Lodi, New Jersey By Kani Xulam Sunday, March 17, 1996 Dear friends, fellow Kurds, First of all, I want to acknowledge the work of the Kurdish Community of New York for providing us with this wonderful setting to celebrate Newroz. In particular, I want to acknowledge...
Who Committed The Guclukonak Massacre?
By Bernice Rubens The dire sufferings of the Kurdish people are largely unknown in this country. In Turkey, a country not overly concerned with human rights, their plight is appalling. The war between the Turks and the Kurds is now entering its twelfth year, with over...
Turkey’s War Crimes
By Kani Xulam January 28, 1996 Just a few weeks ago, “The European”, a weekly newspaper published in London, England, had a picture with a warning on its front page. It showed a Turkish soldier holding the decapitated heads of two Kurds. The caption read:...
For a Kurd, Turkish Democracy Means Terrorism – Interview with an ARGK Commander, Cemil Bayik
By Sheri Laizer Cemil Bayik was born in Elazig, north Kurdistan in 1955, the eldest of four children. A brilliant student, he was sent on a state scholarship to study at Teacher Training College in Malatya and then continued on to university in Ankara. It was there...
No Time Left
Ozgur Politika Editorial Can you think of another people whose whole culture has been shaped by pain, sorrow, and torment, and whose tragic history is etched in its faces? If only this people could tell its bitter story, accumulated over the ages and generations, if...
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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