Long before the controversy of whether or not the freed Yezidi women of Islamic State should hold on to their children became a topic of conversation among the Kurds, a doctor rang the alarm bells: “For Yezidis, there are simply not enough well people to create a...
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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...
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...
One First Lady Stands Up For Peace
An open letter to Abdullah Ocalan Danielle Mitterand France Libertes Foundation Danielle Mitterand September 1, 1998 Dear...
Ocalan Declares Cease-Fire
London MED TV Television in Turkish 1850 GMT August 28, 1998 "Teleconference" with PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan by telephone from...
Separation is Such a Grief
By Mehmed Uzun One of the symbols of my childhood, which traces me like a shadow, is my grandmother. Strikingly tall, with...
Pacifica News Network Interview with Kani Xulam
February 25, 1998 Editor's note: The following incomplete introduction refers to the televised "town meeting" on Iraq which...
Kani Xulam on Pacifica Radio
"Democracy Now" Pacifica Radio February 10, 1998 With Amy Goodman (AG), Juan Gonzales (JG), and Kani Xulam (KX) AG: We have news...