Semakurd: 

kurdistan Journalists Syndicate in a special interview with Smakurd
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mohamed amin on 12 March, 2008 05:50:00
 
Sema Kurd -Howler
On the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the one hundred and first
anniversary of Kurdish newspaper in Cairo on 22 April 1898 on behalf of the
newspaper (Kurdistan) by Kurdish intellectual Mekdad Medhat Badrakhan, this day
had chosen later to be on the kurdish press day. With the advent of this
opportunity the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate Professor Farhad Awni received
us in his office at (Press Syndicate) in howler capital of kurdistan region of
Iraq and had with the following meeting:
- We (the site Semakurd) thank Professor Farhad Awni on your good hospitality
to us. These days Kurdish journalists observed the issuance of the first
Kurdish newspaper in Cairo 1898 under the name of (kurdistan) by the Kurdish
journalist and intellectual (Prince Mekdad Medhat Badrakhan) Ideally, this
would start talking about the circumstances of such Kurdish press first step?
- Years ago after finding the original copies of Kurdistan newspaper issued for
the first time in the twenty-second of April 1898 in Cairo by the big journalist
and intellectual Mekdad Badrakhan, Journalists of Kurdistan celebrated each year
on the anniversary of the birth of a paper on this historic occasion. The
Al-Taakhy newspaper was the first to the discovery of this glorious day in 1967
by Prof. Dr. Maaruf Khaznadar.
Since then, the extent appropriate circumstances exist the Kurdish journalists
celebrated with all educators of kurdistan this event, especially after the
success of the uprising that erupted in the spring of 1991 and since the
founding of the Association of Journalists of Kurdistan in 1998, a law was
enacted by the Kurdistan Parliament as a gift to Journalists of Kurdistan on
the occasion of 100th the issuance of this newspaper (Kurdistan), a positive
sign by Parliament of Kurdistan, which coincided with the celebration of the
passing of the resolution celebrating the centenary of this newspaper, and
every year we celebrate this happy day and in this year a big festival is held
the city Howler, which is called the Third Festival for bdrkhan in
collaboration with the kurdistan Association of Journalists and Badrakhan
Foundation for printing and publishing.
- Professor Farhad now Kurdistan lives a stage national and civilizational
advancement that together. Can your shows us that the role that could be played
by the media together to raise this advancement? And to any extent that it can
contribute to this advancement?
- It is true that newspapers are Kurdish local newspapers and issued in Kurdish
languages, Arabic, English Bits, but seriously contribute to the development of
the national consciousness and national in Kurdistan. On the other
institutions, media and specially television channels and radio stations,
notably satellite channels are defining the cause of our people to the peoples
of the world as well as on the other hand taking benefit from the experiences
of the advanced peoples and States in this area and moved to within Kurdistan.
There is a clear interaction between what is happening in the world and what is
happening in Kurdistan where we no longer isolated from the world as it existed
days for a fascist dictatorship, But since the uprising in direct contact with
the neighboring countries as well as with European countries as well as with
all the peoples of the world. The visits of delegations and held here and there
and participating in events and festivals, cultural and civilizational and
knowing on their invitations the evolution of governments and peoples on the
outside Kurdistan. and the advent of dozens of journalists, experts and traders
monthly to the Kurdistan region. All this indicates that the experiment of
Kurdistan interacting with what takes place in the world and that journalism
and the media played a prominent role in highlighting the Kurdish history and
culture to the outside world.
- In this century media tools have flourished and developed to become the world
a small village, no longer any possibility of the tyrants and dictators of
concealing their criminal acts, in your opinion professor Farhad what the
impact on our liberal patriotism movement?
- There is a clear reality we can not deny that the Kurdish issue conveyed to
the world through the media, and especially what happened in the spring of
1991, which called the millionth migration, The media, particularly newspapers
and television channels have great influence and direct transfer of what has
been going on in Kurdistan and impart to the world, which brought sympathy and
support and assistance by the peoples of the world, it was no longer possible
for the European governments and democracy ignore what was going on in
Kurdistan, became public opinion in those countries as a result of the
influence of information and effective force affected entirely on the
government authorities, which prompted them to issue some orders for supporting
the Kurdish people, that led to the provision of safe area or umbrella and
sanctuary to the security. All of that was the result of such attempts
information transferred from within Kurdistan facts to the outside world.
- Professor Farhad now you are preoccupied with preparing for the one hundred
and eighteenth anniversary of the first Kurdish newspaper. Can you learn us the
preparation from this year?
- The celebration of this annual event first : Guide to meet Pioneers who
served Kurdish word and culture, and no one can forget them because they are
registered in the civilization of their people, in previous times It was not
possible celebrated publicly.
Secondly: The Pioneers meet mean something else and enlighten the new
generation of what was being attempted and difficulties before our
intellectuals when they were going to issue a Kurdish printing or newspaper,
History has taught that the struggler Badrkhaneh's family had been resorted to
outside the boundaries of the Ottoman state ... out injustice; When they went
from Istanbul to Cairo, the capital of Egypt. because it was no longer able to
make a kurdish print or paper that have been forced to migrate to Cairo, and
issued their newspaper and printed at their Helal press.
Thirdly : The commemoration days and events of national and cultural show that
journalists in particular and the entire movement of press and cultural in
kurdistan is part of the national institution struggling to find some sort of
political entity in the future, This is wishful thinking, the dream of every
honorable Kurdish human lived in parts of the divided Kurdistan on this
occasion we call on journalists of kurdistan and kurdish journalists everywhere
commitment to the cause of people's nationalism and the struggle for the
emancipation of all Kurdish from the yoke of oppression and persecution.
- In the end great thank to you Professor Farhad Awni about this meeting and
wish to success in your work and in the service of upholding the Kurdish free
speech and culture.
- I too thank you for this visit and wish Sema Foundation all success and
blessed you on your activities serve in the end the Kurdish human and kurdish
culture and wish you prosperity and lasting Thank you.