Henar Press
@henarpress.bsky.social
Nonprofit press dedicated to publishing Kurdish voices from the diaspora and homeland. Home to the Kurdish literature database.
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Henar Press
@henarpress.bsky.social
· Dec 10
Hello from Henar Press, the first nonprofit English-language press dedicated to publishing Kurdish literature! We're a small but passionate team based in Columbus, Ohio, and we're excited to start accepting submissions at HenarPress.org!
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What a literary treat to see the latest mini issue of the Markaz Review with a focus on Kurdish literature - I may be biased as I consider Aryan Omar Hassan (of @henarpress.bsky.social) a friend, but his review of the novel “Hyper” by @agri.bsky.social is hilarious. themarkaz.org/agri-ismails...
Agri Ismaïl's Hyper is a 21st Century Kurdish Crucible
Kurdish writer Agri Ismaïl’s debut novel is nothing short of a literary miracle, suggests reviewer Aryan Omar Hassan.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What a literary treat to see the latest mini issue of the Markaz Review with a focus on Kurdish literature - I may be biased as I consider Aryan Omar Hassan (of @henarpress.bsky.social) a friend, but his review of the novel “Hyper” by @agri.bsky.social is hilarious. themarkaz.org/agri-ismails...
Still can't believe RAWIfest2025 is over. It was my first but it definitely won't be my last. This has easily been my favorite festival experience by far. Met so many incredible people.
October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Still can't believe RAWIfest2025 is over. It was my first but it definitely won't be my last. This has easily been my favorite festival experience by far. Met so many incredible people.
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I’ve read “Tale of a Wall”… his certainty that he would be in prison forever - I can’t imagine how this must feel…
Two Prize-winning Palestinian Authors Freed from Israeli Prisons
Two award-winning Palestinian authors serving life sentences in Israeli prisons were released on October 13 as part of the exchange for Israeli captives held in Gaza.
Two award-winning Palestinian authors serving life sentences in Israeli prisons were released on October 13 as part of the exchange for Israeli captives held in Gaza.
Two Prize-winning Palestinian Authors Freed from Israeli Prisons
Two award-winning Palestinian authors serving life sentences in Israeli prisons were released on October 13 as part of the exchange for Israeli captives held in Gaza.
arablit.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I’ve read “Tale of a Wall”… his certainty that he would be in prison forever - I can’t imagine how this must feel…
COVER REVEAL — Our fabled first anthology is (almost) here!
WHO'S AFRAID OF KURDISTAN? may be the first collection of Kurdish plays to be published in English.
If you're a playwright, we want to hear from you! Please submit your work through the submission form on our website (henarpress.org).
WHO'S AFRAID OF KURDISTAN? may be the first collection of Kurdish plays to be published in English.
If you're a playwright, we want to hear from you! Please submit your work through the submission form on our website (henarpress.org).
October 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
COVER REVEAL — Our fabled first anthology is (almost) here!
WHO'S AFRAID OF KURDISTAN? may be the first collection of Kurdish plays to be published in English.
If you're a playwright, we want to hear from you! Please submit your work through the submission form on our website (henarpress.org).
WHO'S AFRAID OF KURDISTAN? may be the first collection of Kurdish plays to be published in English.
If you're a playwright, we want to hear from you! Please submit your work through the submission form on our website (henarpress.org).
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This is well worth your time and money ⬇️
We're launching our first ever fundraiser!
We have many amazing projects planned, and your support, no matter the amount, would ensure we can fully realize our vision of providing Kurdish literature with the platform it deserves.
Visit our fundraiser page: secure.givelively.org/donate/henar...
We have many amazing projects planned, and your support, no matter the amount, would ensure we can fully realize our vision of providing Kurdish literature with the platform it deserves.
Visit our fundraiser page: secure.givelively.org/donate/henar...
secure.givelively.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This is well worth your time and money ⬇️
Raven Baxter told me Yan Lianke will win the Nobel
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Raven Baxter told me Yan Lianke will win the Nobel
We're launching our first ever fundraiser!
We have many amazing projects planned, and your support, no matter the amount, would ensure we can fully realize our vision of providing Kurdish literature with the platform it deserves.
Visit our fundraiser page: secure.givelively.org/donate/henar...
We have many amazing projects planned, and your support, no matter the amount, would ensure we can fully realize our vision of providing Kurdish literature with the platform it deserves.
Visit our fundraiser page: secure.givelively.org/donate/henar...
secure.givelively.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We're launching our first ever fundraiser!
We have many amazing projects planned, and your support, no matter the amount, would ensure we can fully realize our vision of providing Kurdish literature with the platform it deserves.
Visit our fundraiser page: secure.givelively.org/donate/henar...
We have many amazing projects planned, and your support, no matter the amount, would ensure we can fully realize our vision of providing Kurdish literature with the platform it deserves.
Visit our fundraiser page: secure.givelively.org/donate/henar...
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🚨Available for purchase in a risograph printed zine or as a PDF, from Maamoul Press, all proceeds will support Jehad and Esraa.
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+ Watch a video of the making of the zine:
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October 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🚨Available for purchase in a risograph printed zine or as a PDF, from Maamoul Press, all proceeds will support Jehad and Esraa.
maamoulpress.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?...
+ Watch a video of the making of the zine:
maamoulpress.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?...
maamoulpress.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?...
+ Watch a video of the making of the zine:
maamoulpress.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?...
COVER REVEAL — We're proud to present I AM GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY, the English debut of Firat Cewerî, one of the great modern existentialists, brilliantly translated by Jeannette Okur and with a foreword by Agri Ismaïl.
September 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
COVER REVEAL — We're proud to present I AM GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY, the English debut of Firat Cewerî, one of the great modern existentialists, brilliantly translated by Jeannette Okur and with a foreword by Agri Ismaïl.
We're live at the Kurdish Studies Forum at the American University of Iraq Sulaimani!
Huge thanks to Nawa for setting up our booth and getting everything prepared leading up to the event! This wouldn't have been possible without all her hard work 👏👏👏
Huge thanks to Nawa for setting up our booth and getting everything prepared leading up to the event! This wouldn't have been possible without all her hard work 👏👏👏
September 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We're live at the Kurdish Studies Forum at the American University of Iraq Sulaimani!
Huge thanks to Nawa for setting up our booth and getting everything prepared leading up to the event! This wouldn't have been possible without all her hard work 👏👏👏
Huge thanks to Nawa for setting up our booth and getting everything prepared leading up to the event! This wouldn't have been possible without all her hard work 👏👏👏
Excited to share that Henar Press will have a booth at the Kurdish Studies Forum at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani from September 25-27th!
If you're planning on attending (which you absolutely should), then please stop by and say hi.
If you're planning on attending (which you absolutely should), then please stop by and say hi.
September 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Excited to share that Henar Press will have a booth at the Kurdish Studies Forum at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani from September 25-27th!
If you're planning on attending (which you absolutely should), then please stop by and say hi.
If you're planning on attending (which you absolutely should), then please stop by and say hi.
COVER REVEAL — We're excited to announce Henar Press's inaugural publication, GĀBOR. This marks the English debut of Seyed Qader Hedayati, superbly translated from the Kurdish by Chiya Parvizpur and Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo.
September 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
COVER REVEAL — We're excited to announce Henar Press's inaugural publication, GĀBOR. This marks the English debut of Seyed Qader Hedayati, superbly translated from the Kurdish by Chiya Parvizpur and Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo.
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🗓️[UPCOMING EVENT]
Join us on Sept. 28 at 1pm EST for #TMRBookClub! We’ll discuss “Sand-Catcher,” (@coffeehousepress.bsky.social) a moving fable of Palestinian memory. Author Omar Khalifah and translator Barbara Romaine join us. Hosted by @bookfabulous.bsky.social
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us on Sept. 28 at 1pm EST for #TMRBookClub! We’ll discuss “Sand-Catcher,” (@coffeehousepress.bsky.social) a moving fable of Palestinian memory. Author Omar Khalifah and translator Barbara Romaine join us. Hosted by @bookfabulous.bsky.social
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🗓️[UPCOMING EVENT]
Join us on Sept. 28 at 1pm EST for #TMRBookClub! We’ll discuss “Sand-Catcher,” (@coffeehousepress.bsky.social) a moving fable of Palestinian memory. Author Omar Khalifah and translator Barbara Romaine join us. Hosted by @bookfabulous.bsky.social
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us on Sept. 28 at 1pm EST for #TMRBookClub! We’ll discuss “Sand-Catcher,” (@coffeehousepress.bsky.social) a moving fable of Palestinian memory. Author Omar Khalifah and translator Barbara Romaine join us. Hosted by @bookfabulous.bsky.social
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Happy to Celebrate Arthur Sze as our New Poet Laureate of the U.S.!
September 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Happy to Celebrate Arthur Sze as our New Poet Laureate of the U.S.!
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September 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The wonderful folks at @arablit.bsky.social just posted an interview about Henar Press, the database, my reasoning for starting the press, and so much more. I feel incredibly fortunate to have this opportunity to amplify Kurdish literature and get people excited about our upcoming releases.
September 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The wonderful folks at @arablit.bsky.social just posted an interview about Henar Press, the database, my reasoning for starting the press, and so much more. I feel incredibly fortunate to have this opportunity to amplify Kurdish literature and get people excited about our upcoming releases.
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This database cool is seriously the coolest thing. When I read “every fire you tend” and “the last pomegranate tree” I thought — I’d really like to learn more about Kurdish literature — and now!!
Also particularly excited to spread the word about a new Kurdish publishing house, Henar Press, henarpress.org, which also has this Kurdish Literary Database (henarpress.org/database) of Kurdish works in English translated from Sorani Kurdish, Turkish, Arabic, Kurmanji, German, Farsi, & more.
August 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This database cool is seriously the coolest thing. When I read “every fire you tend” and “the last pomegranate tree” I thought — I’d really like to learn more about Kurdish literature — and now!!
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Didn't realize @henarpress.bsky.social was here on Bsky.
Read our talk w/publisher & founding editor Aryan Omar Hassan & then make sure to follow them for updates on what's coming next.
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
Read our talk w/publisher & founding editor Aryan Omar Hassan & then make sure to follow them for updates on what's coming next.
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
A New Look at Kurdish Literature, Beyond the ‘Selfless, Helpless’ Trope
Next year, Henar Press will bring out its first two titles, translated from Kurdish to English. But already, their website — with its Kurdish Literary Database — is contributing to a wi…
arablit.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Didn't realize @henarpress.bsky.social was here on Bsky.
Read our talk w/publisher & founding editor Aryan Omar Hassan & then make sure to follow them for updates on what's coming next.
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
Read our talk w/publisher & founding editor Aryan Omar Hassan & then make sure to follow them for updates on what's coming next.
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
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Also, really, their Kurdish literary database is a treat for lit geeks & beyond. henarpress.org/database
Kurdish Literary Database - Henar Press
Explore our database of Kurdish literature in English. Search and discover a wide range of Kurdish books, including novels, poetry, and memoirs.
henarpress.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Also, really, their Kurdish literary database is a treat for lit geeks & beyond. henarpress.org/database
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Today, the promised conversation with Aryan Omar Hassan, the founding editor of Henar Press (first Kurdish-lit focused press in the US), about why they're focusing on experimental Kurdish literature. cc @themountaingoats.bsky.social.
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
September 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Today, the promised conversation with Aryan Omar Hassan, the founding editor of Henar Press (first Kurdish-lit focused press in the US), about why they're focusing on experimental Kurdish literature. cc @themountaingoats.bsky.social.
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
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I’m so pleased to have had the chance to be involved in helping to expand @henarpress.bsky.social’s database of Kurdish Literature in English & glad that others are as excited about it as we are!
Today, the promised conversation with Aryan Omar Hassan, the founding editor of Henar Press (first Kurdish-lit focused press in the US), about why they're focusing on experimental Kurdish literature. cc @themountaingoats.bsky.social.
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
arablit.org/2025/09/11/a...
September 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I’m so pleased to have had the chance to be involved in helping to expand @henarpress.bsky.social’s database of Kurdish Literature in English & glad that others are as excited about it as we are!
Friendly reminder that Henar Press will be hosting a virtual reading for Sleeping in the Courtyard (University of Arkansas Press) this Saturday, August 30th from 2:00–3:30 PM EDT!
August 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Friendly reminder that Henar Press will be hosting a virtual reading for Sleeping in the Courtyard (University of Arkansas Press) this Saturday, August 30th from 2:00–3:30 PM EDT!
Henar Press is absolutely delighted to announce that we will be hosting a virtual reading for Sleeping in the Courtyard: Contemporary Kurdish Writers in Diaspora (University of Arkansas Press).
Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link: forms.gle/ArUEqXotVm8k...
Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link: forms.gle/ArUEqXotVm8k...
August 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Henar Press is absolutely delighted to announce that we will be hosting a virtual reading for Sleeping in the Courtyard: Contemporary Kurdish Writers in Diaspora (University of Arkansas Press).
Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link: forms.gle/ArUEqXotVm8k...
Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link: forms.gle/ArUEqXotVm8k...
Exciting news! Henar Press will join RAWIfest 2025 as a panelist. I'm beyond excited to be in conversation with so many incredible folks. It's such a privileged to represent the Kurdish community and support my fellow SWANA writers ❤️☀️💚
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/rawifest-2....
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/rawifest-2....
August 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Exciting news! Henar Press will join RAWIfest 2025 as a panelist. I'm beyond excited to be in conversation with so many incredible folks. It's such a privileged to represent the Kurdish community and support my fellow SWANA writers ❤️☀️💚
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/rawifest-2....
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/rawifest-2....
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Looking forward to the release of this new collection of Kurdish women’s writing, published by @uarkpress.bsky.social - Thanks Holly Mason Badra for bringing together writing from this broad range of voices from Kurdistan & the diaspora.
April 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Looking forward to the release of this new collection of Kurdish women’s writing, published by @uarkpress.bsky.social - Thanks Holly Mason Badra for bringing together writing from this broad range of voices from Kurdistan & the diaspora.