
The Kurdish Women’s Obituary
Remembering and meriting Kurdish women beyond life.

Fadime Şahindal (1975–2002)
Remembering Fadime Şahindal (1975–2002) A Kurdish social activist who was ’honour-killed’ by her father in Uppsala, Sweden in 2002.

Zerga Cuneyd (1948-2024)
Remembering Zerga Cuneyd, from the village of Berx Batan in Rojava, who resisted ISIS in 2015 and became a symbol of resistance in 2024.

Helin Bölek (1991-2020)
Remembering Helin Bölek, a Kurdish singer and native of Amed, Northern Kurdistan.

Lady Adela Jaff (1847-1924)
Remembering Lady Adela Jaff, or Adela Khanum, also known as the “Princess of the Brave,” was a remarkable Kurdish ruler of the Jaff tribe and one of the first well-known female leaders in the history of Kurdistan.

Mastoureh Ardalan (1805-1848)
Remembering Mastoureh Ardalan (1805-1848), also known as Mah Sharaf Khanom Kurdistani - a Kurdish poet, historian, and writer.

Leyla Qasim (1952-1974)
Remembering Leyla Qasim, a Feyli Kurd, who is often referred to as the ‘Bride of Kurdistan’ - the first female political activist to be executed in Iraq and the fourth in the world.

Mahabad Qeredaxî (1966 - 2020)
Remembering Mahabad Qeredaxî - A Kurdish women’s rights activist and writer.

Dr. Tabat M Islambouly (1867 – 1941)
Remembering Dr. Tabat M Islambouly, the earliest documented Kurdish female physician of our times.

Jamila Hakim Suleiman Saadullah Agha (1914 - 1967)
Remembering Jamila Hakim Suleiman Saadullah Agha, a Kurdish matriarch from Akre.

Kurdistan Kittani (1948 - 2010)
Remembering Kurdistan Kittani, a Kurdish lawyer and diplomat.

Atiya Ibrahim xan (1924-2010)
Remembering: Atiya Ibrahim Xan Sito Agha Oramari
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