Rafiq Sabir
Encyclopedia
Rafiq Sabir (born in 1950) is a contemporary Kurdish
poet.
He was born in Qaladzê in Iraqi Kurdistan
. In 1974, he received Bachelor of Arts
degree from Baghdad University. He moved to Sweden
in 1989. He writes in the sorani
dialect. He belongs to the post-Abdulla Goran
generation of modernists in Kurdish
poetry.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
poet.
He was born in Qaladzê in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
. In 1974, he received Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree from Baghdad University. He moved to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1989. He writes in the sorani
Soranî
Soranî is the name of a Kurdish language that is spoken in Iran and Iraq. Soranî is one of the main Kurdish languages, which are a branch of the Iranian languages.- Name :...
dialect. He belongs to the post-Abdulla Goran
Abdulla Goran
Abdulla Goran was a Kurdish poet. He undoubtedly brought about a revolution in Kurdish poetry, and is also called the father of modern Kurdish literature. At this time Kurdish poetry was loaded with hundreds of years of foreign heritage, especially Arabic...
generation of modernists in Kurdish
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
poetry.
Works
- Karwansara, 146 pp., Uppsala, 1990.
- Towards history : a short ideological historical study, 129 pp., Uppsala, 1991.
- Werze berdine, 39 pp., Uppsala 1992.
- Awêne û sêber : Komele honrawe, 88 pp., Arzan Publishers, Jönköping, 1996. ISBN 91-972767-1-5.
- Impiratoryayî lam : derbarey îslam, xêl û nasyonalîzm, 230 pp., Rabûn Publishers, Uppsala, 1998. ISBN 91-972767-8-2.
- Rûnbûnewe : honrawe, 111 pp., Rabûn Publishers, Uppsala, 2001. ISBN 91-973528-1-0.