Born and raised in Nisêbîn (Mêrdîn), a Kurdish border town between Syria and Turkey, Abdullah Keskin went to study Tur

Amanj Amin, 38, is a soft-spoken man with an overgrown moustache on his upper lip and a goatee beard. He spends hours

The game of polo, chogan in Persian and gog in Kurdish, has its origins in Central Asia with roots in Iran dating to t

The human domestication of animals in the Zagros region, which covers most of the areas inhabited by the Kurds, goes b

There is a global phenomenon in the literature resulting from the occupation of many of the countries and peoples of A

“Where’s the heritage?” Judit Neurink wondered when she moved from Amsterdam to Kurdistan. In the end, she found enou

It took two planes, a road trip, and a rickety speedboat to transport me to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in January 20

The Meaning of Newroz The Kurdish New Year celebration of Newroz (a combination of the Kurdish words new – meaning “n

Foreword The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has committed the crime of genocide against the Yezidi

It is a widely accepted truth that the greatest of sailors are not bred in calm waters but on turbulent seas.  This p

For me, a 32-year-old French, Born and raised in Lyon, experiencing Kurdistan was like opening a gift package after ha

In February, the Ministry of Justice in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) a

Loristan is a great region of Kurdistan and home to several long-serving Kurdish dynasties and independent states in h

Agreen Dilshad of Kirkuk won the category for best song in World Music in the 2022 UK Songwriting Contest (UKSC), one