Joyce Blau library opened in Erbil Citadel
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – In honor of her struggle and support for the Kurdish cause, the library of Joyce Blau, the founder of the Kurdish Institute in France, was opened on Saturday in the Erbil Citadel.
Omed Xoshnaw, the Governor of Erbil, Olivier Decottignies, Consul General of France in Erbil and Professor Kendal Nezan, the President of the Kurdish Institute of Paris, Ali Dolamari, Kurdistan Regional Government representative to France, and a number of French university professors, attended the ceremony.
France also opened the Joyce Blau library in other places: Beirut, Damascus, and Amman.
“In the presence of Mrs. Joyce Blau, the library which now bears her name was inaugurated within the French Institute of the Near East in Erbil, in tribute to this exceptional woman, a pioneer of Kurdish studies in France and an unwavering supporter of the Kurdish cause," the French Consul General to Erbil tweeted.
En présence de Mme Joyce Blau a été inaugurée la bibliothèque qui porte désormais son nom au sein de l'Institut français du Proche-Orient d'Erbil, en hommage à cette femme exceptionnelle, pionnière des études kurdes en France et soutien indéfectible de la cause des Kurdes. pic.twitter.com/iGP04uwpdj
— Olivier Decottignies (@O_Decottignies) May 13, 2023