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Jaffer Sheyholislami to Publish First Comprehensive Resource on the Kurdish Language

March 25, 2026

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Congratulations to Jaffer Sheyholislami, co-editor for The Oxford Handbook of Kurdish Linguistics, the first-ever comprehensive resource on the Kurdish language.

Jaffer Sheyholislami's book "The Oxford Handbook of Kurdish Linguistics"

The handbook brings together contributors with connections to and across Kurdistan and the Kurdish diaspora, representing a wide range of linguistic traditions, from structural and applied linguistics to literary, cultural, and historical perspectives.

The Oxford Handbook of Kurdish Linguistics will be published as an open access title, free to read and download as of January 18, 2027. Hardcover versions of the handbook are available for purchase on the Oxford University Press website.