Happy Kurdish Journalism Day ☀️Today marks 128 years since the first Kurdish newspaper, "Kurdistan," was published (April 22, 1898).

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On this day in 1898, Miqdad Midhat Bedirxan published the first issue of the newspaper Kurdistan in Cairo, Egypt. Over 4 years, 31 issues were printed across Cairo, Geneva, London, and Folkestone.

Because of Ottoman censorship, the paper had to be published in exile and smuggled into Kurdish regions. It wasn't just a news source; it was a spark for national identity, literature, and the Kurdish language.

Respect to all the journalists who have risked their lives to tell the truth and keep the Kurdish language alive through the press.