General information

Call No.:

437-1-10:20/1

Part of series

HU OSA 437-1-10 Digital Archive of Cultural Heritage: Intangible Cultural Heritage: Recordings of Yezidi Culture of Northern Iraq: Yezidi Laments

Located at

Digital container #20 / No. 1

Date

2017

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

Kurmanji

Duration

6 min. 13 sec.

Notes

This item is available in the Digital Repository.

Content

Form/Genre

Raw material

Contents Summary

Lament sung by Sinjari refugee Shirin Ibrahim (from Siba Sheikh Khidir) at the wake of a Sinjari refugee, in a special tent set up for mourners on the last day (roja xêr) of the tazî. Shirin Ibrahim had lost several family members, and her lament details the sufferings of Yezidis at the hand of ISIS. Khanke refugee camp for internally displaced Sinjaris, Khanke, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Context

Associated Names

Ibrahim, Shirin (Performer)

Subject / Coverage

Spatial Coverage

Iraq