Şahînê Bekirê Soreklî

Şahînê Bekirê Soreklî or Shahin Bekir Sorekli or Chahin Baker, (1946- ), is a Kurdish writer, poet, journalist and translator. He was born in the village of "Mezrê" in the Kurdish region of "Kobani" in Syria. He moved to Australia from Germany in 1968 and studied at Macquarie University. From 1978 to 2004 he was employed by New South Wales Department of Education and Training. In 1979, he was elected as the head of the first Kurdish association in Australia and managed it for about six years. Between 1982 and 1983, he broadcast a one-hour long Kurdish-English weekly program at 2SER FM Radio in Sydney. He is currently (2007) the Ececutive Producer of the Kurdish Language Program at SBS Special Broadcasting Service of Australia. His short stories, articles and poems have been published in many Kurdish newpapers, magazines and websites.

Works

#Roja Dawîn ji Jiyana Mistê Kurê Salha Temo, Short Story, Hêvî Journal, Kurdish Institute of Paris, 1982.
#Civata Pêxemberan, Short Story, Hêvî Journal, Kurdish Institute of Paris, 1983.
#Azadbûna Mehmet Karataş, Short Story, Kurdish Institute of Bonn, 1985.
#Wendabûn,Novel, Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft, Bonn, 1987.
#translation of The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Boll, Weşanên Nûdem, Stockholm,1997.
#Em û Pirsa me, Collection of Articles, Bedirxan Publishers, Sydney, 1987.
#Mehkemekirina Selahiddinê Eyûbî, Play, Haykurd Publishers, Stockholm, 1989.
#Jana Heft Salan, Poetry, Kurdish Institute of Brussels, 1990.
#Namûsa Emo, Collection of short stories, Haykurd Publishers, Stockholm, 1994.
#PISÎK JÎ XEWNAN DIBÎNIN (Cats Dream Too), Novel, Weşanên Lîs, Diyarbekir, 2004.
#ÇÎROKÊN 18 SALAN (31 short stories), Doz, Stenbol: 2005.
#VEGER, Novel, Yeketiya Nivîskarên Kurd li Duhok, 2006

External links

* [http://www.ideefixe.com/kitap/tanim.asp?sid=CS5T78EOFH6HSC4BIJCZ A Short Biography] (in Kurdish).
* [http://www.kurdmedia.com/inter.asp?id=10068 KurdishMedia.com: An interview with the Kurdish writer / journalist Shahin Bekir Soreklî] .
* [http://www.kurdmedia.com/inter.asp?id=7821 KurdishMedia.com: Kurdish media can play a huge role in advancing the Kurdish language and culture] .
* [http://www.kurd.org/about/baker.html The Kurds in Australia] , By Shahin Bakir.
* [http://medlem.spray.se/shujin/antoloji.html Anthology of Kurdish Writers] (in Kurdish).
* [http://www9.sbs.com.au/radio/language.php?page=who&language=Kurdish Chahin Baker] , Kurdish program, SBS Radio.