Category: Women’s Biographies

Hepsexana Neqib

Hepsexana Neqib

Hepsexan was born in Sulaimaniya in 1891. She was a politician, philanthropist and women’s rights activist. She is the daughter of Meruf Berzanci and grandson of Ahmed Sheikh, cousin of Sheikh Mahmoud Barzanci and wife of Sheikh Qadir Hafid. Hepsekhan…

Mesture Erdelan

Mesture Erdelan

Mestura Erdelan is known as a poet, writer and historian. She was born in 1805 in Senendec, Iran. She left behind many historical writings written in Kurdish, Persian and Arabic, and her works of art were followed by many poems….

Eyşe Şan

Eyşe Şan

A kurdish woman who was born in Amad in 1938 into a singer family. But her art and her voice were blocked by her family and they said: For women and girls, singing is a great sin. For this reason,…

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