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Qamishlo- Kurdish culture and art have been preserved despite all assimilation policies. Women play an important role in preserving Kurdish culture and art. Nisrîn Dawûd is one of the women preserving Kurdish culture and art by singing Kurdish songs. “I have been playing saz since I was 12. I began to sing songs in 2019. I want to preserve Kurdish culture by singing songs.”

Nisrîn Dawûd is inspired by many Kurdish singers such as Mihemed Şêxo and Aram Tigran. “Their songs tell me about the challenges faced by artists. Mihemed Şêxo loved Kurdish art very much. I mostly sing the songs of Aram Tigran,” Nisrîn Dawûd told NuJINHA.

‘The revolution in Rojava creates important opportunities for women’

Nisrîn Dawûd now wants to teach young women how to play musical instruments and sing songs. “I also want to compose and record a song. I have already composed a song about Serêkanîyê (Ras al-Ayn) but I want to work on it more,” said Nisrîn Dawûd, who runs a musical instruments store in Qamishlo. “I want to teach young women how to play musical instruments and sing songs. Young women should not be scared to show their talents and skills because the revolution in Rojava creates important opportunities for us, women.”