The Jailhouse Story of a Kurdish Artist
By KANI XULAM Unlike most of us, Lukman Ahmad loves being in jail. In fact, he loves it so much he voluntarily stays in it every day! Well, he’s not really imprisoned—as we think of prisons—but he is actually in a jail every day. Lukman is an artist, with his studio...An American Girl’s Search for Her Kurdish Father
By KANI XULAM This is the heart-tugging story of a nearly-lost email, a lost love and lost father—and a daughter’s conscientious search for her lost Kurdish father, whose picture she clutches to her heart while sleeping. The introductory email came through Facebook,...Al-Qaeda: A Force for “Good”
By KANI XULAM Aug 9, 2013 Trouble is ominously brewing in the once-quiet, northeastern Kurdish corner of Syria where violent terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusrah and Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) have begun cold-bloodedly attacking...Seide Sise: A Tale Worth $ 2,000
By KANI XULAM 7/7/2013 “None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.” –Pearl S. Buck It was the gentle calm after the violent storm of 9/11. Americans had by then bought many books...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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