Abstract

The Kurdish nation, situated in the Middle East, has endured numerous forms of genocide since the establishment of the Iraqi state, particularly following the annexation of the Mosul province. These acts of persecution include forced Arabization through deportations, altering the region's demographics and topography, as well as the Anfal campaign, which targeted the Barzanis, Faili Kurds, and other groups. This period witnessed widespread atrocities such as chemical attacks and mass exterminations. Despite the gravity of these events, there remains a significant gap in academic and scientific research on the subject.
One of the most devastating instances of this persecution is the genocide of the Yazidi people, a crime that deeply shocked the international community. This research focuses on the representation of the Yazidi genocide in Kurdish literature, specifically in the poetry of Dr. Mawloud Ibrahim Hassan’s Shoes of Sinjar. The study seeks to examine how this tragic event is reflected in Kurdish literary discourse, particularly in poetry, and how Dr. Mawloud Ibrahim Hassan conveys the magnitude, response, and impact of the genocide. It explores how the poet’s thoughts, emotions, and humanitarian message were shaped by this tragedy, analyzing the ways in which he transformed the reality of the event into poetic imagery