“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...
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day 1 at the vigil for king’s dream in kurdistan
Jan 15, 2016 we started our day at 9:30 am in front of turkish embassy. a group calling itself turkish american national...
A Vigil to STOP Turkey’s War on Kurds!
Jan 12, 2016 America will pause to honor one of its heroes, Dr. King, on January 15, 2016. As Bakur (northern Kurdistan) comes...
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. ...
Kürtler, Kadınlar ve Abdullah Gül
Nov 29, 2015 Şu özlü sözü hepimiz duymuşuzdur: “Bir kitabı kapağına bakarak değerlendirmeyin.” Şimdi bu söze, şunu da...
Three Cheers for Putin!
Nov 15, 2015 My cheers for Russian President Vladimir Putin are tongue-in-check, based on his vow to bomb the Islamic State...