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By Pervin Bilgin: Introduction: This article was written by Mrs. Pervin Bilgin, a retired teacher from the Turkish education system who has many memories. She is a granddaughter of Shekh Saeed, which makes her message even more significant. With her permission, I have translated into English a beautiful article from her book, ‘Firket Babamın Kasidesi’….
By Dilar Dirik: I have always been skeptical of people who were proud of things that they did not choose. Growing up in Germany, where patriotism is always a delicate issue, I was aware of the dangers of extreme nationalism and the implications thereof. The thing that bothered me about patriots is the fact that…
By Eric Bruneau: 8th February 2012. A group of about 50 demonstrators stand in front of Berlin’s Russian embassy, waving Syrian uprising and Kurdish flags, in protest against the Russian foreign minister’s trip to Syria. The same day, Mr Ferhad Ahma, a Syrian Kurd born in 1974 in al-Qamishli, agrees to talk about his personal…
By Hardi Baban: The German authorities have banned a Kurdish demonstration that was scheduled to take place today, 26th November, in protest at the 18-year-old ban on Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) activities in Germany. An estimated 10,000 people were expected to participate in the demonstration called by the Federation of Kurdish Associations in Germany, YEK-COM,…
