A Story Out Of Kurdistan Part Five World Affairs Council of Los Angeles Kani Xulam June 18, 2009 There is a non-profit organization in Washington, DC called the Close Up Foundation. It brings high school students to the nation’s capital for short stays. Like tourists,...
What Happens When Your Oppressors Are Next-Door Neighbors? [Part 4]
A Story Out Of Kurdistan Part Four 5th Annual Kennesaw State University (KSU) Peace and Religion Conference Kennesaw, Georgia Kani Xulam March 27, 2009 On November 11, 2004, a Turkish newspaper, Radikal, ran a story with a headline, “Kulp’ta Toplu Mezar.” For...
Some Reflections on a Turkish–oops, Kurdish–Parliamentarian
Her Name is Aysel Tugluk Kani Xulam August 27, 2007 Something strange happened in Turkey last May. A Kurdish woman sang the praises of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. She called him a “miracle”. She said he was “deathless”. She went on to say he was an...
Of Kurds and A Bereaved Father…
Kurdish American Youth Organization Nashville, TN Kani Xulam February 10, 2007 This is a Kurdish conference and I kind of feel funny to start my talk with a story from Germany. I do so to make a point. Imagine, for the sake of argument as it were, Adolf Hitler did...
What Happens When Your Oppressors Are Next-Door Neighbors? [Part 3]
A Story Out Of Kurdistan Part Three Naples Council on World Affairs Naples, Florida Kani Xulam November 13, 2006 Several years ago, an intern of mine gifted me an autobiographical book titled, “The Long Loneliness” by Dorothy Day, a Christian activist...
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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