Kurdish Studies: The Formation of Modern Kurdish Society in Iran

Kurdish Studies: The Formation of Modern Kurdish Society in Iran

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On January 6, 2023, the Iran 1400 Project spoke with Dr. Marouf Cabi about his new book The Formation of Modern Kurdish Society in Iran: Modernity, Modernization and Social Change 1921-1979. Dr. Cabi explained how modernity placed Kurdish societies on a new path, leading to profound socio-economic, political, cultural, and geographical transformations. He outlined the key topics of his book, from the White Revolution to gender relations. During the Q&A session, he related the modernization of Kurdish society with the current protests in Iran, described women’s associations in further detail, and touched on Kurdish studies and what is missing in Kurdish academia.

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