"The Role of Sheikh Nuri Sheikh Salih in Developing National Thought: A Reanalysis of the Contents of the Articles in Rojî Kurdistan (

شیکردنەوەی ناوەڕۆکی سەروتارەکانی "رۆژی کوردستان" (١٥ تشرینی یەکەم ١٩٢٢-٣ مارتی ١٩٢٣)

Abstract

This research examines the role of Sheikh Nouri Sheikh Saleh in Kurdish journalism and the development of Kurdish nationalist thought in the early 20th century, particularly during the period of the British Mandate and the Lausanne Conference. The research traces Sheikh Nouri's professional career and highlights the content of the articles he wrote in the newspaper "Rojî Kurdistan" (Dawn of Kurdistan). The research reveals that Sheikh Nouri used journalism as a platform for spreading Kurdish national thought during that period.

The study analyzed three main axes of Sheikh Nouri's thought: romantic nationalism, social Darwinism, and relations between government and people. In the first axis, it highlights Sheikh Nouri's emphasis on language, history, and shared heritage in building Kurdish national identity. In the second axis, it demonstrates how Sheikh Nouri justified the struggle for Kurdish survival on the battlefield of conflicts through social Darwinist theory. In the third axis, Sheikh Nouri discusses the relationship between government and people, emphasizing that the government is responsible for protecting people's rights and providing security and welfare.

The research concludes by emphasizing that the articles written by Sheikh Nouri should be viewed as an important historical document that reflects the development of Kurdish nationalist thought during that period and his progressive vision for the future of the Kurdish nation.