By Arian Mufid: Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria in 2011, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) had a chance to use their influence in the North of Syria, in Kurdistan. In that respect they sent out their senior members to strengthen an organisation akin to PKK. In 2011, the PYD – a…
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Successful Visit by the Reporters Organization to Sulaymaniyah
By Dler Ibrahim: In order to closely monitor the conditions of reporters and journalists and prepare the annual report about violations against journalists in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a delegation from the Reporters Organization for Rights and Development recently visited satellite channels that broadcast their programs from Sulaymaniyah Governorate. The Reporters Organization for Rights…
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Challenging the Dehumanization of Women
Genim Muhammed (Nuêbûnewe Magazin) inteviewed Tania Kurd Mirza: “One of the major problems is that women are not treated with the dignity and respect they deserve as human beings!” Tania Kurd Mirza, a master’s degree holder in law, is a prominent figure in combating violence against women and children. She is one of the most prominent…
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Hopelessness of Kurds
By Rauf Naqishbendi: The current political, social, and economic state of Iraqi Kurdistan is disheartening, largely due to the corruption of the Talabani and Barzani tribes, who have monopolized power like despotic kings. Envisioning the future of Kurdistan, there is little hope left, as the Barzani and Talabani clans have not only looted the nation’s…
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What the US Should Do in the South of Kurdistan
By Arian Mufid: The situation in the South of Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) has reached a point where predicting Turkey’s next move is increasing difficult – if not impossible. It also raises a glaring question: why is there no intervention? Recent events have exacerbated the crisis: Turkey’s military actions, including an errant attack on Southern Kurdistan…
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Why and How the Kurdish Autonomous State Ended in Jeopardy
By Rauf Naqishbendi: The Arab-fashioned leadership in Iraq is at work to consolidate its power and solidify its armed forces, targeting the restoration of a strong sovereign government, which means an authoritarian government that will reveal its ugly smite upon Kurdish leaders, implying that, as a minority in Iraq, they wouldn’t be trusted to act…
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The Close-out of Ekurd.Net
By Rauf Naqishbendi: My dear friends, I write you this email regarding Ekurd.net. If you have visited this site recently, you would have noticed the headline “Ekurd Daily acquired by another Kurdish group from Erbil”. Let me say this is a meaningless acquisition for Ekurd.net which didn’t have an attractive value or revenue to warrant takeover…
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Turkey’s Futile Aggression to Eliminate Kurdish Nation
By Arian Mufid: Earlier this month, on 15th August 2024, the Iraqi government and Turkey signed an agreement as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen collaboration. The agreement involves establishing coordination centers in Baghdad and Bashiqa near Mosul to improve efforts against the PKK. These centers will enable the two countries to work together more…
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Kobani Trial Sentences: Democracy Slaughtered in Turkey
By Arian Mufid: On Thursday, May 15th, 2024, the North of Kurdistan woke up to the news that their leaders of peaceful democratic movements had been sentenced to years in jail, effectively condemning them to die in prison. The Supreme Criminal Court in Ankara issued several rulings against 108 politicians, including former HDP leaders Selahattin…
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Khairi Ali Kubo Jumblatt – A Yezidi Humanitarian Mission
By a Correspondent: Khairi Ali Kubo Jumblatt, an outstanding leader of the Yezidi community from the Haweri clan, has become a shining figure in the world of humanity. Amid the brutality imposed by ISIS in 2014, Khairi Ali Kubo Jumblatt emerged as a true hero passionately dedicated to the well-being of his people. He provided…
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The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, the Shadow of the Ba’ath Party, and an ambiguous figure in Iraq
By Arian Mufid: The Naqshbandi Army, more commonly known in Arabic as Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshbandi (JRTN), is an Iraqi organisation formed under the influence of Baathist and Islamist political ideals with the main goal of resisting the American-led coalition in Iraq. The group’s insurgency movement formed in late 2006 in areas that were traditionally…
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Hamas, Islam and the Conflict with Israel
By Ali Aziz: To the sound of the TAKBIR “Allahu Akbar: God is Greatest,” Hamas fighters with long, thick beards put a naked Israeli female in the back of a pick-up truck with their feet on her while holding machine guns and shouting “Allahu Akbar.” The incident was violent and embodies the full meaning of…
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Why Does the Shiite Axis Focus on Hostility to Israel?
By Ali Aziz: Along with a religious and ethnic mosaic, the Islamic and Arab world is divided into numerous Islamic sects. There are two large sects that represent majority of Muslims: Sunnis and Shiites. The Sunnis are the majority, and according to many sources, the Sunnis constitute more than 85% of Muslims, while the Shiites…
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Kurdistan – A Viable State
By Arian Mufid: Introduction For the last two decades Kurdish nationalism has remained more alive than at any other time in the history of the Kurdish struggle. Strategies to establish our own country have never been far away. The slogan of an independent Kurdish state has never been relinquished. More than a century ago, Sheik…
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Atatürkian Ideology Remains Toxic for Turkey
By Ali Aziz: Summary: The succession of crises in Turkey reflects its shaky foundations. Ataturkian ideology[1] holds that there is no such thing as a distinct Kurdish people, but this ideology undermines the strength of the state and its true philosophy from the beginning. In his 1991 book Turkey and the Middle East, Philip Robbins called…
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