Alaaddin Sajjadi (1907–1984) () was a

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writer, poet and academic. He was born in

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. He finished his religious studies and became a cleric in 1938. He began working in the field of journalism in 1939, and became the Editor-in-Chief of the Kurdish journal ''Gelawêj'' in 1941. In 1948, he published a journal in

and

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named ''Nizar''. From 1958–1974, he taught

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and history of Kurdish literature at

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Works

#Riştey Mirwarî (A Necklace Of Pearls), Collection of writings, 1957. #Mêjûyî Edebiyatî Kurdî (The history of Kurdish Literature), 1952. #Şorişî Kurdan û Şorişî Êraq (The Kurdish revolution and the Iraqi revolution). #Hemîşe Behar (Always Spring) Short story, 1960. #Destûr û ferhengî zimanî kurdî (Grammar and Dictionary of the Kurdish Language), 1961. #Edebî kurdî û lêkolînî edebî kurdî (Analysis of the Kurdish Literature), 1986. #Kurdewarî, 1974. #Deqekanê edebî kurdî (Kurdish Literature Texts), 1978. #Nawî Kurdî (Kurdish Names), Ma'arif Press, Baghdad, 1953. #Geştêk le Kurdistan (A Journey in Kurdistan). #Nirx Şinasî.

References

The anthology of Kurdish stories, by Firat Cewerî
Kurdish-language writers 1907 births 1984 deaths Kurdish scholars {{Kurd-writer-stub