Tosinê Reşîd

Who is Tosinê Reşîd?

Tosinê Reşîd, is a contemporary Kurdish Yazidi writer, poet and playwright. He was born in the village of Koorakand in Armenia. He studied physics and chemistry at the Pedagogy Institute and graduated in 1964. After the few years of working as teacher, he continued his studies in 1970 and received his PhD in chemistry in 1975. In the same year, he published his first book titled Kilamê Rê. During the 70s, around 200 of his articles under the name Kurdish Encyclopaedia were used in cultural programs of Radio Yerevan. He published his first play based on the well known Kurdish folkloric epic Siyabend û Xecê in 1984. In 1993, he left Armenia and settled in Melbourn, Australia.