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Convenings

Convenings bring people together for culture, learning and celebration, such as Newroz. Venues for in-person events are shared only with registered guests.

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Before you begin The Kurdish Cooperation Organization is a federation of communities that learn from one another. It is not a university, claims no public authority and serves no government, party or faith body.

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  1. NEWROZ-reception: Join and celebrate the Kurdish New Year with us, symbol of freedom and living together in peace (2024). Kurdish Institute of Brussels.
  2. Lidia Iris Rodríguez Rodríguez (2026). NEWROZ, MUJERES, TERRITORIO Y RESISTENCIA KURDA FRENTE AL ESTADO TURCO. Revista Habitus – Revista do Instituto Goiano de Pré-História e Antropologia. DOI 10.18224/hab.v23i3.15458
  3. After decades spent gathering Kurdish literature and cultural artifacts for an “exile museum,” one man’s life’s work is under threat. (2026). Kurdish Exile Museum.
  4. Fatma Edemen (2023). Rethinking Kurdishness at European Kurdish Film Festivals: A Decolonial Diasporic Effort. AHM Conference 2023: ‘Diasporic Heritage and Identity’. DOI 10.5117/978904856222/ahm.2023.009
  5. Delal Aydin (2026). The making of Newroz: intangible cultural heritage and Kurdish ethnopolitical mobilisation. International Journal of Heritage Studies. DOI 10.1080/13527258.2026.2723881

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Cultural gatherings

    Music, dance, food and the festivals of the Kurdish calendar.

  • 02

    Lectures

    Talks linked to the curriculum.

  • 03

    Faith-aware planning

    Calendars that respect the feasts of every faith community.

  • 04

    Private venues

    Addresses go only to registered guests.

02Who it is for

  • Families
  • Students
  • Community Cells
  • Anyone interested in Kurdish culture

03How it works

Proposal
a Chapter or Community Cell proposes a gathering.
Review
the Chapter checks safety and neutrality.
Listing
the gathering appears on the calendar without its address.
Attend
registered guests receive the venue details.

04What it always keeps

  • No party flags, rallies or campaigning at the network’s gatherings
  • In-person venues are never public by default
  • No photos of guests are published without consent
  • Gatherings are open to Kurds of every faith and variety

05Courses

06More in Development

  • Forming

    Youth

    Leadership, identity and heritage for young Kurds in the homeland and the diaspora.

  • Forming

    Women

    Women’s leadership, enterprise and mutual support, at home and abroad.

  • In preparation

    Elders

    Company, care information and the recording of memory for older Kurds.

  • In preparation

    Wellbeing

    Vetted referrals to culturally competent care, and literacy on trauma and resilience.

  • In preparation

    Newcomers

    A local guide from a Community Cell for your first months in a new country.

  • Forming

    Families and mother-tongue schools

    Support for families who pass on Kurdish and for weekend mother-tongue schools.

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APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Convenings. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/convenings/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Convenings.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/convenings/.

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	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Convenings},
	url = {https://kurds.global/development/convenings/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/development/convenings/},
}

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  1. NEWROZ-reception: Join and celebrate the Kurdish New Year with us, symbol of freedom and living together in peace

    2024 · Kurdish Institute of Brussels

    ArticleKurdish Institute of Brussels

  2. NEWROZ, MUJERES, TERRITORIO Y RESISTENCIA KURDA FRENTE AL ESTADO TURCO

    Lidia Iris Rodríguez Rodríguez · 2026 · Revista Habitus – Revista do Instituto Goiano de Pré-História e Antropologia

    ArticleCrossrefCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

  3. After decades spent gathering Kurdish literature and cultural artifacts for an “exile museum,” one man’s life’s work is under threat.

    2026 · Kurdish Exile Museum

    ArticleKurdish Exile Museum

  4. Rethinking Kurdishness at European Kurdish Film Festivals: A Decolonial Diasporic Effort

    Fatma Edemen · 2023 · AHM Conference 2023: ‘Diasporic Heritage and Identity’

    ArticleCrossref

  5. The making of Newroz: intangible cultural heritage and Kurdish ethnopolitical mobilisation

    Delal Aydin · 2026 · International Journal of Heritage Studies

    ArticleCrossrefCC-BY-4.0

  6. ‘Nevruz’ or ‘Newroz’? deconstructing the ‘invention’ of a contested tradition in contemporary Turkey

    Lerna K. Yanık · 2006 · Middle Eastern Studies

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen access

  7. Etnik Kimliğin Yeniden İnşasında Yerel Basının Rolü: “Nevruz-Newroz” Kutlamalarının Iğdır Basınına Yansıması

    Ali PARİM, Recep ALTAY · 2023 · Iğdır Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

    ArticleCrossref

  8. Newroz from Kurdish and Persian Perspectives – A Comparative Study

    Hewa Salam Khalid · 2020 · Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies

    ArticleCrossrefCC-BY-NC-4.0

  9. Newroz

    Encyclopaedia Iranica Online

    DatasetCrossref

  10. Construction nationale et néo-ritualisation : analyse anthropologique de la célébration du nouvel an kurde (Newroz)

    Caroline Wallis · Agence Bibliographique de l’Enseignement Supérieur

    ThesisCrossref

  11. The PKK’s Newroz: Death and Moving Towards Freedom for Kurdistan

    Axel Rudi · 2018 · Zanj: The Journal of Critical Global South Studies

    ArticleCrossrefCC-BY-4.0

Sources, licences and fetch dates: Crossref (Metadata facts, any use; abstracts may be publisher-owned and are never shown), 2026-10-23; Kurdish Exile Museum (Site feed; headline and link only), 2026-10-23; Kurdish Institute of Brussels (Site feed; headline and link only), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23.

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