Celebrating Kurdish Journalism Day

Miqdad Badirkhan, founder of first Kurdish newspaper

Miqdad Badirkhan, founder of first Kurdish newspaper Source: Supplied

SBS Kurdish correspondent Hatice Kamer talks about the history of Kurdish journalism in her report today. Kurdish Journalism Day is celebrated every year on April 22.


122 years have passed since the first issue of Kurdistan newspaper which was published on April 22, 1898 in Cairo.  Also in the report Hatice speaks to journalist Salih Badirkhan about the founding a Kurdish Podcast.

journalist Salih Bedirxan
Source: Supplied by Hatice Kamer
Kurdish podacst
Source: Supplied by Hatice Kamer

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