Ancient Kurdish Clan (Tribe) Mamykan / Mamikonean Latif Mammad Armenian sources (Favstos Buzand. IV - 27,31,36,39; “The History of Armenia” by M. Khorensky; N. Adonts [1]) report on the princely clan Mamikoneans, whose ancestral area was considered Tayk. Sources emphasize that the Mamikonean's principalities along with the...
Indo-European homeland and migrations: half a century of studies and discussions Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze & Vyacheslav V. Ivanov The problem of the initial place from which the original Indo- European dialects spread over Eurasia has been studied by several generations of scholars. Few alternative points of view...
Toros Ahpar, Armenia Travel Guide. Travel essays by Archimandrite Garegin Srvandztyants. Annex to the 1st issue of Volume IX of the News of the Caucasian Department of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society. Tiflis, 1887 At the end of May 1879: Harput Valley is divided into two parts: ...
CULTURAL ASPECT OF ARMENIAN-KURDISH RELATIONS: PLAGIARISM – AT THE LEVEL OF STATE POLICY OF ARMENIA Appeal to the Armenian people LATIF MAMMAD & ANKOSI ISHKHAN ASLANOVICH Modern Armenian-Kurdish relations are still largely under the shadow of the past … In recent years, especially from the Armenians, a special interest has...
Ancient Mythology and Kurds. Ararat Or Judy? Latif Mammad The Kurds, as the ancient inhabitants of Mesopotamia, are directly related to the spiritual heritage that had been accumulating for thousands of years, enriched and subsequently flowed into the spiritual treasury of humanity. The Kurdish people,during a long...
Desperately Seeking Full-Time Kurdologists Prof. M. Izady A most important first step in launching the field of Kurdish studies is the creation of a cadre of area studies scholars and academics whose primary interests are Kurds. Thus far it has been the Turkologist, Arabist, Armeniologist or Iranist...
At the beginning of the 20th century, the famous Russian sculptor P. Kamensky (1858–1923), on request of the imperial family, performed in porcelain sculptures of representatives of different nationalities living in Russia. Among the figures there are paired figures of a Kurd and a Kurdish...
Historian and author Etem Xemgîn, who is known for his work on Alevism, Mazdaism and Zoroastrianism recently passed away. His rich research included in-depth work on socio-economic structures, traditions and customs among the Kurds. Similar to other communities in the region, the historically oppressed Alevi...
"Kotel" is a funeral procession when ahead of the funeral procession a horse is with armour and clothing of the deceased. Those who distinguished bravery, fortitude, courage, military valour, as well as honorary members of the tribe was awarded with such an honour. It's a...
Soviet policy towards its Kurds fluctuated and remained fragmented, ambivalent, and inconsistent throughout the existence of the USSR. On one hand, the Soviet government provided for the material and cultural development of Kurds in Armenia and Azerbaijan during the 1920s and 1930s. On the other...