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Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of Foreign Relations for the KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government), was interviewed by The Kurdistan Tribune. KT: There is wide criticism that KRG offices abroad have failed to attract Kurdish intellectuals in the diaspora. What is your response to this? FMB: I do not think that this is a valid accusation. The…
Dr Shaho Saeed – Gorran’s spokesman and a former MP – was interviewed by The Kurdistan Tribune. This is part one. KT: What prompted you to forward your resignation from the Kurdistan Parliament and what is your response to those people who voted for you. Do you have any plans to go back to your previous…
By Ava Homa, rabble.ca: The Peshmarga (those who face death) is a large group of Kurdish guerrillas who live in the mountains of Kurdistan, fighting the occupiers. Kurds, the largest ethnic group in the world without a homeland, are mainly divided between four countries of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria and have faced genocide. In…
Ahmed Askari is a member of the Kirkuk Council. He is Head of the Kirkuk security committee and a member of the projects and investment committee. He was interviewed by The Kurdistan Tribune. KT: What has been achieved so far by the Council in Kirkuk? Ahmed Askari: There has been the construction of two electricity…
By Dr. Aland Mizell: Introduction The conflict in Mindanao between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and Bangsamoro rebel groups has been going on more than three decades. The conflict has killed more than a hundred thousand people, displaced millions of natives, and prevented the development of the resource-rich southeastern part of the…
Interview with Fethi Karakecili by Ava Homa: Fethi Karakecili – an artistic director, dancer, choreographer, educator and scholar – was born in Urfa, Northern Kurdistan. He received his Bachelors degree in Folk Dance at the State Conservatory in Turkey and completed his Master’s in Dance at Istanbul Technical University – Social Science Institute. He taught for…
Dr Jawad Mella is president of the Kurdistan National Congress. He was born in Syria in 1946 and has fought for the cause of Kurdistan, both within Syria and in exile, all his life. Dr Mella was interviewed by Harem Karem. Can the Assad regime survive? No way: the Assad regime will fall exactly as…
Babakir Drey, Head of the Wusha Corporation, was interviewed by Harem Karem: HK: What measures have you taken to preserve Wusha’s independence? BD: Since it was established, Wusha has been independent. There is no pressure on our staff to think and work within the boundaries of Gorran (Change) or any other party. It’s obvious that no media…
By KURDWATCH: Samir Nashar (b. 1945) is chairman of the Secretariat General and spokesman for ‘The Damascus Declaration for National Democratic Change’, which was founded in October 2005 in Damascus. Nashar is a merchant and lives in Aleppo. In a conversation with KURDWATCH, he sketches approaches to solving the Kurdish question in Syria. KurdWatch: Mr….
Dr Kamal Mirawdeli – prominent writer, intellectual and former KRG presidential candidate – was interviewed by Harem Karem. In this final part, he speaks about border incursions, oil contracts and the pan-Kurdish cause. HK: How important is the issue of the continued bombing of KRG territory by Iran and Turkey? KM: The situation is very dangerous…
Dr Kamal Mirawdeli – prominent writer, intellectual and former KRG presidential candidate – was interviewed by Harem Karem. This is part two of three. HK: Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have condemned human rights abuses in Kurdistan, including the killings of demonstrators in Sulaymani. What needs to be done? KM: It is sad that,…
Dr Kamal Mirawdeli – prominent writer, intellectual and former KRG presidential candidate – was interviewed by Harem Karem. This first installment covers the Sulaymani protests and their aftermath. HK: How do you see the situation in south Kurdistan following the Sulaymani protests and the KRG’s response? Are anti-government protests likely to start again anytime soon?…
Sarko Osman (Gorran public relations senior adviser and member of the Opposition Coordination Committee) was interviewed for The Kurdistan Tribune by Harem Karem: Why did the talks break down? The suspension of the negotiations came after four rounds of dialogue between the parties of power and the opposition. From the first round of dialogue the…
By Kurdwatch.org: Kurdish politican Mishʿal at-Tammu (b. 1957) was in conversation with KURDWATCH about the role of the Kurdish opposition in the Syrian revolution. At-Tammu is speaker for the Kurdish Future Movement in Syria. In May 2009 he was sentenced to a prison term of three and a half years for political reasons. In June 2011, he…
By KurdWatch: In an interview with KURDWATCH, 32-year-old Kurdish activist Jan Qmishloki* explains how the dissident demonstrations in the Kurdish regions of Syria are organized. KURDWATCH: Who organizes the dissident protests in the Kurdish regions? Jan Qamishloki: There are several Kurdish groups that organize the demonstrations together. Their members are between 20 and 40 years…
