Mubarakan: Kurdish Better

As the Kurdish diaspora grows in Europe (Germany, Sweden) and the US, the word Mubarakan is becoming a soft power tool. Second-generation Kurds who no longer speak fluent Kurdish still use Mubarakan on Instagram stories.

To an outsider, "Mubarakan" might just seem like a polite token. But for Kurds, it is a lifeline.

If a Kurd passes a university exam, buys a house, or returns safely from a long journey, you send a text: "Mubarakan. Xwa yi le rewa ba" (Congratulations. May God be pleased with you).