Astyages

“Li ser sebrekê û du pifikane”
― Mehmet Oncu, 101 Biwêj 101 Çîrok

“Little by little, we began to understand that our mother tongue wasn’t the language of power and prosperity. At a young age, our alienation from Kurdish history and literature – from our roots, identity, and inevitably our parents – began, escalating with each year that passed.”
― Ava Homa, Daughters of Smoke and Fire

“Bimre sîxurê tarîyê! Bijî ronahî!”
― Mîran Janbar, Kaptanê Mirinê

“They assessed my age and assigned me a birthday.”
― Davan Yahya Khalil