Kurdish writer Karzan Koyi passes away

His research has focused on sensitive issues in Islamic societies.

Kurdistan 24 2023/10/25 19:01

Karzan Koyi, Kurdish writer, journalist and poet. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan 24)

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdish writer Karzan Mustafa Sabir, commonly known as Karzan Koyi, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, the Sulaimani branch of the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate announced in a statement.

Koyi was undergoing medical treatment in Cairo. He passed away Wednesday afternoon due to a deteriorating health condition.

Aside from his reputation as a writer, he was also known to be an avid poet and journalist. Since 1999, he has written and published poems and political articles and has worked as a journalist for a variety of media outlets.

His research has focused on sensitive issues in Islamic societies, and he has published several books, including ‘Alcohol from Islam's Perspective’, ‘Dozakhistan’ (“Hellfire”), and ‘Dr. Taha Rasul: A Composition of Land and Humanity’.

He stoked controversy in the Islamic world for his insinuation that the Holy Quran does not explicitly ban the consumption of alcohol, among other secular, taboo topics.