A Brief History of PEN
PEN International, founded in London in 1921, has served as a means of communication, dialogue, and unity for writers all over the world, fighting for the advancement of literature and freedom of expression. Its federation consists of more than 144 independent centers of various nationalities, with tens of thousands of members worldwide.
The establishment of the Kurdish PEN was suggested by Kurdish writer Hüseyin Erdem and voted into existence during the International PEN conference in Cambridge, UK in April 1988. Since then, the Kurdish PEN Center has held its conference every three years and each time elected a new committee to carry out its work. The Kurdish PEN’s headquarters is located in Amed, as was decided at the 8th conference in mid-May 2013 …About
Kurmancî
Navenda PENa Kurd navendeke parêzerê mafên (nivîskar, zimanzan, rojnamevanên) kurd e. Endamê PENa Navneteweyî ye û bingeha PENa Navneteweyî li Londona paytexta Brîtanyayê ye.
سۆرانی
ناوەندی پێنی کورد، ناوەندێکی داکۆکیکاری مافەکانی (نووسەر، زمانەوان، ڕۆژنامەوانان)ی کوردە، سەر بە ناوەندی پێنی نێونەتەوەییە کە بنکەکەی لە لەندەنی پایتەختی بریتانیانیە.
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PEN International
PEN International, founded in London in 1921, has served as a means of communication, dialogue, and unity for writers all over the world, fighting for the advancement of literature and freedom of expression. Its federation consists of more than 144 independent centers of various nationalities, with tens of thousands of members worldwide.
PEN KURD
The establishment of the Kurdish PEN was suggested by Kurdish writer Hüseyin Erdem and voted into existence during the International PEN conference in Cambridge, UK in April 1988. Since then, the Kurdish PEN Center has held its conference every three years and each time elected a new committee to carry out its work.
