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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Category Archives: Kurdistan
What the US Should Do in the South of Kurdistan
By Arian Mufid: The situation in the South of Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) has reached a point where predicting Turkey’s next move is increasing difficult – if not impossible. It also raises a glaring question: why is there no intervention? Recent events have exacerbated the crisis: Turkey’s military actions, including an errant attack on Southern Kurdistan…
Why and How the Kurdish Autonomous State Ended in Jeopardy
By Rauf Naqishbendi: The Arab-fashioned leadership in Iraq is at work to consolidate its power and solidify its armed forces, targeting the restoration of a strong sovereign government, which means an authoritarian government that will reveal its ugly smite upon Kurdish leaders, implying that, as a minority in Iraq, they wouldn’t be trusted to act…
The Close-out of Ekurd.Net
By Rauf Naqishbendi: My dear friends, I write you this email regarding Ekurd.net. If you have visited this site recently, you would have noticed the headline “Ekurd Daily acquired by another Kurdish group from Erbil”. Let me say this is a meaningless acquisition for Ekurd.net which didn’t have an attractive value or revenue to warrant takeover…
Turkey’s Futile Aggression to Eliminate Kurdish Nation
By Arian Mufid: Earlier this month, on 15th August 2024, the Iraqi government and Turkey signed an agreement as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen collaboration. The agreement involves establishing coordination centers in Baghdad and Bashiqa near Mosul to improve efforts against the PKK. These centers will enable the two countries to work together more…
Khairi Ali Kubo Jumblatt – A Yezidi Humanitarian Mission
By a Correspondent: Khairi Ali Kubo Jumblatt, an outstanding leader of the Yezidi community from the Haweri clan, has become a shining figure in the world of humanity. Amid the brutality imposed by ISIS in 2014, Khairi Ali Kubo Jumblatt emerged as a true hero passionately dedicated to the well-being of his people. He provided…
Kurdistan – A Viable State
By Arian Mufid: Introduction For the last two decades Kurdish nationalism has remained more alive than at any other time in the history of the Kurdish struggle. Strategies to establish our own country have never been far away. The slogan of an independent Kurdish state has never been relinquished. More than a century ago, Sheik…
Atatürkian Ideology Remains Toxic for Turkey
By Ali Aziz: Summary: The succession of crises in Turkey reflects its shaky foundations. Ataturkian ideology[1] holds that there is no such thing as a distinct Kurdish people, but this ideology undermines the strength of the state and its true philosophy from the beginning. In his 1991 book Turkey and the Middle East, Philip Robbins called…
The Failures of the Turkish State to Move Away From Genocidal Policies
By Arian Mufid: Turkish leaders have occasionally boasted about learning from their violent history of grave injustice towards indigenous minorities, however ‘Operation, Claw-lock’ (endorsed by the Kurdish KDP) has exposed how empty those claims are. On the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and following Turkey’s latest military operation in Kurdistan, it is worth reflecting on…
Remembering Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed
By Arian Mufid: We are re-publishing this obituary on the first anniversary of Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed’s death. Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed, born on the 14th of February 1937 in the town of Akjalar, which belongs to the city of Kirkuk He was born to a father who was a civil servant and born on Valentine’s…
South of Kurdistan: Looking Back on 2021
By Arian Mufid: As we have begun a new year, naturally, we look back on the year that has passed, and there was little to be excited about. The year opened with the public’s sour mood, which has shaped the most consequential events of 2021. The consequences of Covid 19 in Southern Kurdistan was economic…
PUK Internal Feud Weakens its Capacity to Lead
By Arian Mufid: Talabani had a heart attack in Baghdad in December 2012 and subsequently passed away on 3rd October 2017. Since then the PUK, having lost its captain, has been like a ship without direction. The passing of the PUK leader has left behind a dangerous vacuum of leadership. Mr Jalal Talabani’s departure was…
Turkey’s Imperialist Aggression Strategy is an Historical Blunder
By Arian Mufid: Much like the Ottoman Empire, the new Turkish military state is forcing itself on nations in the Middle East by way of bullying and intimidation. Western powers have failed to challenge this and have instead facilitated the Turkish military state’s aggression into countries such as Iraq, Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan. History offers…
Obituary: Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed
By Arian Mufid: Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed, born on the 14th of February 1937 in the town of Akjalar, which belongs to the city of Kirkuk He was born to a father who was a civil servant and born on Valentine’s day. This is the probable reason for his lifelong love and passion for his…
Joe Biden and the Kurds
By Ahmed Hawarami: Biden is the US President closest to and most knowledgeable of the Kurds. He is the most sympathetic political character to the cause of the Kurdish people. Eighteen years ago, when he was an American Senator, he visited Kurdistan in 2002, before the fall of Saddam and the US invasion. He stated…
