Like many Kurds who dabble in politics, I was admittedly rattled upon hearing the news of Qasem Soleimani’s assassination in Baghdad. There is no other word for it, the man cast a large shadow over Kurdistan. Will his elimination mean more sunlight or greater darkness...
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Ataturk, Erdogan & the Kurdish Staying Power
June 9, 2016 Summer is upon us and if you are looking for a good book to read make sure it is Ataturk by Lord Kinross. Although...
Crystal Memorial Against Tyranny
“Democracy is like a bus ride. Once I get to my stop; I get off.” Recep Tayyip Erdogan Kani Xulam May 18, 2016 The Kurds and the...
The Enduring Kurdish Dilemma: Education v. Ignorance
May 16, 2016 Events that normally happen once in a hundred years in Europe and America are taking place in a week one after the...
A History of the Universe by Ocalan
March 31, 2016 When Winston Churchill published The World Crisis, his contemporary Arthur Balfour called the book “Winston's...
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...