August 30, 2019 Wedat Aydin didn’t have a say in why he was born a Kurd in an international colony called Kurdistan part of which is now reeling under the jackboots of the Turkish Army. Nor did he have a say in why he was born in 1954 only to be kidnapped and brutally...
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The Lure of a Laptop vs. Kalashnikov
Mar 16, 2016 Some Kurds think the successes of Turkish leaders are gains for Kurdish masses. Not me! Greater Turkish successes...
A Kurdish Girl’s Lonely Death
Woman’s Club of Roland Park Baltimore, Maryland February 18, 2016 We are all gathered here today, in safety and comfort. That is...
An Open Letter to Osman Baydemir
Jan 31, 2016 I was deeply moved by your tearful humanitarian plea to your colleagues in the Turkish Parliament for ambulances to...
day 6 at the vigil for king’s dream in kurdistan
Jan 21, 2016 today’s posting comes from pat davis. no relations to paul davis, the author of “turkey needs a dr. king” op-ed...
Islamic State, Turkey and the Kurds
Dec 30, 2015 "A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of communism.” So started the Communist Manifesto of Karl Marx and...
Turkey’s Fatally Flawed Democracy
Nov 30, 2015 We’ve heard the old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We can now add: “Don’t judge a book by a quote in...
Why was Turkey’s human rights defender Tahir Elci killed?
Nov 29, 2015 Namo Abdulla of Rudaw discusses Mr. Elci's assassination with Joshua Walker and Kani Xulam. ...