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Issue 1 | STATELESS A student project made at Seattle Central Creative Academy. Not created for profit.
Issue 1 | STATELESS
A student project made at Seattle Central Creative Academy.
Not created for profit.
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THE KURDS INSIDER<br />
NEW YEARS IN AKRE<br />
WRITTEN BY RAMIN VAKILI<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY GROVER<br />
ACCORDING TO KURDISH MYTH, Kawa the<br />
blacksmith lived with his people under the<br />
tyrannical rule of Zuhak. Zuhak’s evil reign<br />
caused spring to no longer come to Kurdistan.<br />
March 20 is traditionally marked as the day<br />
that Kawa defeated Zuhak after which he is<br />
then said to have set fire to the hillsides to<br />
celebrate the victory leading to spring returning<br />
to Kurdistan the next day. For thousands<br />
of years since that legend, Newroz has been<br />
a symbol of resilience, highlighting the fact<br />
that nations cannot be annihilated by tyrannical<br />
regimes.<br />
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