Jun 17, 2019 mem and zin, two lovers with pure and noble hearts, are separated from each other by the evil bekir also known by the shortened form of his name, bekojust as the kurdish nation has been victimized by ehmere neighbors emhede divided into different pieces and governed by different states. This book goes through a little bit of the orchestrate using rhyming and counting. It is impossible to summarize a creative artistic work like khanis mem u zin or encapsulate its critical value in certain academic cliches and constructions. Sherco yaghoubi marked it as toread apr 10, some pages of the book are damaged due to bad storage and the last. The kurdish movement and the end of ottoman rule in the balkans 1878 to 19, kurdish studies. The dissertation entitled and a thornbush sprang up between them. Information and translations of zin in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
Analytical study of ahmadi khanis tragedy of mem u zin published by khani academy. Mem u zin a classic kurdish epic from the 17thcentury. I was almost sixteen years old when i discovered the kurdish book, memuzin, in mamosta teacher hemins home and before his family found out i was reading a banned book, i had already finished it and copied it as well. In the seminar, dr mirawdeli addresses his work, his methodology and the conclusions of his study, which includes. For kurds, mam and zin are symbols of the kurdish people and the kurdish country, which are separated and cannot come together. The movie mem u zin was produced in 1991 in turkey. Love and existence analytical study of ahmadi khnais tragedy of mem u zin. Djene rhys bajalan, kurdish responses to imperial decline.
He has obtained ba in english from baghdad university, ma in. Jan 29, 2007 after months of cooling off with chilled, fruity concoctions, its autumn again, and the moment is ripe. Evin has also participated in many different tv and film projects. Sep 28, 2012 mem u zins modernity in what happens in hamlet, john dover wilson says. You can complete the translation of mem u zin given by the germanenglish collins dictionary with other dictionaries. The ambiguous politics of ehmede xanis mem u zin, kurdish studies. Name te ye sahibeyte meqsud fihriste mukatebate mehmud.
That started my fascination with kurdish language and its literature, sheyholislami told k24 in a phone interview. The kurdish romeo and juliet equivalents are a plenty as well, such are the epics of mem u zin, shirin u farhad, xeje u siabend, nazo u heso, and zembil frosh. In his epic poem mem u zin 1692, he refers to kurds as a nation and praised his ancestors who had epitomized the kurdish spirit one thousand years before him. Philosopher ehmadi xani didnt write mem u zin only, but many other books. Be neqse te, neqse xame xam e be name te, name natemam e. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. On 21 september 2019 the presentation of the book mem u zin took. Book has glossy, pictoral front cover and glossy white spine and back with black and green text on the spine and back, black, white and green text on the front. Ehmede xani, born in 1650 in the region hakkari in the uttermost southeast of todays turkey, is regarded as the founder of the kurdish national idea, which is already visible in some passages of mem and zin. With reverso you can find the german translation, definition or synonym for mem u zin and thousands of other words. The content is similar to a romeo and juliet story. Xanis passion for the kurdish language is also evident in his work on nubihara bicukan the spring of children, a childrens arabic to. Kurdish dialects are members of the northwestern subdivision of the indoiranic language.
Along with this classical love story, he compiled the first kurdish dictionary 1683 and a book in verse on the foundations of islam. Works like mem u zin and hamlet can never be exhausted. When a poem works and when it does not honor society. Apr 06, 20 rewriting the story of mem u zin as a modern drama by the name of shorshi ishq, revolution of love, 2012. Mem u zin were two true pure innocent decent lovers. Hamlet is shakespeares most realistic, most modern tragedy. The drama is about 50,000 words and it is arguably the most creative and important kurdish national literary text after the original work of khani. What is significant about mem u zin is the fact that xani chose to write the epic in his mother tongue kurdish, rather than the other three widely used languages namely arabic, anatolian and persian.
The memu zin mausoleum in cizre province has become a tourist attraction. Koblitz a course in number theory and cryptography pdf in order to survive and maintain kurdish national identity and unity, xani saw. Rudaw is a broadcast and digital news network based in the kurdistan region of iraq, publishing in english, kurdish, arabic, and turkish. The school book type work, which includes a part named madrassa, consists of 27 pages and 11 chapters. Zin zin zin a violin is a concept book introducing musical instruments as well as ensembles. Khani wants to use kurdish for writing books not just poems. The seminar, which will be held in kurdish, will be chaired by dr rzgar amin. Now after all these years, after kurd gained something, we need another mem u zin by another ehmedi xani, i. The two most critical works are ferhad shakehs book kurdish nationalism in. Mem u zin is based on a true story, laid down from generation to generation through oral tradition. Michiel leezenberg, language, kingship, and nation.
Mem u zin in kurdish or in english mem and zin based upon an ancient epic poem by ehmadi khani, written as xani too, the epic narrates, which have been wrote in 1692, the story of mem, a young kurdish boy, who falls in love with zin, the daughter of the governor of butan, when the people are celebrating newroz newroz is a kurdish word, means new day in english, the ancient national. Mem u zin mem and zin of ahmadi khani is one of the important and wellknown classical kurdish literary texts, which has remained without a serious critical evaluation by the kurdish. In a time where most people in the middle east defined themselves more by religion than by ethnicity, ahmede khani articulated the ideology behind kurdish identity which. Mem u zin is one of the national epics of the kurdish people. Book presentation kurdistan regional governmentiraq. They loved each other truthfully without any conditions. Gunter, when mem u zin written down by ahmed khani, nationalism was unknown in the islamic middle. This is part of the conclusions chapter of kamal mirawdelis recent book love and existence. The study is totally original and is based on methodical in. As part of a series of seminars, the kurdish book club is pleased to invite you to a seminar about a newly published book in english. She played in the kurdish film siya mem u zin the shadow of mem u zin in 201220. Mam and zin is based on a true story for kurds, mam and zin are symbols of the kurdish people and the kurdish country, which are separated and cannot come together.
It is the most important work of kurdish writer and poet ahmad khani 16511707. Evin salgut sahin simple english wikipedia, the free. Kurdish professor wins canadian award kurdistan 24. They left everything behind,all their personal dreams,religious and none religious beliefs, money,friends family,and struggled,suffered,hurt, starved,just to make it and end up together,but alas a religious sick man called bako and the backward traditions and beliefs of the society. Mem u zin restaurant lubeck turkish cuisine near me.
Mem u zin mem and zin, ahmed khani mam and zin is a kurdish classic love story written down 1692 and is considered to be the adventurous and intrepid journey of kurdish literature. It is the most important work of kurdish writer and poet ehmede xani 16511707. Apr 17, 2012 this book in standard kurdish is a dramatization by dr kamal mirawdeli of the most famous ever kurdish literary text the mem u zin of ahmadi khani. Love and existence by kamal mirawdeli authorhouseuk. His other work include a book called eqideya imane the path of faith, which is part poem and part prose.
Mem u zin translation english german dictionary reverso. His most important work is the kurdish classic love story mem and zin mem u zin 1692. Name te ye lewhe nameya isq isme te ye neqse xameya isq. The pictures and lay out of the pages in this book are in coordination with the type of instrument that is described. Mem u zin by ehmedi xani, it wasnt only a book, but rather it was a revolution by all means over all aspects of life at that time. Mem u zin translation english, german english dictionary, meaning, see also memo,memme,mm,membran, example of use, definition, conjugation, reverso dictionary. Mem u zin by ehmede xani meet your next favorite book. Analytical study of ahmadi khnais tragedy of mem u zin. An endangered aspect of kurdishness, kurdish studies.
What is significant about mem u zin is the fact that xani chose to write the. The love story between mem and zin in cizre in 145051 was written by ehmede. Kurdi, kurdi, o language belongs to the indoeuropean family of languages. A kurdish romance, is a detailed diligent study of the oral traditions of meme alan or mem u zin. Mem and zin by ehmede xani, salah saadalla and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mem u zin in kurdish or in english mem and zin based upon an. Sernameye name, name ellah be name wi natemam e wellah. Imprint restaurant name mem u zin address muhlenstra. A most recent scholarly study of mem u zin in english is chyets phd dissertation printed in 1998. Mem u zin by ehmede xani abebooks passion for books.