The ''International Journal of Kurdish Studies'' () is an

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...

published by the Kurdish Library, and was edited by

Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Vera Marion Beaudin Saeedpour (pronounced sah-EED-por; ''née'' Fine; March 27, 1930 – May 30, 2010) was an American researcher and scholar who specialized in the study of Kurdish people. She founded the Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America, th ...

. It publishes scholarly articles about

Kurdish culture Kurdish culture is a group of distinctive cultural traits practiced by Kurdish people. The Kurdish culture is a legacy from ancient peoples who shaped modern Kurds and their society. Kurds are an ethnic group mainly in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. Th ...

literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

, and

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

. It was founded in 1986 as ''Kurdish Times'' before getting its current title after volume 4. ''International Journal of Kurdish Studies'' should not be confused with Peeter's
Journal of Kurdish Studies
' (print , electronic ), or Transnational Press London's
Kurdish Studies
' (print , electronic ) journal.

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Kurdish studies Middle Eastern studies journals Publications established in 1986 {{kurdistan-stub