By Shenah Abdullah: It was a beautiful, semi-sunny Friday in Sulaymaniah. I started walking down from my house towards the bazaar, seeing armed police militias on all the major roads. They were stationed in Toymalik square, Kawa square, in front of Parki Dayk (Mother Park), Peramerd St, and Orzdi St. The bazaar was very crowded for…
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Category Archives: Youth
By the Kurds for the Kurds: Kurdish Youth Festival
By Ava Homa: The Kurdish Youth Festival (KYF) along with many similar festivals are the Kurds’ way of searching for identity and independence, a cultural resistance that Kurdish Youth is trying to replace the traditional ones. KYF is held 6-8 January, 2012 in Washington DC and provides a great opportunity for the Kurdish Diaspora to…
Banaz Jawad is a symbol of revolution
By The Kurdistan Tribune: Banaz Jawad was a young woman from Arbil city who graduated from a Technology College for Law and Management early last year. Then she spent 16 months looking for a job but without any success. She became depressed and felt very disappointed with society and the system. Finally she decided to…
Kurdish victim of Norway massacre championed tolerance
Bano Rashid, the first of 77 massacre victims to be buried in Norway, was a Kurd whose family left Iraq in 1996. While her killer immersed himself in prejudice, hatred and xenophobic nightmares, 18 year old Bano – a dynamic member of the ruling Nowegian Labour Party’s youth wing – cherished a positive vision. Bookmark…
Choosing the right college in Kurdistan
By Meer Ako: Choosing the right college is a pivotal task for all students and this is often very burdensome. Most students’ lives hinge on what college they will end up in. This will determine how busy they will be, how much money they will be able to make, and what skills they will need…
Many Voices, One Cause
By Kurdish Youth Festival: For the third consecutive year, the Kurdish Youth Festival will become the biggest and best avenue to connect Kurdish youth from coast to coast Established to showcase, promote, and raise awareness about Kurdish culture, the festival aims to cultivate the talents and abilities of young Kurds in the United States while…
Voices from a brave city
By Shenah Abdullah: When we gather these days anywhere in the city of protest, the brave city of resistance, we speak in melancholic voices about that corner of the city which we once occupied and called our own. A place that was full of hope of what we might achieve, despite the challenges. Yes, I am talking about Maidani…
