T-shaped columns which has recently been founded (2003) in Girê Navokê (Gobekli Tepe) in Ruha is consedering belongs to the eldest temple in the world, Age over 11000 years
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Kurdish Culture
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A Kurdish
Lion of Elamits in Protoliterate period of Mesopotamia, 3000 AD
Click here to see! Some Kurdish Antique Objects
Click here to see several other Kurdish antique objects!
The mosaic floor which is from the Roman era found in the city of Ur-Ha (Ru-Ha/Urfa)
According to
the Old Testament the Kurdish Wan Lake is
The lake in
the Garden of Eden. Klick
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An ancient tomb, from Wan region |
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The beautiful Armenian Church, in Eastern Kurdistan from 10th century on the Kurdish Lake Urumia |
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The Castle of Hawlêr: in Southern Kurdistan |
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Lions
- a central theme in the Kurdish mytological history - the lion in
the picture is from historical ruins in the Botan province in northern
Kurdistan |
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The Median Emperor Cyxsares - Key Xosro |
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Historical
ruins in Kurdistan - The old port in Amedi (Southern Kurdistan) |
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Historical ruins in Kurdistan |
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Historical
ruins in Kurdistan (Dersim) |
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Historical
ruins in Kurdistan (Dersim) |
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The Famous Kurdish Historical Castle: Birca Belek (WhiteCastle) which is existing in Kurdish poetry, epos |
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Amîda (Diyar Bekr) in 1960:ies |
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On the ancient wall of Diyar Bekr, 5000m lång, 17m high and 4m wide |
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The Ancient Hasan Pasha Hostel in Amida (Diyarbekr) where the ancient traveling caravans onthe silk road rested - today a five stars hotel |
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Inside of the historical Sun Temple, today Big Mosque in Diyarbekir |
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Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria) |
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Historical
ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria) |
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Historical
ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria) |
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Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria) |
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Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria) |
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Spice market in Kurdish city Amîda (Diyar Bakr) ©-ROXANE PHOTOS |
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An ancient Kurdish city Mêrdîn (Mardin) |
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An ancient Kurdish city Mêrdîn (Mardin) |
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An ancient Kurdish city Mêrdîn (Mardin) |
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An ancient Kurdish city Mêrdîn (Mardin) |
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An ancient Kurdish city Mêrdîn (Mardin) |
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The Church Deyr-o Yoldath Aloho (Santa Maria) the 3th Century in Hah villiage in the ancient Kurdish city Midyad |
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"Jurn" a giant mortar which is used for crushing wheat to prepare "Savar", in the ancient Kurdish City Rûha ©-ROXANE PHOTOS |
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The Prophet Abraham's lake in the Kurdish city Rûha. The fishs in this lake are protected by law ©-ROXANE PHOTOS |
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The Kurdish folkloric costumes from the Cûlemerg (Hekkari) Province. ©- Kurdish Book Bank - SARA |
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Young Kurdish Gentleman, 1935, Sinjar (Southern Kurdistan) |
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A Kurdish folkloric dressing, anonimous |
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The French diplomat Bernard Dorin. In 1919 divided France and England Kurdistan between many states. |
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The Syriac manastry in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) |
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A Modern Church in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq). Building of the modern churchs in whole Turkey is not usual |
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A church wich has been converted to a mosque by the muslim Turkish conqurors: Ishaq Pasha |
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Duhok, Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) |
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A palace in Kurdish city Sina in Eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan) |
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Kurdistan is the paradise on the earth. Here is a lake underground - Eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan) |
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Guerillas in the nature in Eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan) |
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The Tigris river, nearby the ancient Kurdish city Amîda (Diar-î Bakr) |
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Kirkuk, The heart of the Kurds in the Southern Kurdistan |
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Kurdish Dagger |
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The tipical Kurdish Dagger |
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The tipical Kurdish Dagger |
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The tipical Kurdish Dagger |
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The windows of the former Kurdish Library in the hall of the grand mosque of Kurdish Amida |
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The Sun Timer at the garden of the old Sun Tample but now: The Great Mosque - Mizgefta Mazin (Ulu Cami) |
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The marmor column from the old church (in present Grand Mosque) of Amida |
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Sheik Said The Leader of the Kurdish upprising in 1925 in Diyar Bekr. His body is an massgrave in Diyarkeir city (Derê Ciyê, 'Dag Kapi') |
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Ghazi Muhammed, the president of the Kurdish Republic Mahabad in 1947, Eastern Kurdistan |
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Khalid Begê Cibrî - The leader of the Kurdish Rezistance Movement Azadî (Freedom) (Azadi - Kürdistan Istiklal Cemiyeti) ) in 1920:ies. Hanged by Turkish forces in 14th April 1925 in the Kurdish city Bitlis |
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The Kurdish intellectual Osman Sebrî from Western Kurdistan |
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Common press conference, PKK & PUK |
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A Kurdish meeting in USA at the earlier 1920ies |
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The founder of Kurdish Latin alphabeth, founder and editor of the Kurdish magazines, Hawar, Ronahî, Prince Jaladat Alî Badr Khan |
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Mazlum Dogan , a Kurdish intellectual student leader died in the military prison of Diyarbakir (click on the picture to read his historical defence speach in the Turkish military court) |
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Edîb Karahan, Kurdish journalist and politician from 1960:ies, from Qosar (Kiziltepe) |
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Kurdish historian and linguist: Taufîq Wahby |
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Mihemmed-î
Mîhrî, (1889 Ciwanro - ?), Istanbul (1957) Foto:
S.UCAR |
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Faik Bucak (1919 - 4/7-1966) a Kurdish politician in 1950 and 1960:ies in the Kurdish city Amîda |
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Dancing Kurdish women from Caucassus |
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Kurdish Folk Dance From Samsûr (Adiyaman/Kahta) |
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Aware Kurdish woman in Turkish trial |
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The heaviest load is carried by the Kurdish woman |
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Kurdish
women From The Earlier Centuries - click
to see other women photos |
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An illustration from the earlier centuries showing Kurdish folk costumes |
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Kurdish king (Mîr) with his queen (Banû) |
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Kurdish Fighter, 1881 |
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London Illustrated News Vol XXIV in 1854 |
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Amadeo Preziosi 1816-1882, Kurdish Warriors |
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Kurds of Mako, Mamasanî Kurds, Kurd of Yerevan |
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Antique Kurds (Medians) |
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The heaviest load is carried by the Kurdish woman |
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Rahîme KAHRAMAN |
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A
Kurdish girl with traditional tatoo and haed-shal from Dêrik province,
Northern Kurdistan (The Kurdish artist Rojîn) |
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Kurdish nomad teen-girls in traditional cloths |
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Lynette Lindfield SOANE |
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 Kurdish Music Group in 1970-ies, Southern Kurdistan |
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Kurdish leader Masud Barzani in the younger age, as a peshmerga (Kurdish guerilla) soldier |
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Giant watwermellon from Amîda (Diyar-î Bekr) |
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Giant watwermellon from Amîda (Diyar-î Bekr) |
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Dame Kurde, painting from 1800-century |
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Kurdish nomad women from Khorasan (Land of the sun) in Eastern Kurdistan |
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M. Remzi Bucak with his wife Zehra Khanom |
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With the daughter of the Kurdish prince Emîr Jaladet Alî Bedr Khan: Oseyma Bedr Khan in exile (in the middle). |
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Khasro Goran |
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Goran
Candan with Dr
Vera Saedpoor, founder of the Kurdish Library & Museum
(1986), Brooklyn, New York |
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Goran Candan with head of Cyprus State Library Mr Antonis Maratheftis |
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Cyprus State Library: Kipriaki Biblioteki |
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A Kurdish elementary school class in Amman |
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The Kurdish rebellian, leader Seyid Riza from the begining of earlier century. Seyid Riza hanged by Turkish military in 15, November 1937 |
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The legendary Kurdish Fighter and leader Simko Shikak |
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Diyap Agha from Dêrsim Province in Kurdistan with Ataturk (Turks' Father). Ataturk needs Kurds in that time. |
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A thirsty prison of Kurdish war against Turkish military in Dêrsim, 1938 |
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4 days after the Turkish military coup t'Etat in May 27th, 1960, many Kurdish intellectuals from entire country collected in a military consentration camp in Sêwas |
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Said Elci & Sait Kirmizitoprak (Dr Shivan) |
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Evdurrehman Muhemmed Emîn ZEBÎHÎ - the Kurdish author |
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Sherîf Pasha - the Kurdish-Ottoman general |
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Sherîf Pasha - the Kurdish-Ottoman general |
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Îhsan Nûrî Pasha (Bedlîs 1893 - Tehran 25 Marsh 1976) with his wife Khadîje Yashar |
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From right: Ali Khosroyî, Hac Seyid Ebdulla Efendî Geylanîzade, Dr Shîrazî, Îhsan Nûrî Pasha |
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The American Ambassador GorgeVallen, Amr Khan Shikak, 1947 Eastern Kurdistan (Iran) |
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Sheik Abdulla Gailani William Eaglaton, 1961 Eastern Kurdistan (Iran) |
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From
the left: the Kurdish trabadurs; Mihemed Arif Cizîrî (1912-1986),
Seîd Yûsif and Îsa Berwarî (1933 Mûsil
- 2002 Mûsil). |
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Kurdish singer Fûad Ehmed Southern Kurdistan |
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The welknown artist with Kurdish origin Yilmaz Guney ("The Ugly King") |
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The welknown artist with Kurdish origin Yilmaz Guney ("The Ugly King") |
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Yilmaz Guney ("The Ugly King") in discussions with Turkish militaries |
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Fûad Ehmed with other Kurdish singers in 1960-ies . From the right: Tahir Tewfîq, Fûad Ehmed, Îsa Berwarî, Bakurî, Ehmed El-Xelîl, Nivîsevan Tariq Brahîm Sherîf, Yas Xizir |
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Fûad Ehmed with other Kurdish singers in 1960-ies . From the right: Hesen Cizîrî, Nivîsevan Hashim Cibarî, Mihemmed Arif Cizrawî û nivîsevan Evdulla Ebas |
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Fûad Ehmed with Kurdish singers Heyder Evdurrehman û hunermend Bakurî |
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A Kurdish Jew woman in 18th Century |
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The musician kurd from Israel in a Israeli journal |
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Shemûn Levî - Kurdish Jew living in Israel |
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Sorchî - Kurdish Jew living in Israel, listening Kurdish Broadcasting from Kurdish Radio in Baghdad |
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Boêz Yona - The Kurdish musician living in Israel |
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Ronên Yona - The Kurdish musician living in Israel |
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Nîsan
Sorchi (husband): "I can not live whithout listening the Kurdish
language." |
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Kurds in Israel wearing the traditional costumes dancing during a wedding |
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Kurds in Israel wearing the traditional costumes during a wedding |
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Kurds in Israel dancing the traditional dances during a wedding |
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Kurds in Israel dancing the traditional dances during a wedding |
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Kurds in Israel during a wedding |
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The Lake Wan |
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The Lake Wan |
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Colemerg (Hekarî) |
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The
ancient city Husnkef on the historical river Tigris which has it's roots
from 10 thousand years will be drown by giant water dam. |
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A symbol of the God Ahura Mazda (the allmighty sour masta =sour Yogurd) in Zaraoastranian faith |
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Dr. Shivan (Saîd Kirmizitoprak) Dersim 1935 - Zaxo 26 Çiriya Duwem 1971) |
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Pulitzer Prize photo In 1979, the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran was overthrown by Islamic radicals, led by Ayatollah Khomeini. Later that year, a group of 11 Kurdish men were lined up and shot to death, accused of various crimes. Their executions at a municipal airport in Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan, followed a brief trial during which no evidence was presented. Iranian photographer Jahangir Razmi, took 70 pictures of this execution in Kurdistan on Aug. 27, 1979. One picture won the Pulitzer Prize. It was, however, awarded to an unnamed photographer - the only anonymous recipient in the 90-year history of the award. Mr. Razmi preserved 27 of the photos on a contact sheet and stowed it away in his home. A photograph capturing this event was published and eventually won a Pulitzer Prize, but the photographer's identity was kept secret to protect him. An account Saturday in The Wall Street Journal reveals the photographer's name -- Jahangir Razmi -- and story. Iranian
Islamic Militia (Pasdaran) killing Kurds without trial, August 1979.
This picture was taken by a Persian journalist, Jihangir Razmi. |
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Şêx Faxrî Bukarkî |
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The legendary Kurdish politician Mehdī Zana - At the Agirī meeting holding a political speech - 1968 |
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Dr Nûrî Dêrsimî |
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Nechirvan Barzani & The leader of the Yezidians Sheik Tehsin |
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Saîd Hussein Huznî Mukriyani, brother of Gîw |
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The Yezidian Domain - Peacock |
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The legendary Kurdish wariors, freedom fighters from 1960-1990ies: Pash Mergas |
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Kurdish Guerilla soldiers |
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The legendary student leader and the Kurdish intellectual: Înglîz with the Kurdish peshmergas at the begining of 1980'ies in Eastern Kurdistan |
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The legendary student leader and the Kurdish intellectual: Înglîz with the Kurdish peshmergas at the begining of 1980'ies in Eastern Kurdistan |
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Kurdistans caves |
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One of Kurdistans caves HAZARMERD which has been residens for the neolitic people |
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Kurdistans caves giving protections for Kurdish freedom fighters |
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Kurdistans caves is protecting |
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A Kurdish monk in old Kurdish religious faith: Yezidism |
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Sheik Ahmad Barzanî - Khodan (Xudan) |
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Idris Barzani, the young Mesud Barzani and Saddam Huseyn |
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Kurdish folkloric dance from the Kurdish Jabakhchor (Bîngol) province |
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Kurdish children in the Kurdish city Kirkuk painted an Arabic combat tank in colorful piece of art |
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Catifa de Mahabad, capital de la República Kurda del 1946 (Kurdistan oriental) |
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Kurdish children and bombs, 1980:ies in Shouthern Kurdistan (Iraq) |
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The symbol of Hoyboon (independence) - The Kurdish Political Organization at the begining of last century. |
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18 May 1982, started Kurdish political prisoners a hunger strike action in the military Turkish prison in Diyarbekir and many of them died in this action, illustration: Abdullah Aksu |
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Kurdish Girl with Traditional Cloths
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