Victims of Enforced Disappearance Day Event At National Press Club
Congressman Brad Sherman and Rebiya Kadeer of World Uyghur Congress will offer brief statements. August 30, 2019 10:00 am- 12:00 noon National Press Club, 13th Floor, Murrow Room 529 14th St., NW, Washington DC For more information: Sufi Laghari, Sindhi Foundation:...
An Open Letter to Paulo Coelho
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”—Voltaire Dear Mr. Coelho, You are hot news in Kurdistan—among its lovers of literature to be exact. But we can’t yet award you any literary prize for honoring our homeland and its hapless...
Democrats of the World Lift Up Your Heads: Kurds Have Arrived!
You could say that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan played with fire—and got burned. Even better—it was Kurds who lit the flame. It started when Mr. Erdogan noticed his handpicked candidate for mayor of Istanbul, Binali Yildirim, was losing in the polls. In...
Farting in a Turkish Mosque
The residents of Istanbul are getting ready to vote again next Sunday. Turks are divided, making Kurds the most critical voting block in the history of Turkish elections. The city supports 15 million souls, 3 million of whom hail from Kurdistan. The Kurds hold the...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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