Zeki Majed
Zeki Majed | |
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 Zeki Majed at Stephansplatz, Vienna. | |
| Born | Zeki Anwar Majed 13 November 1996 |
| Nationality | Kurdish |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, Poet |
Zeki Majed (born November 13, 1996) is a Kurdish filmmaker and poet. He was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Biography
Majed was 14, the conflict in Syria began, quickly spreading to Aleppo, which was a city that Majed spent a large portion of his childhood in. The demise of the city, was the reason he started to write. His first poem Eyes Never Dry, won first prize at Pendle War Poetry Competition. As the war progressed he wrote more about the Kurdish fight, often writing about the female fighters, the Women's Protection Units. He wrote in a poem "(In a war) where we are deserted by an entire world, love is water for a thirsty soul." He wrote multiple love poems, praising women. A poem he wrote, Brave Woman[1] was read at St Margaret's, Westminster, by Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead in memory of British MP, Jo Cox.[2]
References
- ^ "Brave Woman - Poem by Zeki Majed". poetrysoup.com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Westminster Abbey » Jo Cox MP remembered at St Margaret's Service". westminster-abbey.org. Retrieved 6 April 2017.