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Britain’s Moral Obligation to Uphold Sevres Promise of a Kurdish Homeland

Written on June 26, 2025 by Editor in Kurdistan

By Arian Mufid: When Allied forces expelled Iraq from Kuwait in January 1991, President George H. W. Bush called for regime change and encouraged the Iraqi people from the North and South of the country to rise up against Saddam Hussein. In response, uprisings erupted in the south and north of Iraq. However, these uprisings…

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Silent Deals: The Geopolitics Behind Trump, Erdogan, and Al-Sharaa

Written on June 5, 2025 by Editor in Syria, Trump, Turkey

By Dr. Muhamad Sabir Kareem: Amid Trump’s trip to the Arab Co-operation Council (ACC) which includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE – on May 13th, the groundwork was prepared for Trump’s Al-Sharaa meeting in Riyadh. A meeting which came under the impact of an offering by Prince Mohammed bin Salman through the signing of…

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History Offers No Roadmap For Action, But It’s a Masterclass in What to Avoid

Written on June 2, 2025 by Editor in Turkey

By Suare B: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s political career is a clear example of this idea—a story of smart partnerships, betrayed partners, and a brilliant for blindsiding opponents with predatory precision. Like a leopard in the wild, Erdoğan thrives on the element of surprise, turning friends into foes and foes into scapegoats, all while navigating Turkey’s…

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Why Do Kurds Lack a Free Kurdistan?

Written on May 12, 2025 by Editor in KDP, KRG, Kurd news, PKK

By Suare B: Internal Fragmentation and KDP’s Complicity with Regional Powers Undermine Kurdish Aspirations The dream of a free and independent Kurdistan remains elusive, despite the Kurds’ enduring struggle across generations and borders. While external forces—particularly the hostility of regional powers like Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria—have undeniably suppressed Kurdish aspirations, internal dynamics within the Kurdish…

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Syria’s New Authority and Jihadist Extremist Groups

Written on May 2, 2025 by Editor in Syria

By Dr. Muhammad Sabir Kareem: There is no doubt that the current transitional authority in Syria, along with its affiliated organization, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, represent jihadist ideologies. It is clear that these jihadist forces do not believe in the rights of other groups, particularly those with differing ideologies, doctrines, or ethnic identities. Based on this,…

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Trump’s Imposed Tariffs is not a Panacea for the Ailing American Economy

Written on April 29, 2025 by Editor in Trump, USA

By Rauf Naqishbendi: A trade war is an economic confrontation between two countries. It can occur when one country retaliates against another, citing unfair trading practices with restrictions, such as tariffs, on imports. Trade wars have been going on for as long as nations have conducted trade with one another. Starting his second term presidency,…

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Kurds Need Filmmakers Like Halime Aktürk

Written on April 23, 2025 by Editor in Culture, Yazidis

By Nick Kossovan: “Despite our suffering, nobody cares about us. We have shared our stories, but even then, they have not done anything for us.” – Leyla Telo, a survivor of the Yazidi genocide. Some films make you “realize.” Ezda, a short documentary film by emerging Kurdish-Canadian filmmaker Halime Aktürk, in which Ezda, a survivor of…

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The Peace Concept and Ocalan’s Peace Message – Part 2

Written on April 3, 2025 by Editor in Kurd news

By Dr. Muhamad Sabir Kareem: If we begin with the truth that one of the basic elements in defining the concept of peace includes the maintenance of justice and the reduction of violence, as well as identifying the factors behind war, violence, and organized oppression, then we can say that the peace process between the…

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Hopes and Concerns: Syria’s New Government Strikes Deal with Syrian Kurds

Written on March 25, 2025 by Editor in Kurd news, Rojava

By Rauf Naqishbendi: After the revolt against the Assad government began in 2011, the Kurds took advantage of the opportunity created by the withdrawal of government forces from vast areas of Syria’s northeast. The main Kurdish-led force now controls about 25% of Syria. An autonomous authority runs the day-to-day affairs of the region. Kurds had…

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Opinions Regarding Ocalan’s Peace Announcement

Written on March 18, 2025 by Editor in Kurd news

By Dr. Muhamad Sabir Kareem: Part 1 History suggests that any peace process must include basic rules and conditions that are essential for the process to succeed. In studying the message delivered by Abdullah Öcalan, the Kurdish leader of North Kurdistan, in the final days of February 2025, we found significant shortcomings and incompatible elements…

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The Kurdish-Turkish Peace Process: A Historic Turning Point or Another Cycle of Deception?

Written on March 12, 2025 by Editor in Kurd news

By Arian Mufid: On October 2024, Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), shocked the Turkish Parliament by declaring that Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), should be freed. Bahçeli also took an unprecedented step by shaking hands with members of the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, many of…

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Defend Rojava: Too Great to Fail

Written on January 14, 2025 by Editor in Kurd news, Rojava, Syria, YPG, YPJ

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

Written on December 24, 2024 by Editor in Journalism, KRG, Kurd news

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

Written on September 30, 2024 by Editor in Kurdistan, Women's rights

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

Written on September 25, 2024 by Editor in Kurd news

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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