Christian autonomy in Kurdistan

Kurdistan Otonomîyê dide suryanî-kildanî-asûriyan



NETKURD
Aktuelbûn:14:22 - 11/2/2009

Partî û aliyên Mesîhî yên Kurdistanê daxwazê dikin di destûra Herêma Kurdistanê de mafê otonomiyê li wan navçeyên ku piranî tê de ne bê çespandin.


Partî û aliyên Mesîhî yên Kurdistanê daxwazê dikin di destûra Herêma Kurdistanê de mafê otonomiyê li wan navçeyên ku piranî tê de ne bê çespandin. Serokê Partiya Nîştîman a Asûrî dibêje, rêvebiriya siyasî ya Kurdistanê bi vê daxwazê razî ye.

Hefteya derbasbûyî serokê Parlamentoya Herêma Kurdistanê Ednan Mûftî ragihand ku projeya destûra Herêma Kurdistanê temam bûye. Rewaneyî Serokê Herêma Kurdistanê û bi rêya endamên parlamentoyê jî rewaneyî aliyên siyasî hatiye kirin, ji bo bal û têbiniyên xwe li serê diyar bikin.

Endan Mûftî ragihand çepemeniyê ku yek ji wan xalan hîn jî nehatiye yekalîkirin. Ew jî meseleya danîna navekî hevbeş ji bo Mesîhiyan di destûrê de ye: “Ew bi xwe di vê derbarê de nakok in û pêwîs te li ser navekî hevgirtî rêk bikevin.”

Lê aliyên Asûrî wê yekê reddikin ku li ser meseleya nav nakokiyek di navbera wan de hebe û dibêjin hemû alî pêkhatîne navê wan wek “Suryanî-Kildanî-Asûrî” bê danîn.

Lê Kildanî û bi taybet jî Partiya Nîştîmanî a Kildanî ya bi Serokatiya Eblehed Efram daxwazê dike ku Kildan ji Asûriyan wek netewekî cuda bê hesabkirin û ev yek jî di destûra herdemî ya İraqê de çespaye.

Serokê Partiya Nîştîman a Asûriyan Nemrud Bîto ragihand Rûdawê ku di destûra İraqê de navê Mesîhiyan bi Kildan û Asûriyan ve hatiye tomarkirin, û ew naxwazin ev yek di destûra Herêma Kurdistanê de dûbare bibe: “Em yek gel în û dixwazîn navek di destûra Herêma Kurdistanê de bi “Suryanî-Kildanî-Asûrî” bê danîn û di nava navan de bêhnûk yan jî “û” bê danîn.

Di derbarê vê yekê de Serokê Partiya Bet Nehrîn Romyo Hekarî ku dariştina destûra nuneriya Mesîhiyan dike, ji Rûdawê re wiha got: “Hemû aliyên gelê (Suryanî-Kildanî-Asûrî) ji şeş mehan zêdetir e bi şeklekî fermî yadaştname dayîne licneya nivîsîngeha destûrê. Maddeya projeyê dibêje, gelê Kurdistanê ji gelên Kurd, Tirkmen, Kildan, Asûrî û Ermenî pêkhatiye. Em li dijî vê birgeyê ne û me pêşniyaz kiriye ku bê nivîsandin gelê Kurdistanê ji Kurd û gelên Kildanî-Suryanî-Asûrî,Tirkmen pêkhatiye û êdî ew licneye azad in çi netewek din zêde bikin. Lê ya ku me bike bi sê netew, ev ne cihê pejirandinê ye û em di wê baweriyê de ne zilmek li me tê kirin. Çawa di destûra İraqê de ev zilm li me hatiye kirin û ji qesta em ji dû netewan zêdetir kirîne.”

Romyo Hekarî daxwaz kir ku: “Ew şaşiya di destûra İraqê de hat kirin, divê bê rastkirin. Eger bêjin divê navek bi şeklekê be ku di destûra İraqê de heye, bi rastî ev bahaneya wê yekê ye ku carek din zilm li me bê kirin.”

Nemrûd Bêto ragihand ku hemû aliyên Mesîhiyan pêkhatîne li ser wê yekê ku reşnivîsa destûrê berî ku destkarî tê de bêkirin, li rûyê garantîkirina mafê wan û nav anîna wan de ne di asta pêwîst de bû: “Piştî wê yadaştnameya me daye parlamentoyê, ji serokê parlamentoyê û herdû serokê partiyan ve jî hatiye piştrastkirin ku daxwazên me di wê projeyasayê de bicih bikin.”

Di derbarê mafê otonomiyê de adara derbasbûyî, aliyên Mesîhî pêşniyazek pêşkêşî licneya dariştina destûrê kir. Yek ji wan xalan jî ji damezirandina navçeyeka otonom ya li navçeya Nînova pêkhatîbû. Ji berî vê jî Wezîrê Darayî Sergîs Axacan ev pêşniyaz kiribû. Lê Romyo Hekarî ew yek redkir ku wan daxwaza navçeyeka diyarkirî kiribin û got: “Daxwaza me otonomi ye, ne navçeyeka otonom e. Em daxwaza otonomiyê li navçeyeka gelê xwe dikîn û em tê de piranî bîn. Nimûne jî Qereqoş, ango Hemedaniye. Navçeyên Bertîle, Elqoş, Tilkêf û ew cihane. Hilbijartina civata wîlayetan ya di hefteya derbasbûyî de diyar kir ku gelê me di wan navçeyan de piranî ne. Ya em daxwazê dikîn, gelê me li wan navçeyan mafê xwe rêvebirinê hebin li gor sîstema otonomîyê.”

Herçend nêrînek heye ku dibêje biryardan li ser otonomiyê ji desthilata federali ye, ne ya herêman: “Çêdibe di lîsteya federalî de çend herêm hebin û di nava herêman de jî navçeyên otonom hebin.”

Her di vê derbarê de Nemrûd Bîto ragihand ku ya ew daxwaz dikin, pêdana mafê otonomiyê wek meseleyeka mebdeî ye û got: “Ya em dixwazîn ew e ku ew destûr bêje mafê wî gelî heye, ne şert e sinorê coxrafî yê wê navçeyê bê diyarkirin. Lê danîn bi mafê pêkanîna navçeyekî otonom ji bo gelê Suryan-Kildan-Asûrî tiştekî giring e. Êdî wirdekariyên din yên wek; wê navçe li kuderê be, sinor û desthilata wan çi ye? Ji xwe di destûrê de behsa van tiştane nayê kirin û tenê destûr biryarê li ser tiştên mebdaî dide.”

Herwiha Nemrud Bîto ragihand ku wan hîn jî dariştina dawî ya projeya destûrê nedîtîye. Lê li gor statîstîkên siyasî yên Kurdistanê gihaye wan, çaverê dikin ku proje destûr tevayî mafên wan garantî bike. Tekoşîn jî li ser wê yekê kir ku: “Em naxwazîn wek Mesîhî bên binavkirin. Rast e bi ol em Mesîhî ne, lê em daxwaza mafê Mesîhîbûnê nakîn. Yanê mesele netewî ye, ne ayînî ye. Ya em dixwazîn ew e ku mafên me wek netewe bên diyarkirin, ne wek grûbeka ayînî ku bi dirûstkirina çend dêr, terxankirina azadiya îbadet û rojî girtinê bi dawî tê.”

Serokê Partiya Bet Nehrîn Romyo Hekarî jî dibêje ku di ew hewl didin ku piştgiriya hemû aliyan ji bo bidestxistina mafên xwe bigrin: “Heta niha her sê serokatiyên li Herêma Kurdistanê ji bo mafê otonomiyê piştgiriya wan kirîne.”

Serokê Licneya Dariştina Destûrê yê li Parlemena Herêma Kurdistanê Şêrwan Heyderî dûpat kir ku li gor dariştina dawî ya projeyê, mafê Mesîhiyan li navçeyên piranî ya xwe birêvebirinê heye. Lê Romyo Hekarî jî dibêje; “divê mafê otonomiyê têde hebe û daxwazê dikîn ew maf bê bicihkirin.

Serokê Partiya Bet Nehrîn piştgiriya sîstema kota ya ji hilbijartinê kir û got: “Li gel wê yekê ne ku sîstema kotayê hebe. Ango taybetmendî hebe, lê ne bi şeklê sala 1992an. Ji ber ku heta niha bi şeklekî fermî nehatiye cêgîrkirin ku divê 5 endamên gelê Kildan-Sûryanî-Asûrî li parlemenê hebin. Em daxwazê dikîn ji berî encamdayîna hilbijartinê ev yek bê çespandin, bi şeklekî herdemî 5 endamên wan li parlemenê hebin û ev taybetmendî bê reçawkirin.”

The Kurdistan Brothers (Muslim convert to Christian)

A brother is born for adversity according to an old proverb and the two brothers in the following story illustrate the truth of that saying. When the younger one broke with tradition the older one wanted to break his neck. This is the true story of Syeed and Kocka, two brothers from Kurdistan who were adversaries until their minds, and hearts and lives were unshackled.

Movie about Jesus in Kurdish

Werin hevalino

Gods plan (Plana Xwede, Sorani)

Part 1

The Lord's Prayer in Arameic - language of Jesus Chist

Kurdish writer finds God through Bible translation

USB SPECIAL REPORT 27, http://www.biblesociety.org/sr_27/sr27_14.htm

A well-known Kurdish leader, writer and historian recently became a Christian after working on the translation of the Kurdish New Testament. This is his testimony.

“I am from a Muslim family – my father was a well-known and powerful Islamic leader and we were raised as good Muslims. As a student I was a tireless searcher, reading Islamic theology, history, philosophy and mythology, but I was faithless in my heart.

“One day in 1993 I was approached by the Bible Society who asked me to participate in the translation of the new Kurdish New Testament. I accepted with joy and respect. ‘Now my people will be able to read something in their own language,’ I thought, ‘and that will strengthen our culture.’

Love his enemy?

“I started translating the Book of Matthew. When I came to Matthew 5:44, I was amazed at what I was reading – I could not understand how a man could love his enemy. In my tradition, ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’ contained the notion of justice. I had never read anything like this before and I was shaken.

Small and humble

“I closed my eyes and saw Jesus standing there in front of me. I felt so small and humble. I looked up at Jesus and accepted him as my saviour. My heart was rejoicing. For years I had been longing for something that I could not explain but now I felt I had found peace and belonged to God.

“I have travelled much in my life, in Syria, Iraq and other countries in the Orient. I do not want to get involved in politics but I have seen so much pain and suffering caused by hatred and evil. I want to pass God’s love on to others and to establish a Kurdish church for my people.

“I feel very fortunate to have discovered Christ. I still have many Muslim imam friends and many university professors are my personal friends. I miss no opportunity to explain my faith to them, and they respect me for what I stand for.

“I recently donated a large library of 4,000 books to a Kurdish academic foundation, comprising an important collection of Islamic theological books as well as Christian literature. I gave them on condition that the Christian books would never be separated from the rest.

“I am most grateful to the Bible Society for their work in Turkey and for asking me to participate in the translation of the Kurdish New Testament.” (SR 27/14 - 11.01)

Persecution of Christians in Turkey

Persecution of Christians in Turkey

Christianity in Kurdistan

Revival Comes to the Muslim World

By Chris Mitchell

CBN News Mideast Bureau Chief

February 6, 2009

CBNNews.com - IRAQ - Some call it a revolution in the Middle East but it's not the result of political movement. Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus Christ in large numbers.

A worship service in northern Iraq is one example of the biblical revolution going on throughout the Middle East. The body of believers live in the predominately Kurdish area of Iraq that some refer to as Iraqi Kurdistan.

Because of their culture and upbringing, they're often referred to as Muslim background believers.

A Biblical Revolution

"The Bible makes us feel like the Book of Acts will be repeated here in Kurdistan," said one Kurdish pastor.

In Erbil, the government officially sanctioned the Kurdsman Church in 2004. This church represents an historic breakthrough in church history. It's the first Kurdish church in 1400 years.

"So this is the first time for the Kurdish people that they have a church. Sometimes when the non-believers come to the church, they see that we are singing and shouting, teaching in the Kurdish language, they will be surprised," said Pastor Majeed Muhammed, the church's pastor.

In another church in Suleimania, an entire group of worshippers is made up of former Muslims including their pastor, Pastor Zagros Saeed, who is a former Muslim cleric.

"I was one of those before I came to believe the message that I should kill the others. Sometimes I wanted to kill my wife because she did not cover her hair. But when I found my life in Jesus, when I surrendered my life to God, Matthew 5 tells me to love my enemies," Saeed said.

Others throughout the region have also been transformed.

"I'm very happy that Jesus came and knocked on the door of my heart and that I got to know the real God in a real way of life," said one convert.

Another convert said, "Before becoming a believer I always felt there was something missing in my life, as if I had lost something. That feeling was constantly with me. Now that I'm a believer that feeling is gone. I know that I have found what was missing in my life."

Huge Potential for Growth

Tom Doyle works with Muslims throughout the Middle East and says the church's potential for growth is amazing.

"In Syria and in Jordan and Iraq and Afghanistan great things are happening and many Muslims are open to the Lord Jesus Christ right now," Doyle said.

"Just in the four countries we work in, we're projecting one hundred new churches just in Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt," he explained. "In Iran, the ministries that are working together are projecting 10,000 churches in Iran next year. That's how fast they're opening up to the Gospel." Turkey

Turkey is another Middle Eastern country where more Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus.

One Turkish believer told CBN News many Muslims come to church after seeing a vision or having a dream: "The people saw a vision about Jesus, even if they not read the Bible, even if they don't know anything about the New Testament or about the church, they just see Jesus in their dream."

Pastor Saeed had two dreams, one in 1988 and the other in 1999.

"I saw Jesus another time in my dream in 1999," he recalled. "He didn't leave me alone. He came to me again. He said I love you and I want you to be saved."

Join the Spiritual Revolution

So how can believers around the world join in this spiritual revolution? Leaders here say the answer is prayer.

Doyle explained, "The most important thing the leadership tells us here in the Middle East - and we shouldn't be surprised at this - is that as the prayer teams grow around the world for them that the work just takes off."

"So the more that people pray for God's Spirit to rest on these young men and women to share the Gospel," he continued, "the more He just furthers the Kingdom of God."

And the message coming from these believers is the 2,000 year old message of the Gospel.

"I want to tell the world, accept the love of God. It will be today or in the future, they have to kneel to God. It's better to do it right now."

Kongra-Gel congratulate the Christians during Christmas

Tomorrow is the birthday of Jesus and a day that is celebrated solemnly during Christmas. Kurdistan is one of the countries in which the feast was celebrated in the first and it is a feast during which more than 1000 years, celebrated by our Christian brothers and sisters who live among us. Kurdistan is an area where people of different religions have peacefully lived side by side, but throughout history have external forces laid the foundations of several tragedies.

Festivals are days that symbolize joy, peace and quiet, and Christmas is a day that should be celebrated with the same spirit. We as Kongra-Gel congratulate mainly Christians in Kurdistan, but also the Kurdish people and Christians in general over Christmas. We as Kongra-Gel hope it will be a period of quiet and peace.

Merry Christmas wishes

Kongra-Gels presidency

Pictures from Christmas in Kurdistan

KRG wishes Christians a Merry Christmas

KRG wishes Christians a Merry Christmas


» Picnic in snowy mountains of Kurdistan Region. A&S Clarry

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Council of Ministers wishes a very Merry Christmas to the Christian community in the Kurdistan Region and the rest of Iraq.

The KRG would also like to extend special Christmas wishes and greetings to all those who escaped from terror and found a safe and peaceful haven in the Kurdistan Region and who are now enjoying a life of peaceful co-existence and rule of law here in the Region.

This Christmas and for the forthcoming New Year, the KRG wishes the best to the people of the Kurdistan Region and hopes that the year 2009 will further enhance democracy, justice and rule of law in the Region and all of Iraq and, brings further prosperity and progress.

We in the KRG look forward with optimism to the New Year and hopes that we will be able to accomplish our goals of providing more services to the people of the Region and ensuring that needs are met in all areas of life, especially public services and the health and education sectors.

The KRG will continue its policies of encouraging further collaboration between the public and private sectors, paying attention to improving the living standards of all its citizens, rehabilitating the countryside, creating equal job opportunities and protecting the environment of the Kurdistan Region. The KRG also aims to create a self-sufficient society that ensures sustainable food security.

There are still many challenges ahead of us. However, the KRG is adamantly committed to the Constitution of Federal Iraq; as a guiding principle and the road map to the political process, for the enhancement of national reconciliation and as a basis for dialogues among all the parties.

We in the KRG will continue in our efforts to support and build a democratic, federal and pluralistic Iraq, where all Iraqi citizens enjoy prosperity, stability and peaceful coexistence in the Kurdistan Region and all of Iraq. We hope that the New Year will bring happiness and further stability to Iraq and all its citizens.

Once again we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.




http://www.krg.org/articles/detail.asp?rnr=223&lngnr=12&smap=02010100&anr=27169

Kurdish verision of Suryoyo song Bagiye

Xaça Îsa ya dîrokî li Amedê derket!?

Xaça Îsa ya dîrokî li Amedê derket!?
2008 12 18 - 22:34

Xaça ku Îsa pexember pêve hatibu dalaqandin li bakurê Kurdistan li Amedê derket holê. Pexemberê pirtûka muqaddes Încîl/mizgînî Îsa pexember piştî ku ji alîyê împratorîya Bîzansê li Qudsê hatibu dalaqandin jiyana xwe jidest dabu.



Piştî vê buyerê şahbanûya Bîzans, Elena ola xiristiyanîyê dihildibijêrê û tevlî bahwarmendê Îsa pexember dibê.

Ligor agahdarîyên ku ji alîyê berpirsê waqfa Dêra Suryanîyan ya li Amedê Can Şakare rev xaç duwayî ji alîyê Elena tê bidetsxistin û tînê Stenbolê. Piştî mirina şahbanûya Bîzans parçeyek/alîyek vê xeçê ji alîyê bahwarmendêk suryanî tê herêma bakurê Kurdistan ê Amedê.

Ev xaça dîrokî niha li Dêra Suryanîya ya bi navê Meryem Ana ye û dibin parastina polîsê tirk de ye.

Tê gotin ku ev jeyanî niha jibo ku newê dizîn an ji êrîş lê newê kirin nehatîya diyarkirin û tenê di rojên olî yên girîng de jibo mêhvanê dêr tê nîşandan.

Serok Barzanî cejna mesîhîyan pîroz kir

Serok Barzanî cejna mesîhîyan pîroz kir
	NETKURD Aktuelbûn:23:02 - 24/12/2008 “Em, xwîşk û birayên mesîhî wek beşeke girîng ya herêma Kurdistanê dihesibînin û di bin siya azadî û hikumraniya xwe de ji bo avedankirinê, beşdariyê bi wan dikin.”
Bi minasebeta cejna mesîhîyan, Serokê Kurdistanê Mesûd Barzanî peyameke pîrozbahiyê pêşkêşî mesîhîyan kir. Peyama Serok Barzanî wihaye: Bi navê xwedêyê mezin û dilovan Bi mûnasebeta hatina cejna ji dayikbûna hezretê Îsa Mesîh, civantirîn pîrozbahiyê pêşkêşî hemû xwîşk û birayên xweştevî yên mesîhî yên Kurdistan, Iraq û cîhanê dikim û hêviya cejneke tije xweşî ji wan re dixwazim. Bi vê mûnasebetê, ez tekîdiyê li ser bihevrejiyana biratî û lêborîna olî li Iraqa federal dikim û daxwaz jî dikim, êrîşên ku li çend deverên Iraqê li hemberî xwîşk û birayên me yên mesîhî tên pêkanî, bên rawestandin û bila çav li ezmûna serkeftî ya Herêma Kurdistanê bikin, wekû çava îro wan xwîşk û birayan wek beşeke girîng ya herêmê dihesibîne û di bin siha azadî û hikûmraniya xwe de ji bo avedankirinê, beşdariyê bi wan dike. Ez dubare jî dikim ku mafên wan xwîşk û birayan her tim bên parastin û deriyê Kurdistanê jî li ser her kesî vekirî ye. Tevî zêdetirîn xweşewîstiyên min. Serokê Herêma Kurdistanê Mesûd Barzanî

Sazan : Christmas in Kurdistan

FROM MANDALAWI BLOG, A KURDISH GIRL FROM KURDISTAN

The holiday and festive season has come in Kurdistan!!

It was Eid and we had a break for 8 days, soon we begin the christmas and new year break for another three weeks. After that comes Newroz break, then the other historical Kurdish occasions, following that is Easter and the list goes on...

The 'Jazhn' or 'Eid' season is big here. There are many celebrations and the tradition is deeply rooted. One that I have realized I can not agree with is the killing of animals such as sheep to give to poor and so on... but it appears to be a well known custom. Of course there is the family gathering and the early morning cooking.

The spirit of the festive season is everywhere; the Christmas tree has gone up in our university cafeteria and the area around the citadel has already been decorated with some lights at dark..

Ainkawa- where it is dominated by the Christian community is absolutely beautiful during this time of year as people prepare for their religious celebrations. The atmosphere and is vibrant and lively... (I just wish it would rain more and maybe even some snow...)

To conclude, it makes me so cheerful and happy that people in the region take the time to celebrate this time of year. Whether it is shopping, going for holiday, cooking or just spending time with family and relatives… I wish no matter what people do they make the best of it, and we must never take this opportunity for granted- I doubt people in other parts of Iraq can celebrate like this.

Merry Christmas

Noela we pîroz be & Seva piroz sahibe u sersala te piroz be

Assyrian conference in Suleymania

On December 16 on Sunday in Suleymani they opened 5 conference on the Assyrian literature for the purpose of assistance to Assyrian culture.

In the three-day conference, which passes under the aegis of the President of Iraq Talabani, it participated 32 specialists in the Assyrian culture, and also Kurdish intellectuals and officials. About this it stated to agency “the voice of Iraq” Nizar of khan al -Dayrani, the chairman of the union of Assyrian writers. The purpose of the conference is also the propaganda of Assyrian literature in Suleymani.

Cotkare Xwede (kurdish christian clip)

Song about Kerburan in Kurdistan

Tomas Demir - Kerburan