tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post113743341162778590..comments2024-01-23T11:00:45.457-08:00Comments on Rastî: Mizgînhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01850990661771197094noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-1137798973020725122006-01-20T15:16:00.000-08:002006-01-20T15:16:00.000-08:00Roj baş, Niştîman. When I first read the question...Roj baş, Niştîman. When I first read the question about identity, my mind immediately flashed on Ziya Gökalp, and that which determined identity according to him. It seems to me that most of the time, there is so much pressure to assimilate, that to remain Kurd is the big and difficult choice.<BR/><BR/>I have noticed that this choice then becomes a long string of constant, personal choices, by which individuals struggle against oppression. For example, the choice to purposely speak "bad" Turkish, ie. Turkish with many "Kurdisms" or with a Kurdish accent and rhythm, even though one is able to speak Turkish perfectly because one was forced to learn it in school.<BR/><BR/>There are also highly visible examples of personal choices, like the contrast between Ibo Tatlises and Ciwan Haco.<BR/><BR/>Everyone has to live with their own choices.Mizgînhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850990661771197094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-1137691427443906472006-01-19T09:23:00.000-08:002006-01-19T09:23:00.000-08:00If I could make it to his art exhibit, I would.If I could make it to his art exhibit, I would.IMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948155577806026379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-1137691201052056202006-01-19T09:20:00.000-08:002006-01-19T09:20:00.000-08:00You should ask Fikret Atay what he is. And someon...You should ask Fikret Atay what he is. And someone should check a map. The last time I was there, Êlih was not close to the border with South Kurdistan.Mizgînhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850990661771197094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-1137621434418682142006-01-18T13:57:00.000-08:002006-01-18T13:57:00.000-08:00Off topic, but I thought I'd share it here where i...Off topic, but I thought I'd share it here where it will get the proper exposure. Tell me folks: Is Fikret Atay "Turkish" or "Kurdish" or both? Controversy rages in Turkish Yahoo Group circles. Click here: http://www.hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/102/IMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948155577806026379noreply@blogger.com