Galawezh Festival Concludes With 12 Winners and Honorary Awards
At a Glance
The 29th Galawezh International Festival ended after three days of activities.
Twelve winners were chosen across research, short story, and poetry.
Several prominent figures received honorary awards.
The 29th Galawezh International Festival closed on November 7 with a concert by the Lur Music Group, after awards were presented to its top entries and several honored figures.
Key Statements and Focus Area
Research Winners: First place went to Hiwa Musa for "The Genealogy of Salafism-Wahhabism Discourse," followed by Dr. Bahar Zangiband and Sarkawt Burhan Yousif.
Short Story Winners: Hama Qadir took first place with "Hot Afternoons," followed by Speda Salahi and Chia Parwizpour.
Poetry Winners: Alan Sherko won first place with "Twenty-Two," followed by Hemin Omar and Zana Salah Salah.
Focus Area: The closing day of the Galawezh International Festival and its award ceremony.
Second and third places in research went to Zangiband's study on literature and honor killing and Yousif's study on song and music in classical Kurdish poetry.
In short story, Salahi's "Mawlawi and the 'T's of Treason!" placed second and Parwizpour's "Permutation" third. In poetry, Omar's "The Ashest Green" placed second and Salah's "Fatima's Paintings" third.
First-place winners in the Badini dialect were Nayif Mahmud for the poem "Wounds of the Earth and Tears of the Sky," Mahabad Anwar for the short story "When You Read Me, Become a Judge and Let Your Conscience Decide," and Fuad Salman for the research paper on obstacles to using artificial intelligence among the digital generation at the University of Duhok.
Honorary awards went to the family of the late poet Sami Hadi, Hama-y Hama Saeed, Sheikh Omar Barzinji, and the artists who took part in this year's festival art exhibition.
The festival, held under the "Sami Hadi Session," also featured panel discussions and literary and artistic activities over its three days.
FYI
Launched in 1996, the Galawezh International Festival is organized annually by the Galawezh Cultural Center and is considered the largest literary festival in the Kurdistan Region.
It aims to promote culture in Kurdistan and build bridges between intellectuals across the region.
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