By Dr. Rashid Karadaghi: A performance of Macbeth without Macbeth, Hamlet without Hamlet! On January 23rd, a conference of the US-led coalition against ISIS was held in London hosted by the U.S. and Britain and attended by over twenty countries to discuss ways and means of fighting the terrorist organization. What was striking about this…
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Turkey’s Internal Islamist Dangerous Tensions
By Rebwar Rashed: The birth of the state of Turkey from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 meant major changes. Mustafa Kemal, the Ataturk, as a president had the opportunity to put his ultra-nationalistic project into practice by forcing large political changes on the people of the area; for example, by waging a…
Kurdish Voices on Iraq’s Future Must Be Heard
By Aras Ahmed Mhamad: Aras Ahmed Mhamad speaks to Kurds about their views on the Iraqi conflict against the Islamic State. The lighting advance of the Islamic State (IS) in June 2014 remains a direct threat to coexistence in Iraq. Sparking intensified religious conflict, and economic and political disintegration, the sudden surge prompted fears of further destruction in the minds of…
Women Gyn Doctors Urgently Needed by Yazidi Refugees
By Dr. Amy L. Beam: Over 400 Yazidi girls and women have escaped from the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria and made their way to Dohuk in northern Iraq. Some have been bought back for ransoms. Since their kidnapping last August 2014 from their homes in Shingal, Iraq,…
Message of Solidarity with the French People
By Kurdish American Education Society: The following message was delivered to the French General Consul in Los Angeles on behalf of the Kurdish American Education Society (KAES) and the Kurdish community. Dear Mr. Axel Acruau: We members of the Kurdish American Education Society and the larger Kurdish community in Southern California express our revulsion and…
KCK Statement on the Paris Massacre
By the KCK Co-Presidency: To the Press and the Public Opinion We vehemently condemn the assault and massacre conducted by the fascist thugs against the weekly satirical magazine and we offer our deepest condolences to the families and relatives of the victims, the French press, and the French people. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook…
Execution of Another Kurdish Political Prisoner in Iran & Imminent Threat of More Executions in 2015
Kurdish Human Rights Advocacy Group Press Release: The Kurdish Human Rights Advocacy Group expresses its outrage at and condemns the brutal execution of Kurdish political prisoner Sabir Moklid Moane at the hands of the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 6, 2015 in a prison in Urmiye. According to Kurdish Human Rights activists Mr. Moane…
Sorry Charb – We Couldn’t Protect You!
By Mohammed Ismael: I am not French; I do not understand the French language. I can’t cite any French authors. French culture is totally foreign to me. Should I visit France it would be a total culture shock for me. But today I know how the French feel. I want to speak French and sing…
The Message of Political Islam; Rojava’s Answer of Unity
Dr. Jan Best de Vries: For some unknown reason in the Western world a distinction is made between “moderate” (f.e. Mr. Erdogan) and “radical” (f.e. Mr. Al-Bagdhadi) islamists. As long as “allah akbar” is shouted to legitimize rape, murder and destruction by jihadists both in West Asia (Kobane) and Europe (Paris), this distinction is rather…
International terrorism and the threat of genocide: A new dimension of genocide study
By Shakhawan Shorash: The crime of genocide is the destruction of a targeted people due to differences in religious faith, ethnicity, or other factors that the perpetrators do not tolerate. Perpetrators of genocide attack their victims with the intent to destroy. This intention of destruction is old in history, going back to the first time…
KCK: Hüda-Par is as much Muslim as ISIS is
By the KCK Co-Presidency: To our People and the Public Opinion The AKP administration and its paramilitary force, Hüda-Par, are continuing their armed attacks on our people in Silopi, Gever (Yuksekova), and particularly Cizre. Special police and military forces open fire on our people from the positions they have taken within the buildings belonging to…
Getting Rid of IS: Back to the Disputed Territories
By Mohammed Hussein: Kurdish forces’ recent advances to retake Sinjar and other northern areas of Mosul have generated discussions about the post Islamic State (IS) era in the territories disputed between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi federal government. Who will control and run the territories after getting rid of IS has become…
Reflections on the Roboski Massacre: How’s the Peace Process Doing?
By Dr. Amy L. Beam: On Dec 28, 2014, thousands of people will gather in the small mountain village of Roboski, Uludere in far southeast Turkey for the third year memorial of the Roboski massacre. As reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) May 15, 2012, the U.S. flew the drone over Roboski and passed…
Rescue and Abandonment
By Dr. Rashid Karadaghi: In his informative article, “The Fight of Their Lives,” (The New Yorker, September 29, 2014), Dexter Filkins describes the relationship between the Kurds and the United States as “a series of swings between rescue and abandonment, between gratitude and distrust.” In these few perceptive words, Filkins accurately sums up the ups-and-downs…
Who benefits from low oil prices?
By Issa Chomani: Over six months, oil prices have dramatically reduced by half and recorded their lowest levels. This comes after nearly five years of stability. The prices are not expected to bounce back anytime soon. In June the Brent crude price was around $115 a barrel; now is seen to have stabilized at about…
