KURDISH LITERATURE

Kurdish literature in the nordic countries – some recommendations for improvements

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Kurdish is one of the major immigrant languages when it comes to a number of speakers in the Nordic Countries. Like many other immigrant groups, Kurdish immigrants have settled in the Nordic countries—many due political or security reasons, some seeking work. Due to severe restriction on the Kurdish language and culture in Kurdistan – especially

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ÓS Pressan

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Once upon a time, in the winter of 2014, there was a woman living in Reykjavík, Iceland who saw an add on Facebook about a creative writing workshop at one of the city libraries. She thought to herself “ætti ég?” And signed up. At the workshop, she met women she had never met before. The facilitator,

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From Tarzan to ananse – how African traditional children stories could promote multiculturalism

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Have you heard the story about how the Spider captured the Python, a bunch of bees and the Leopard? What about that one about how the Hare managed to steal milk from Buffalo? Well, I could go on, and on, and on about these Ghanaian traditional children stories that are little known here. Story-telling has

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Nainen seisoo kirjahyllyn vieressä

Our library – My language

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Reading and library services should be accessible to all – regardless of their language. Multilingual Library brings services to the customer’s local library.  Free access to education and libraries is a strength which may have made the greatest contribution to equality.  The library services are based on the Public Libraries Act, which was reformed just

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WHEN KULLERVO MET ARAWEELO

When Kullervo met Araweelo

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we could learn more about Nordic-Somali poetry, literature and storytelling It was more than ten years ago when I had my first, unexpected contact with Somalian storytelling. I was working as a museum guide at Ateneum, Finnish National Art Gallery, and my task was to focus on the art related to Kalevala, which has the

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MULTILINGUALISM AND POLYPHONY IN IMMIGRANTS’ LITERATURE IN FINLAND

Multilingualism and polyphony in immigrants’ literature in Finland

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Immigration and globalization have broadened the definition of Finnish literature that was traditionally defined as a piece of literature written by a Finn in Finnish in Finland for Finns. As a result of immigration to Finland, some immigrants have produced and continue to produce literary works that deal with Finnish culture, society and history in

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Will learning the language of the country one inhabits lead to seamless integration?

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Blog-entry by Tania Nathan The effects of our globalising world has been that of gain, and loss. There is no denying the gains some have seen from our shrinking borders, but that too has not been without costs. With increased migration, comes the intermingling of cultures, and a certain amount of conflict. Some parties insist

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INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES

Indigenous Languages

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Blog-entry by Sebastian Drude The year 2019 is the ‘International Year of Indigenous Languages’. On this occasion, you may have wondered, “what exactly is an indigenous language”? So, what exactly is an indigenous language? Starting with the expression itself, there are two words, and the meaning of each, “indigenous” and “language”, seems at first straightforward.

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