Kurdish Medreses and Their Importance for Kurdish Culture and Identity

The medreses, or Quranic schools, of Kurdistan may seem a thing of the past, having been officially banned in Turkey since the 1920s and rendered ob

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Book Industry in Kurdistan: Realities and Prospects
After the 1991 uprising and the liberation of Kurdistan, the Kurdistan people genie slowly emerged. Freed from the bot
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The Status of Christians in the Kurdistan Region
A commentary on the status of Christians in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq must begin with a recognition that much of th
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The Nashville-Erbil Sister City Initiative: Building Bridges Between Communities
Nashville, Tennessee, is home to a vibrant and thriving Kurdish community, affectionately known as Little Kurdistan. T
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Barzani National Memorial: A Symbol of Religious Coexistence and the Kurdish Struggle
On May 11, the Barzani National Memorial (BNM), which includes a library and a museum, was officially opened in the pr
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Why 16 Years Later, I Still Call Kurdistan “My Nest”
I landed in Erbil for the first time in 2006. When you live in the diaspora, you are like a hummingbird who has migrat
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Kurdistan Newspaper and Its Role in Promoting Kurdish Identity and Language
This article commemorates the 125-year anniversary of the publication of the first Kurdish newspaper. In 1898, Mikdad
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Kurdistan in Old Maps
It is unfortunate that the word “Kurdistan” as a designation of a homeland for the Kurdish nation provokes such contro
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Kurds Learn Chinese for Better Job Prospects
Learning Mandarin Chinese is seen as a form of soft power that China can use to help establish diplomatic and commerci
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German International School Provides a Home for German-Kurdish Community
The German International School in Erbil has a unique population of Kurdish students, with the majority of them having
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Yazidis Welcome Their New Year With Prayer and Hope
Thousands of Yazidis flocked to Lalish, the spiritual heartland of their faith, to celebrate the eve of their new year
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Beautiful History of Religious Freedom in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
In addition to its stunning mountains and landscapes, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has a long and beautiful hist
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Istanbul is the Kurds’ Capital City of Culture
Born and raised in Nisêbîn (Mêrdîn), a Kurdish border town between Syria and Turkey, Abdullah Keskin went to study Tur
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The photographer Who Captured the Colors of Kurdistan in Turkey
Before Enver Ozkahraman began taking photographs in the late 1960s, Turkish media knew little about the nature, people
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The Kurdish Artist Dreaming of a New Utopia
Amanj Amin, 38, is a soft-spoken man with an overgrown moustache on his upper lip and a goatee beard. He spends hours
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