Dry Bones Talking
July 1, 2016 The ancient Prophet Ezekiel said the Lord plunked him down in a valley “full of dry bones” and asked him, “Can these bones live?” If the dry bones of dead Syrian dictator Hafiz al-Assad could live, they would surely be shouting at his son above the din of...
Ali Hammers UN Stooges—Even from the Grave
June 23, 2016 “Anything is better than lies and deceit!” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina Is there no limit to the pool of deceit that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan won’t dive into—and pop up lying even worse? His latest devious dip into the make-believe world...
Ataturk, Erdogan & the Kurdish Staying Power
June 9, 2016 Summer is upon us and if you are looking for a good book to read make sure it is Ataturk by Lord Kinross. Although old, it is refreshingly “new,” that is, if you subscribe to the human events as cyclical in nature or as a French proverb puts it, “The more...
Crystal Memorial Against Tyranny
“Democracy is like a bus ride. Once I get to my stop; I get off.” Recep Tayyip Erdogan Kani Xulam May 18, 2016 The Kurds and the Turks were not supposed to fight one another this year. High-level peace talks last year were so promising that a Mandela- style...Kani Xulam
A native of Kurdistan, Kani Xulam is a commentator on the history and politics of Kurdistan, and advocates for the right of the Kurdish people to self-determination.
He is the director of the American Kurdish Information Network.
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