A prolific writer from Slemani presented extensive information on environmental criticism
On 27.09.2024, in a 45 minute webinar hosted by Melbourne City of Literature, Mr. Mariwan Hasan who is a prolific author and an instructor at
Slemani, founded in 1784 by the Kurdish prince Ibrahim Pasha Baban, who named it after his father, Sleman Pasha, has always been the center of great historians, politicians, journalists, scholars, artists, singers, poets and writers such as Nali, Mahwi, Bekas and Piramerd. The city is the largest in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a population of 2,486,486 citizens and a total territory of 21,071 km2. Alongside
arts and culture, its primary industries are agriculture, education, healthcare,
and tourism, with developing fields of manufacturing and renewable energy.
Kashkul, with Slemani Governor, its Directorate of Culture, and major literary stakeholders in the city applied to designate Slemani as UNESCO’s Creative City of Literature. On October 31, 2019, UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network welcomed Slemani into a global network of 246 cities. The network covers seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Arts, Media Arts, Film, Design, Gastronomy, Literature and Music. The Creative Cities are working together towards a common objective: placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level and cooperating actively at the international level.
On 27.09.2024, in a 45 minute webinar hosted by Melbourne City of Literature, Mr. Mariwan Hasan who is a prolific author and an instructor at
Slemani City of Literature, with support from Slemani Governorate, is excited to launch the Data Collection Platform for the upcoming UNESCO Cities of Literature Online
On July 1st, 2024, Slemani Governor Dr. Haval Abubakir, in accompany with Engineer Shamal Abubakir, volunteer Office Coordinator of Slemani UNESCO Creative City of Literature,
Bakhtiyar Ali, Kurdish author and novelist, was awarded the German Hilde-Domin-Prize for 2023, yesterday in Germany. The prize is specific to writers who live in
From February 3rd to 7th 2024, Slemani Governor Dr. Haval Abubakir and Mr. Shamal Abubakir, engineer and coordinator of Slemani UNESCO Creative City of Literature
The fifth Slemani International Book Fair will be held from 23/11/2023 to 02/12/2023 in the capital of culture. Atlas Publishing House is organizing the largest