"The Sad Lover" Kurdish writer of 10 books after 40 years of politics

DILSOZ DILDAR

Mullah Mahmud Sabri, nicknamed "The Sad Lover" from the city of Hasakah in northern Syria, learned to write and read receiving lessons from the religious scholars in the region, because he belongs to a religious family and a province where he was a jurisprudent.

Holds two diploma degrees

In 1961, he studied in the preparatory stage, and in 1965 he studied the secondary stage to obtain a diploma in law, later to be appointed as a classroom teacher in a school in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor.

In 1970 he received a Diploma in Community Economics.

His political life

Sabri is one of the foremost political figures who joined the Kurdish political parties in Syria, before being officially appointed in 1959 as a leader of the Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria, through a party conference held in southern Kurdistan (Basur).

Mullah Mahmoud, in his youth, was influenced by the revolution of Mullah Mustafa Barzani, and exerted great efforts in serving the Kurdish cause.

Sabri, 81, has struggled a lot during his political life against the schism of Kurdish political parties. In 1996, because of the growing number of Kurdish political parties in Syria and the rift between them, he decided to move away from political life.

From politician to writer

After leaving politics, Mullah Mahmoud began to write books about the pain and hopes of his people among their lines. He wrote 10 books in his name that varied between poetry, history and Kurdish reality in Rojava and Syria, all written in the Kurdish language.

In his youth, Sabri identified the late Kurdish politician and writer (Osman Sabri), from whom he learned Kurdish language.

In 1997, Mullah Mahmud began writing a book and in that year he printed his first book, "Sira Bayê Azadiyê" (Breeze of Freedom). Then in 1998 he published another book, "Nîgarên Kul Derdên Jiyanê" ( Space of Burdens, Difficulties of Life), here he goes on to explain his life and Kurdish life in literary language.

A. Educational books as well

Sabri, who spent many years in writing poetry, wrote a number of books about the lives of the Kurdish people in Rojava (western Kurdistan) and tried through his books to teach new generations. In this context, he wrote books on how to write poetry and use Kurdish rhyme.

In 2002, he wrote a book called "A Tour in the Al-Bustan Al Jaziri", in which he extensively explained the poems of the Kurdish poet Mullah Jaziri, as well as writing his point of view on poetry.

In 2006, he wrote a book called " Doza Giran” (The Serious Question), and in 2007 he printed the second part of his book, and in these two parts, Sabri showed the Kurdish issue and the resistance of the Kurdish people.

In 2011, he wrote the book "Cengên Xaçperêzî Şikodariya Berevaniya Kurdan" (Crusades Wars, Kurdish Resistance). In this book, Sabri talks about the history of the Crusades in Kurdistan and the Kurdish struggle at that time and links that history to today.

In 2013, he printed his book "Kurdish Identity in Syria" and in this book he talks about the situation of the Kurdish people in Rojava Syria and his political struggle, which devoted himself to for40 years.

Hawar News interviewed Sabri, he talked about the revolution of freedom in Rojava saying, "The Kurds live blessed days and the gains of the revolution were a fantasy for us," he said.

Within Sabri's house in the Nasira neighborhood, many certificates are hung on walls, which he received during his lifetime, and hundreds of cultural, historical, political and poetry books, as well as certificates of appreciation and thanks he received from cultural events about his books and poetry.

Mullah Mahmoud, who is no longer able to write and read because of his age, says that his personal hopes he has dreamed of all his life have been fulfilled, and he is happy with what he has done through his lifetime in politics and culture.

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