Diyarbakir: the slap in the face.(language and identity)
From: International Journal of Kurdish Studies
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Date: 1/1/2003
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Author: Uzun, Mehmed
In a prominent corner of my office hangs a phrase of Euripides: Omnis hominum vita est plena dolore. That means: man's entire life is full of suffering. It goes without saying that this maxim is not there to encourage suffering. Quite the contrary, it is there to impart a lesson, to transform suffering into a richness capable of contributing to man's happiness without losing sight of it for a moment. This principle is important, if not for everyone, at least for the child of a people ...
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