Annual meeting 2025
Sunday, December 7, 2 - 4 p.m.
Dear friends,
Further information is being compiled and will be released soon.
This was our annual online meeting 2024
Here follow the Minutes of our 2024 Online Annual Meeting written by Sirvan Renas
The Annual Meeting of the Jemal Nebez Foundation (JNF) took place online on December 14, from 5 to 7 PM
CET. It was held with the participation of 15 people across Kurdistan, Europe, the US, and Canada.
Sirwan Renas in his capacity as third member of the Foundation’s Board who joined in 2024 opened the meetin by welcoming attendees, introducing the board members, and providing general information about the Foundation.
He also moderated the bilingual annual meeting and summarized the content of the contributions in either Kurdish or English.
Dr Hannelore Küchler, founder of JNF, spoke briefly on recent new developments and additionally announced that the next important step will be finding her successor, which she hopes will be achieved in 2025.
Jan Gosau, deputy of the founder/chairperson of the board, presented the latest figures concerning the
Foundation’s income and expenses for the current year. He then presented the foundation's extended budget for 2025, which already includes the expected income and expenses of the small rental building recently transferred to the foundation.
Fexriye Adsay, the organizer of the second Jemal Nebez Award, provided an update on the Award Commission's members, key dates, and their progress so far. She announced that the awardee will be revealed on March 21, 2025.
Zara Mohammadi, the inaugural winner of the Jemal Nebez Award, was among the attendees. She briefly shared her activities promoting the Kurdish language and identity, highlighting her projects at Nojin and upcoming initiatives in this area.
Yado Rahmani, the organizer of the Jemal Nebez Scientific Seminars, presented a review of last year's seminars, outlined the plans for the first season of the upcoming year, and shared their broader vision for 2025.
Halo Mohammad, the Representative of the Estate of Jemal Nebez, Library, and Archive, who recently joined the Foundation, discussed his responsibilities and plans for organizing and managing the Foundation's archival work.
Dr. Aso Saiwani introduced himself and accepted the invitation extended to him to familiarize himself with the real estate objects the Foundation owns and to assess given possibilities of their development.
Hesamaldin Khakpour spoke about the ongoing translation project of Jemal Nebez's book, The Oppressed Kurds and Their Muslim Brothers, from Arabic to Kurdish in the oriental script. He emphasized the book's importance and the critical need for this translation in the current socio-political climate.
The meeting concluded with an engaging discussion among attendees. Participants introduced themselves,shared how they became familiar with the Foundation, and expressed their enthusiasm for contributing to itsmission. Suggestions included hosting additional scientific seminars with a focus on social sciences, expanding the Foundation's participation in Kurdish intellectual events, and securing more funding to support a broader range of projects. Several attendees praised the quality of the Scientific Seminars. Additionally, questions were raised regarding the diversity of the Foundation's members, to which Sirwan provided responses.
2023, 2022, and 2021 Annual Meetings as PDF
 | annuel_meeting_2023.pdf (76.01KB) |
| annuel_meeting_2023.pdf (76.01KB) |
| annuel_meeting_2022.pdf (75.91KB) |
| annuel_meeting_2022.pdf (75.91KB) |
| annual_meeting_2021.pdf (72.47KB) |
| annual_meeting_2021.pdf (72.47KB) |