The Project
Agora Voice is the first audiobook platform dedicated to Kurdish and other under-represented cultures from the world for English listeners around the world.
It only records and publishes books that are either written in non-English languages but have been translated into English or written in English by non-English authors, describing their livelhood, culture, sufferings, stories, ..etc of their native culture.
It comes with world-class features and quality contents; contents that otherwise would be entirely hidden from the world.
The Company
Agora Vision
was founded to use creative thinking, great designs,
and computing advancements to fill a gap in Kurdish and other
distinctive literature around the world. It is the legal entity
that owns and operates
Agora Deng
and
Agora Voice,
both of which are audiobook platforms dedicated to Kurdish and
other distinctive literature in the world, in Kurdish and English.
Among its product lines are also
Agora Pertuk, a channel to make Kurdish books available globally in a digital
format using the latest ebook technology and
Agora Warger, an in-house, multilingual translation system dedicated to
literature translation.
The Company is officially
incorporated in KRG, the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq and
British Columbia, Canada as Agora Vision Company for Digital
Broadcasting and Publishing Ltd. However, it serves a global
market.
The Mission
Increasing the impact of Kurdish and other distinctive literature around the world using audiobook apps and digital platforms.
The Vision
Achieving global recognition of Kurdish and other distinctive literature at the level of motion picture productions and awards.
Why Agora?
Agora is an ancient Greek word that means “a gathering space”. It refers to a central, public space that is the center of bringing different perspectives on life together including thought leaders, merchants, artists, …etc. It was chosen as a name for Agora Vision company for its relevance to the company’s mission as a platform for creating information exchange and its similarity to a central space in Sulaimani, the city that Agora Vision company was founded in.
For more details on the word “agora”, please, check the following Wikipedia page