To implement the goals identified in its program, Kurdshop has opened its headquarters in Erbil to produce video programs on children's education, history, geography, language, literature, art, and Kurdish culture, as well as establishing a website and a group of writers from all parts of Kurdistan to research and write on the topics identified in the goals of the organization. In addition to the website, to publish its programs and articles, several channels on YouTube and other social media that we will mention in the rest of this report.
In the programs section, 260 different program episodes in eight themes have been prepared according to the following table.
It is worth mentioning that some of these programs were produced in the studio and the presence of guests and some of them were produced in the field as the program "Gara Walat", and the production staff had to travel to different cities in North and South Kurdistan.
Some of these programs such as children's stories and animated cartoons for children have been entrusted to expert staff in North and East Kurdistan, and Kurdshop will be the owner of these products by providing the cost of the products. These products are produced in one of the Kurdish dialects and then dubbed into other dialects by Kurdshop.
Kurdshop Website and Social media
Kurdshop has produced these videos to publish and preserve the historical, cultural, and social wealth in Kurdistan, and Kurdshop collaborators research and write articles on them. Also, to introduce Kurds in any part of Kurdistan and abroad to their great national cultural wealth and introduce foreigners to all these fields in Kurdistan, in the first step, it decided to make the Kurdshop website in three parts to reflect the values of Kurdish society.
The sections of our website include:
1- Kurdish section in the Aramaic alphabet (Sorani, Hawrami, Kalhuri, Laki, and Kurmanji dialects)
2- Kurdish section in the Latin alphabet (Kurmanji and Zazaki dialects)
3- English section.
The structure of the Kurdshop website
1- Language and Literature:
-Languages and dialects
-Poetry
-Story
-Novel
-Playwright
-Children Literature
-Theory of Literature
2- Culture:
- Clothes and Jewelry
-Music and dance
-Cultural habits, traditions, and occasions
-Kurdistan's religions
-Cultural properties
-Original music and songs
-Cultural machines
-Ancestors advice
-Conundrum
-Fun
3- History:
-Old History of Kurdistan
-Medes to Kingdom
- Kurdistan Emirates
-Kurds revolutions
- Kurdish history by foreigners
-Historical places
-Contemporary History
-Photos and evidence
4- Art:
-Artist
-Theatre
-Cinema
-Drawing
-Sculpture
-Photography
-Music
5- Geography:
-North Kurdistan
-South Kurdistan
-East Kurdistan
-West Kurdistan
-Red Kurdistan
- Kurdistan of Khorasan
-Kurdistan Environment
-Kurdistan Map
6- Famous Kurdish figures:
-Kurdish artists
-Poet
-Writer
-Politician
-Scholar and philosopher
-Personality
7- News
8- Programs
9- Sport
10- Health
11- Economy
12- Sociality
13. Science and technology
14- Library
15- Opinions
16. Videos
17- Gallery
18- Kurdish names for children
Note: In addition to these, Kurdshop has produced several clips, videos, and programs dedicated to its events, all of which are intended to serve the language, culture, history, and art.
Kurdshop platform on social media
At the same time, to further promote and publish the products and articles produced by the Kurdshop team, all the products and articles will be published on several different platforms on social networks that continue their activities:
1- Kurdshop website at www.kurdshop.net
2- Kurdshop application on IOS and Android systems as KURDSHOP
3- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@kurdshopofficial?si=FNuJtn7N57mHxSoZ
4- Facebook: https://youtube.com/@kurdshopofficial?si=FNuJtn7N57mHxSoZ
5- Instagram: https://instagram.com/kurdshop.official?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
6- Telegram: https://t.me/kurdshop_official
7. Twitter or X
: https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fkurdshop_tv
8- TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@kurdshop.official
9- Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kurdshop.official
Overall, Kurdshop products on these platforms had more than 1 million views in 2023.
Zara Award to Serve the Kurdish Language
Kurdshop announced the Zara Award in 2022, coinciding with the imprisonment of Zara Mohammadi, a Kurdish language teacher in Sna (Sanandaj), East Kurdistan, who was sentenced to five years in prison for teaching the Kurdish language and to respect her efforts for serving the Kurdish language.
On the first anniversary of Zara's arrest, we were pleased to present Zara's first award to the Vejin Organization in Mariwan, East Kurdistan, which has been working in the field of recording and digitizing written history, Kurdish literature, and Kurdish cultures in East Kurdistan for years they are active in.
This year, for the second time, we will hold the Zara Award ceremony in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, with the participation of Kurdish culture and language lovers to respect the efforts of another Kurdish culture and language activist.
We consider this honor and award as our duty and we hope that with our activities we can encourage more service to the Kurdish individual with their culture, language, and national values.
In conclusion, we can say:
- Kurdshop is a field for defending Kurdish culture, language, history, and art.
- Kurdshop, while respecting the different communities of Kurdistan society, does not belong to any political party, social party, religious party, dialect, or region and considers itself the property of all Kurds and Kurdistan people.
- Kurdshop is the foundation of unity, brotherhood, and honorable coexistence of all communities in Kurdistan.
- Kurdshop is a lighting ray for national awareness and national identity building.
