Brussels).
2007 A TV program on ‘The Democratic Republic of’ Kurdistan in 1946’, interviewed by Hassan Qazi. The program was broadcast on 20 and 23January 2007 on ROJ TV (A Kurdish satellite TV based in Brussels.
2006 A TV program on ‘Nationalism and Literature’, interviewed by Idris Sheikhsharafi. The program was broadcast on 6 and 7September 2006 at Kurdistan TV (A Kurdish satellite TV based in Hewler in Iraqi Kurdistan.)
2005 Participating in a live debate program on Roj TV (Brussels) on the current situation of Iran and the case of the Kurds, on the 5th August 2005.
2004 Participating in a live debate program in MEDYA TV (Brussels) on the parliamentary elections in Iran, on 23 January 2004
2004 Interview with Uppsala Nya Tidning on the 25th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, on 17th January 2004.
2003 Interview with VOA (Voice of America- Kurdish production) on the Kurdish novel and literature, Jun 2003
2002 Participating in four programs on Kurdish novel and literary criticism in the satellite Kurdish TV (Mesopotamya) in Denmark, September 2002
2000-01 Producing twelve cultural and literary TV programs for Mesopotamya TV, a satellite Kurdish TV in Denmark, 2000-01.
1996 Interview with a Kurdish Radio in Stockholm on the Diaspora and Kurdish nationalism, July 96.
