Dr. Ismail Besikci Will Lecture at American University
Time: 1:00 pm—3:00 pm Date: April 22, 2014 Location: Founders Room, SIS Building Don’t dare miss this extraordinarily insightful probe into the thorny Mid-East “Kurdish Question” by renowned Turkish scholar Ismail Besikci. Hear the man imprisoned for 17 years for...From Scandalous Turkish Torture Arises Beautiful Art
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By KANI XULAM 16/2/2014 It’s as if Charles Martin had the Turkish foreign minister in mind when he wrote in his novel, Chasing Fireflies: “He thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow.” But neither the cocksure bluster of his flamboyant platitudes—nor his...Two American Women: Carving A Niche in the Kurdish Heart
By KANI XULAM 27/1/2014 After CIA-trained Cuban exiles seeking to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government were crushed in the 1961 Cuban Bay of Pigs adventure, a humiliated President John F. Kennedy groaned: “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” When...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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