Perwîz Cîhanî
Encyclopedia
Perwîz Cîhanî is a Kurdish
writer and novelist. He was born near Khoy
in northwest of Iran
. Around 1977-1978, he began writing poems and short stories in Kurdish, and collecting pieces of Kurdish folklore. In 1984, he worked in the Kurdish Radio of Urmia
, presenting two cultural programs. During the same period, he was active in the Kurdish journal of Sirwe, where he published several articles. In 1986, due to the content of his radio programs, he was dismissed from his job in radio. He continued working full-time in Sirwe until he was forced to leave Iran and sought refuge in Switzerland
as a political asylum in 1995. He has worked with several online Kurdish journals such as Mehname, Avesta and Nûdem.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
writer and novelist. He was born near Khoy
Khoy
Khoy is a city in and the capital of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 178,708, in 45,090 families....
in northwest of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. Around 1977-1978, he began writing poems and short stories in Kurdish, and collecting pieces of Kurdish folklore. In 1984, he worked in the Kurdish Radio of Urmia
Urmia
- Demographics :According to official census of 2006, the population of Urmia is about 871,204.- Language :The population of Urmia is mainly Azerbaijani people, with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities...
, presenting two cultural programs. During the same period, he was active in the Kurdish journal of Sirwe, where he published several articles. In 1986, due to the content of his radio programs, he was dismissed from his job in radio. He continued working full-time in Sirwe until he was forced to leave Iran and sought refuge in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
as a political asylum in 1995. He has worked with several online Kurdish journals such as Mehname, Avesta and Nûdem.
Works
- Bilîcan. Novel, 512pp., Doz Publishers, Istanbul, 2002, ISBN 975-6876-29-8 http://nyhuus.deich.folkebibl.no/DEICHMAN/DFB/KURV04.htm. Re-published by Nefel Publishers, Sweden, 2002 http://www.nefel.com/epirtuk/pdf/perwiz_cihani_bilican_02.pdf. ISBN 91-89687-12-4.
- Ax Şilêrok (Collection of Poems), 64 pp., Apec Publishers, Spanga, Sweden, 1998. ISBN 9189014308.
- Peyam: Komele Kurteçîrok (Collection of Short Stories), 126 pp., Orient-Réalités, Genève, 1997.
- Li Ser Wergera M. Emîn Bozarslan a Mem û Zîna Ehmedê Xanî (Regarding Emîn Bozarslan's transliteration of Mem û Zîn of Ahmad Khani), Zend Journal, Kurdish Institute of Istanbul, No.8 http://www.enstituyakurdi.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=64.
- Rênivîsa Kurdî (Kurdish Grammar), Salahaddin Ayoobi Publishers, Urmia, Iran.
External links
- Ez kîme? (Who Am I?), Perwîz Cîhanî's biography.
- An Interview with Perwîz Cîhanî (in Kurdish).
- Perwîz Cîhanî, Autorinnene und Autoren der Schweiz (in German).