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Jiyar Jahan Fard is a Kurdish writer and activist from Kermanshah who writes in Kalhori Kurdish. He was forced into exile for expressing and publishing his beliefs and endured imprisonment and torture. He now resides in Germany.
His works include several collections of short stories and novels. Jahan Fard is recognized as a prominent figure who documents and publishes Kurdish folklore and cultural heritage in Iran. His book The Shadeless Border sheds light on the issues faced by Kurdish citizens due to the Iraq-Iran border, which has separated Kurdish people from each other.
Jiyar Jahan Fard is a member of PEN and lives in Munich as a Writer-in-Exile fellow from 2018 to 2021.
Chiya Parvizpur is a Kurdish writer and translator working in both Kurdish and English. His work has been published by Transnational London Press, Whisper House Press, Henar Press, and Common Notions. He is currently writing his third novel.
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