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Mucahit Bilici | Malik Kurd: On Kurdish Sovereignty

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · 8d

Happening tomorrow — don’t miss it! Register now!

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · 10d

📢 Join us for another session this Wednesday!

“Kurdish Studies Programs in the USA During the 1990s.”

Dr. Aziz, a physicist and academic has played a key role in establishing Kurdish studies programs and cultural initiatives in the U.S. and Kurdistan.

🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · 10d

📢 Join us for another session this Wednesday!

“Kurdish Studies Programs in the USA During the 1990s.”

Dr. Aziz, a physicist and academic has played a key role in establishing Kurdish studies programs and cultural initiatives in the U.S. and Kurdistan.

🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · 16d

🎥 Watch the second talk of our Fall 2025 Speaker Series!
Prof. Mucahit Bilici – “Malik Kurd: On Kurdish Sovereignty”

youtu.be/Ma_zTVantZk

JON BULLOCK | What’s So Kurdish about Kurdish Music? Perspectives from Ethnomusicology

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · 18d

🎶 Watch the first talk of Zahra Institute’s Fall 2025 Speaker Series: “What’s so Kurdish about Kurdish Music?” by Dr. Jon Bullock.

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Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · 22d

Happening tomorrow!

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · 27d

📢 Join us for the second talk of our Fall 2025 Speaker Series!

Dr. Mucahit Bilici — Academic Director at Zahra Institute and Professor of Sociology at CUNY — will present:

“Malik Kurd: On Kurdish Sovereignty”

🗓️ Wednesday, Sep 17 | 12 PM CST / 1 PM EST

🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · 27d

📢 Join us for the second talk of our Fall 2025 Speaker Series!

Dr. Mucahit Bilici — Academic Director at Zahra Institute and Professor of Sociology at CUNY — will present:

“Malik Kurd: On Kurdish Sovereignty”

🗓️ Wednesday, Sep 17 | 12 PM CST / 1 PM EST

🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Sep 3

Happening today!

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Aug 31

🎶 At the first talk of Zahra Institute’s Fall 2025 Speaker Series, Jon Bullock will explore “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝐾𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝐾𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐? 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦.”

🗓️ Wednesday, Sep 3 | ⏰ 12 PM CST / 1 PM EST
🔗 Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Aug 31

🎶 At the first talk of Zahra Institute’s Fall 2025 Speaker Series, Jon Bullock will explore “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝐾𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝐾𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐? 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦.”

🗓️ Wednesday, Sep 3 | ⏰ 12 PM CST / 1 PM EST
🔗 Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Kurdish Studies at Zahra Institute: What Our Students Say

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Aug 31

📢 We’re excited to launch Zahra Institute’s Fall 2025 Speaker Series this September!

Join us for a dynamic lineup of talks and panels with renowned scholars, artists, and experts exploring Kurdish music, education, contemporary art, madrasa culture, and more.

🔗 Learn more: www.zahrainstitute.org

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Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Aug 16

🎓 Students at Zahra Institute share their journeys in Kurdish Studies — from learning Kurmanji & Sorani to completing coursework, research, and theses. Hear firsthand what it’s like to be part of our MA and certificate programs.

📺 Watch here: youtu.be/3cgPFM4sAng

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Jul 30

We’re hosting a student panel to spotlight the inspiring experiences of our MA and language students in Kurdish Studies — and you’re invited!

🗓 Wednesday, August 6 | 🕛 12–2 PM Chicago time
🔗 Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · May 23

Join us for the final lecture of Zahra Institute’s Spring Speaker Series: “Breakthroughs in Kurdish Lexicography” with Dr. Michael L. Chyet, retired Library of Congress cataloger and Kurdish linguist.

Dr. Chyet, author of Ferhenga Birûskî, will discuss new developments in Kurdish dictionary work.

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · May 14

Join us for an insightful Zoom lecture by Dr. Jaffer Sheyholislami, a distinguished professor at Carleton University, as he explores "Language Ideologies and the Discursive Construction of the Persian Language Hegemony in Iran."

🔗 Scan the QR Code or join here: zoom.us/j/9730522462...

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Apr 23

📣 Join us for an important lecture by Dr. Benjamin Rassbach (Orient-Institute Beirut)

🔗Scan the QR code in the flyer or join here: zoom.us/j/9374378861...

Ozan Aksoy | Music In The Lives of Alevi Kurds

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Apr 17

🎶 Ozan Aksoy's Lecture Now on YouTube!
"Music in the Lives of Alevi Kurds" is now available to watch.
Don't miss this powerful talk on music, identity, and resistance.
📺 Watch here: youtu.be/qL4KN0qhOfk?...

#OzanAksoy #AleviKurds #KurdishMusic #ZahraInstitute

Cevat Dargın | "The Black Box of the Republic":Dersim '38 and the Making of the Modern Turkish State

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Apr 3

🎥 Now on YouTube
Watch Dr. Cevat Dargın’s lecture,
“The Black Box of the Republic: Dersim '38 and the Making of the Modern Turkish State.”

Part of Zahra Institute’s Speaker Series, this talk examines the historical and political significance of the 1938 Dersim operation.

🔗 youtu.be/yLSqzVq_Ou8

Untold Kurdish Women's Histories

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Apr 1

📢 Join us 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 for an insightful talk by Dr. Cevat Dargin as part of our Spring Series! He will speak on, “’The Black Box of the Republic’: Dersim '38 and the Making of the Modern Turkish State.”

🔗 Scan the QR code or join here: zoom.us/j/9644116284...

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Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Mar 30

Cejna We Pîroz Be!
Eid Mubarak!

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Mar 20

In case you missed the live talk by Farangis Ghaderi, you can now view it here: youtu.be/tHslXbnhjIM

Dr. Ghaderi, from the University of Exeter, UK, explores the rich and often overlooked histories of Kurdish women—their narratives, struggles, and contributions in historical and literary contexts.

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Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Mar 1

Zahra Institute welcomes Dr. Jonathan Phillips (Royal Holloway, University of London) for our Annual Lecture on Selahedîn (Saladin)—the medieval Kurdish ruler who defended Jerusalem and became renowned for his nobility of character.

🔗 Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-life-a...

Populism, Islamism, and Nationalism: A New Partnership Worldwide

Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Feb 5

In this featured talk, Dr. Ahmet Kuru discusses the growing alliance of populism, Islamism, and nationalism in Muslim-majority countries like Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Malaysia.

🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/SqrNyCGLdxY

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Zahra Institute @zahrainstitute.bsky.social · Jan 25

2025 Spring Speaker Series⁣⁣
𝐀 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞⁣⁣
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Ahmet Kuru is the author of Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

Scan the QR code in the flyer or join via Zoom: zoom.us/j/9492253426...