Avin Taifour
The literature through which the children know themselves, their future, their personality, feelings, and thoughts is the literature that develops their experiences of life. although books and other forms of literary works are important for children, however, the importance of magazines is no less than the other forms of publication such as stories, novels, songs, poems, etc. The reason for this is that the children can see more diversity in magazines. Thus, Kurds have paid more attention to this literary topic for children and have worked on it. One of the very first magazines that were published for children was "Kurdish Children Jabber". After that ten other well-structured magazines were published for children.
Children's magazines have emerged after the publication of adult magazines around the world. The magazine "Leibziger Wochenblatt fur Kinder" was published in 1722 in Germany. It was known as the first children's magazine. The content of the magazine consisted of myths and natural science subjects, letters, and some pamphlets. In the same year, the second magazine called "Nidergaschisches Wochenblatt fur Kinder" was published as its competitor. Its content consisted of the same subjects. After these, a children's magazine called "Lilliputian Magazine" was published in Britain in 1751.
In 1824, a magazine called "The Child's Companion" was published. This was the first magazine to be published in the twentieth century and it is the most stable magazine, too since it has been published for almost one hundred years.
Kurdish children's magazines have been published after the other countries' magazines. This is one of the reasons for the delay in children's literature in Kurdistan. "Kurdish Children Jabber" magazine was published in 1946 during the Kurdistan Republic in Mahabad city and its editor was "Qader Modarresi". Only three editions of this magazine were published. This magazine, based on the name of the leader's son, Ali Qazi, as a role model for the Kurdish children in science and art was published. All three editions of this magazine were published in February, March, and April 1946. The magazines were written in the Arami alphabet which is known as the Arabic alphabet. In the Southern part of Kurdistan, the first children's magazine called "The Star" was published in 1972.
According to "İde Demiral Taher", the first magazines for children are:
Star, Sulaimani, 3 editions
Jabber, Kermashan, 2 editions
Migrate, Sweden, seasonal
Children's Caravan. Hawler, 2 editions
The Nightingale, Hawler, 6 editions
The Ladybird, Duhok, 1 edition
Adar, Sulaimani, 2 editions
The Butterfly, Sulaimani, 208 editions
Fairyland, Sulaimani, 45 editions
Honeybee, Hawler, 1 edition
The Sweethearts, Sulaimani, 224 editions
The Meadow, Hawler, 1 edition
Hope, Hawler, 4 editions
Hoes and Desire, Sulaimani, ?
The Little Lamb, Hawler, 4 editions
The Chirp, Sulaimani, monthly
The Sun, Hawler, ?
The Squirrel, Duhok, 28 editions
The Daffodil, Hawler, ?
The Children's Nest, Hawler, 165 editions
Tan Tan, Sulaimani, ?
Children's Message, Hawler, ?
The Rainbow, Hawler, ?
The Pearl, Hawler, ?
Zand and Bang, Duhok, 143 editions
The Kite, Sulaimani, ?
The Smile, Sulaimani, ?
Sindbad in Baghdad, Baghdad, ?
Children's World, the South part of Kurdistan, ?
The Fence, Sulaimani, ?
Aware, Hawler, ?
Nest, Sulaimani, ?
The Cot, Duhok, 75 editions
The goal, Iran, ?
The Ladybug, Germany, ?
The Little Kurds, Norway, 5 editions
Baba Gurgur's Children, Kirkuk, ?
Zirimok, Ble, ?
The Butterfly, Zakho, 18 editions
Children's Future, Hawler, ?
Tilouva, Akre, ?
Modern Children, Sulaimani, ?
The Squirrel, Sulaimani, ?
The Mouse, Hawler, ?
The Children's Beam, Kirkuk, 3 editions
The Flowers, Hawler, ?
Children's Exhibition, Hawler, ?
Children's Events, Rudaw Media, ?
Swing, Hawler, ?
Caravan, Kurdistan Cultural Institution, 130 editions
Lightness, Children, 24 editions
Spring Flowers, 1980 to 1997, Sweden, Every two months
Hope, 1981 to 1982, Sweden, Monthly
The Nest, 1982 to 1989, Sweden, Monthly
Master and the Apprentice, Sweden, Monthly
Students' Voice, Sweden, seasonal
Friend, Sweden, Weekly
The Western part of Kurdistan's Meadow
Nouchan, Lebanon, ?
Duhok Cot, Sweden, Monthly
The Cradle, Istanbul
Shamamok, Amad, Every 6 months
The Cradle, Amad
Children's Voice, Amad, Every two months
AT- Modern Children, Amad, Seasonal
The West part of Kurdistan's Message, Every two months
Ar z_ Bohar, the Western part of Kurdistan
Bride of the Rain, Istanbul, Seasonal
Spinner, Amad
The future, Amad, Every two months
Elementary School, Jazir, Annually
After mentioning all these magazines names that were published for children, now we will discuss the newest magazines that are being published for children:
The Publications of Amad's Red Town City Hall
Shamamok
Shler Publications
Children's Friend
The Good News
Shamkur Publications
Gog
AR publications
Butterfly
Sources:
DEMIRAL TAHER Ide_ the Cultural and Social Value of Education in Children's Magazines in Kurmanji_ Latin, 2018
YILDIRIM Kadri_ the little flowers, 2018, Istanbul
Ahmad Rewaz, a preface on the rising of Children's Literature, 2005, Hawler
