A coup may erupt in Turkey, where half of Middle Eastern Kurds live. At least that’s the prediction of the RAND Corporation, an...
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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...
Two Other Khashoggis of the Middle East
Both men grew up in the same country, Turkey. One was a Turk, the other a Kurd. The Turk wanted to become a journalist. The Kurd...
When a State Devours Its Dissidents: The Story of Ferhat Tepe
Let me first express my heartfelt gratitude to Munawar Laghari of Save Our Sindh (SOS) coalition here in Washington for taking...
Kurds Crack Erdogan’s Islamic Armor
Victory can sometimes spring from the jaws of apparent defeat. That happened last month in Turkey when a pro-government group...
Fidel Castro: A Role Model for the Kurds?
Two Kurdish organizations have lavishly praised Fidel Castro, the longtime Cuban leader who died recently. The Peoples...
Caesars—Ancient and Modern
August 11, 2016 “Impious Mars rages through the world: Just as when the chariots stream from the starting gates, Add to their...