Kurds Launch Major Effort to Digitize Historic Texts, Preserving Culture

The Kurdistan Centre for Arts and Culture leads the initiative, aiming to protect Kurdish heritage from further loss.

Kurdish cultural preservation efforts intensify as volunteers digitize historic books and manuscripts.
The Kurdistan Centre for Arts and Culture spearheads the project, aiming to make Kurdish texts freely available online.
Over 950 items, including rare manuscripts and books in various Kurdish dialects, have been archived so far.
The digitization project seeks to safeguard Kurdish heritage from the threat of disappearance due to past persecutions and marginalization.
The initiative is celebrated as a sacred job by the Kurdish community, highlighting the importance of preserving their culture and history.