ئەوانەی لەوێ بوون
بۆ بەڵگەنامەییەکەی خاڵە شەهاب تۆمارکراون: وشەکانی ئەو هاوڕێیانەی زیندانەکانیان لەگەڵی بەشکرد و ئەو خێزانەی ژیانیان لەگەڵی بەشکرد.
Believe me, Kak Jaafar was telling us jokes. It was as if Kaka Shahab was going on a trip, giving us advice and guidance.
Faraidun Abdel Kader
Komalla leadership, facing death beside them
In my life I never admired a leader as much as I admired Kak Shahab. I have met many strong and brave men. None like him.
Faraidun Abdel Kader
On his courage under torture
He was more educated and well-read than we were. He never made us feel it. He treated all of us as his equals.
Arsalan Baiz
Captured member of the movement
For the whole period we were together, I never saw Xala Shahab tense.
Ibrahim Jalal
Comrade, imprisoned with him
He was the first and last person I admired so much. He was my role model.
Ibrahim Jalal
On a lifetime of knowing him
When he was in jail, he took responsibility for the 31 members who were jailed with him.
Runak Sheikh Janab
His niece
The bravery they showed still echoed for those jailed after them. Torturers would say: you are not Shahab or Jaafar, you will not resist.
Narmin Othman
Komalla member, his niece by marriage
The school of Xala Shahab was a hard one. Not everyone could be as disciplined as he was, from his manners and culture to everything else.
Runak Sheikh Janab
On his standards
Hold tight to our movement. Look after each other. Put the needs of the community ahead of your own. Protect Mam Jalal; he is valuable for the Kurdish cause.
Shahab Sheikh Nuri
His final instructions, the night before
Shahab, the hero whose martyrdom paved the way for the birth of the PUK. The leader of all martyrs.
Mam Jalal · Jalal Talabani
Co-founder, from the documentary