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By Aziz Sheikhani: Southern Kurdistan is one part of Kurdistan, which has been ruled by the Iraqi state since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. This part of Kurdistan, compared to the three other parts – North (part of Turkey), East (part of Iran) and West (part of Syria) – since the creation of an…
EXCLUSIVE interview with former Greek intelligence officer Savvas Kalenteridis Interview by Noreldin Waisy: Savvas Kalenteridis is a blogger, columnist, and a former Greek intelligence officer. In this exclusive interview he talks for the first time about his travels with Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned founder of the PKK. Kalenteridis accompanied Ocalan from Athens to Russia, and…
By Harem Karem: The death of Margaret Thatcher has reminded everyone of her divisiveness, in Britain and abroad. As Britain’s longest-serving Prime Minister (1979-90) in recent times, Thatcher was loathed and loved simultaneously and her passing has caused both mourning and celebrations. Today her supporters will appreciate her publicly-funded £10 million funeral ceremony with appropriate…
By Dr M. Koohzad: “Our movement and people are being destroyed in an unbelievable way, with silence from everyone. We feel, your Excellency, that the United States has a moral and political responsibility towards our people, who have committed themselves to your country’s policy.” Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani’s message to Kissinger, 1975. “Promise them anything,…
By Kurdish Book Club: As part of a series of seminars, the Kurdish Book Club is pleased to invite you to the launch of “Who Are the Kurds? The History of Kurds and the Origin of their Language from the Dawn of Civilization to the Tenth Century A.D” by Soran Hamarash. Date: Sat 9th March 2013…
By Scherco R. Baban: Newroz is the celebration of the Spring Equinox, on March 21, which is considered as the beginning of the New Year and widely celebrated by the Indo-Iranian peoples such as Kurds, Tajiks, Afghans, Persian, Ossetians and Balushs. With characteristics deeply rooted in the traditions of Zoroastrianism, it even predates this religion….
By Jim Karygiannis MP: In 2010, I had the pleasure of introducing Motion M-505 in the Canadian House of Commons, which recognized the actions of Saddam Hussein against the Kurds, as a crime against humanity. The time has come for us to ask that these actions, including the Anfal Campaign and gassing of the Kurds…
By Dr M Koohzad: Nearly 940 years ago, a Turkish scholar from eastern Central Asia by the name of Mahmud Kashghari drew a world map to be included in a book that he was writing in Baghdad for the Caliph. Apparently, this is the oldest surviving map that clearly displays Kurdistan as Ardh al-Akrad, or…
By Dr Felix Padel: This is the transcript of a speech by Dr Felix Padel (a great great grandson of Charles Darwin) delivered to the conference ‘Challenging Capitalist Modernity–Alternative Concepts and the Kurdish Quest‘, on 3–5 February 2012 at Hamburg University. The Kurds represent one of the oldest cultures of Western Asia, and their struggle for justice…
Interview with Mehmet Bayrak: Mehmet Bayrak, the veteran Alevi Kurdish writer and publisher, has been prosecuted many times by the Turkish authorities. He was interviewed last year in New York by Ahmet Abidin Ozbek. AO: As we know you are very sensitive about ethnic and religious identities. Why are our identities so essential? MB: Each person has multiple identities. As mentioned…
By Kamal Chomani: This article first appeared on the Indian website Kafila.org I have been living in Bangalore, India for about 13 months. I am here to study Masters. India to me, as it is, is incredible. I feel as if I am at home. People here are friendly. My teachers and colleagues are just…
By Dr. M. Koohzad: The Syrian Arab Spring that started almost two years ago is still in full swing. Under the leadership of al-Assad II, the government has been massacring its own people, many of them civilians. The uprising in Syria, of course, is seen neither in isolation nor as an internal issue. More than…
By Sofia Barbarani: I am Kurdish, he said to me a year ago. I am afraid I cannot quite pinpoint Kurdistan on a map, I replied. Fast forward to twelve months later, and you will find me pointing out the Kurdish region every chance that I get. I was raised stateless, and when Kurdistan became…
By Ahmet Abidin Ozbek: Turkey is one of those contradictory countries officially described as secular and democratic. However, the real picture is more complex. It is very difficult to describe a country as truly secular and democratic when it lacks a humanistic outlook. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe…
By Mufid Abdulla: Jalal Talabani, the PUK leader and Iraqi president, attended an event in Erbil commemorating the 40-day anniversary of the death of the veteran Kurdish revolutionary Mr Shmzadin Mufti. In a speech Talabani told the gathering: “I have to say, for the history books, that the KDP did not advocate the revolution of 1961…
