His approach is one of quiet appreciation for nature, and for working within its confines.
Personal Stories and Insights
World Cup 2018: Who is Iran’s Kurdish goalkeeper?
Before his footballing career took off, he was a humble shepherd in the Zagros Mountains.
Iranian sculptor’s desire for artistic freedom takes him...
This article originally appeared in Al-Monitor. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — At an award ceremony in Iran...
The wizardry of Oz: In conversation with director Kazim Oz
The following interview with Kurdish filmmaker Kazim Oz was originally published by Elizabeth Nolan...
Instability in the Middle East is Not the Kurds’ Fault
Kurds have not been behind any of the major issues of the Middle East but have had to pay a heavy...
Syria’s Arab, Kurdish Women Join Forces to Fight for Future
The following article was originally published in Al-Monitor. AIN ISSA, Syria — At just 21 years...
After Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote Backfires, ‘I Do Not...
In his first interview since the Kurdish referendum vote in late September, former KRG President...
Do not radicalize the Kurds
A Chaldean Assyrian Syriac Christian's impassioned op-ed impassioned op-ed in support of Kurdistan...
For Kurds in Baghdad, the Failed Kurdish Independence Bid...
The Kurdish referendum vote in September has quietly provoked a crisis of identity for Kurds.
John McCain: We Need a Strategy for the Middle East
According to John McCain, the U.S. is still dangerously lacking a comprehensive strategy toward the...
Kurds, Their Neighbors, and Prospects for Independence
What are the domestic, regional, and international implications of the Kurdish referendum?
Who Betrayed the Kurdish People?
According to Bernard-Henri Lévy, what has just transpired in Iraqi Kurdistan is heartbreaking...
Struggle for Independence: What Kurdistan can Learn from the...
The following article was originally published in Rudaw. The people of Kurdistan have voted...
The Kurdish People Have Won the Moral Argument
This writer believes that the world should support Kurdish independence now. Here's why.
Who are the Kurds?
Learn more about the Kurds, who make up the fourth-largest ethnic group in the Middle East, but who...
Every Nation Needs a Capital: How Erbil Turned Itself Kurdish
Erbil has steadily emerged as the capital of Kurdish Iraq.
No time for love, children, ‘desires’: meet the...
The following article was originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Let’s go. We...
Kurds, Iraqi Christians Want Democracy for Themselves
Kurds of all religious backgrounds are committed to rebuilding Iraq.
Fired Kurdish Workers Retaliate Against Turks and Open Small...
The following article was originally published in Independent. In the centre of where various...
College Grads Fight ISIS with the Kurds
Learn what life is like fighting ISIS with Kurds from these two recent college graduates.
We Owe Kurds a Great Debt
According to North Tyneside MP Mary Glindon, the world owes the Kurds a great debt.
Negotiating an Amicable Split
KRG Department of Foreign Relations head Falah Mustafa Bakir is calling for an amicable split...
‘All My Hopes Came Back’
Women's rights activist Malala Yousafzai spent her birthday in Mosul with young Iraqi girls to talk...
Amid Turkey’s Purge, a Renewed Attack on Kurdish Culture
Since the founding of the Turkish republic, the country’s sizable Kurdish minority has often been...
The Time Has Come for Iraqi Kurdistan to Make its Choice on...
Don't miss Kurdish Region of Iraq President Masoud Barzani's op-ed on the upcoming referendum in...
Decades on, Thousands of Iranian Kurds Still Refugees in...
Like thousands of other Iranian Kurds in the KRG, Ilya is considered a refugee in her own hometown...
In the Kitchen, “We’re All Human”: Refugee...
Barshank Haj Younes may not have much to celebrate, but the young Syrian is cooking up a feast.
Revenge for Sinjar: Syrian Kurds Free Islamic State Slaves
Syrian Kurds are freeing Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS members. Get the full story here.
Meet the Kurdish Woman Leading Battle Against IS in Northern...
Read the interview with Rojda Felat, one of the leaders of a major campaign against IS —...
Journey of the First Kurdish Woman Pilot: Born to a Displaced...
Warte Ali is the first female Kurdish pilot to fly a civilian plane. Here's her story.
Faces of Kurdistan
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