Lafayette Park, Washington, DC March 21, 1999 Congressman Filner, our American Friends and fellow Kurds, I want to start by congratulating your 2609th Kurdish new year, Newroz, and welcome you to Washington, DC, as other speakers have done to this first gathering of...
Justice for the Kurds Rally
The Statement of Congressman Bob Filner Lafayette Park, Washington, DC March 21, 1999 The sun is out in Kurdistan. I want to start by thanking the organizers of this rally, the American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN), the Kurdish National Congress (KNC) and the...
To be a Kurd in Turkey
By Kani Xulam March 4th, 1999 For days now, I have been listening to the news and taking part in some of the debate about the stateless, friendless and persecuted Kurds. What I know as a Kurd and what I hear as a Kurd are two different things. What comes across is...
Pusher in the Rye
By Kani Xulam February 26, 1999 Washington, DC For days now, I have been listening to the news and taking part in some of the debate about the stateless, friendless and persecuted Kurds. What I know as a Kurd and what I hear as a Kurd are two different things. What...
Can’t you hear me? A poem for Nejla Coskun
Feb 22, 1999 Dedicated to the Kurdish girl [Nejla Coskun] who set herself on fire in London protesting the arrest of the leader of their movement. My dear friend, I want to let you know that you are not alone. Can’t You Hear Me? It’s as though I’m in...
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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