Seminar emphasizes Kurdish language importance, development of its education

On the occasion of the Kurdish Language Day on May 15th, the Kurdish Language Committee in Kobani organized a dialogue seminar on Sunday at the Roniwar Park Hall, with the participation of dozens of teachers and students.

The seminar began with holding a minute of silence, followed by a welcoming speech delivered by Adnan Hassen; the member of the Kobani Kurdish Language Festival Committee, who congratulated the teachers, students, and families of martyrs on Kurdish Language Day.

Then, Muslim Nebo; the official of the Language Institute at Kobani University, delivered a speech highlighting the importance of the Kurdish language, emphasizing its role in preserving Kurdish history, identity, and culture, and its contribution to introducing peoples to their language, arts, and heritage.

For his part, Shervan Muslim; the co-president of Kobani University, recalled the beginnings of Kurdish language education, noting that it started with a small number of teachers and students in the village of Qara Mukh, before the initiative expansion with the launch of the Rojava Revolution; the "Language Revolution," as Kurdish was gradually introduced into schools, allowing students to receive their education in their mother tongue.

Ashraf Mahmoud; the head of the relations office at Kobani University, said that he had been secretly learning Kurdish in Aleppo before it was taught publicly.

He noted that the Kurdish language was previously banned, and Kurdish identity was not recognized.

He added that his arrest by the regime was due to his activism related to the Kurdish language, and that years of struggle and resistance had contributed to Kurdish being introduced into schools, where students are now being educated in their mother tongue.

ANHA