In 1985, a 23-year-old graduate of Columbia University was hopping from job to job in New York City trying to make a living. He...
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Did President Talabani Emulate President Washington?
One English transplant to America, the late Christopher Hitchens, very much hoped he would. And he didn’t just engage in wishful...
Democrats of the World Lift Up Your Heads: Kurds Have Arrived!
You could say that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan played with fire—and got burned. Even better—it was Kurds who lit the...
Drone Strikes and Hunger Strikes
Turks everywhere solemnly honor November 10, 1938 and its anniversaries, as a day of mourning. That’s when the founder of their...
Hollywood Superstar Shines A Spotlight On Jailed Kurdish Politician
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a severe case of Kurdophobia, but we may have to give the devil his due on this one....
Dying Kurdish Parliamentarian’s Last Wish
Somewhere in the bowels of a miserable Turkish prison, a duly elected Kurdish member of the Turkish parliament lies dying. She...
A Judge, a Diplomat, Holocaust and Kurds
American judges are under a glaring spotlight. They nullified President Trump’s executive order barring citizens of seven...