Thirty-seven anniversary of the departure of the great Kurdish poet “Cigerxwin”

ARK New… On Friday, October 22, 2021, coincided with the thirty-seventh anniversary of the departure of the great Kurdish poet “Cigerxwin”, who dedicated his life to serve the cause of the Kurdish people and revive the Kurdish heritage.

About the life of the poet “Cigerxwin”
His real name is Sheikhmous Hassan Ali. He was born in 1903 in the village of Hassare of Batman city in Kurdistan, Turkey. Shortly after his birth, his family emigrated to Syrian Kurdistan and settled in the city of Amouda.

“Cigerxwin” lived a poor life, lost his father and mother and moved between Kurdish villages and towns in Syria, and moved to Kurdistan, Iraq, and Iran.

“Cigerxwin's” passion for science since his childhood and he wrote poetry while he was in the prime of his youth, and his reputation quickly spread among the people.

During his life, he was prosecuted and imprisoned many times. He wrote in many fields and authored more than 37 books, the most important of which are on the history of Kurdistan in two parts, eight collections of poetry, translations, and a dictionary.

“Cigerxwin” died in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 22, 1984. His body was transferred to Qamishlo city in Syrian Kurdistan, and he was buried in the courtyard of his house in a solemn procession that the Jazira region had never seen.

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