Diaspora and identity are especially pertinent concepts to the Jews of Kurdistan but they are also familiar to the two million Kurds living abroad. In retracing his father’s journey from the vibrant
The Kurds are one of the Middle East’s oldest ethnic groups. Their long history, however, is full of tragic events that have strongly influenced their identity, including their culture, traditions,
March 14 is a significant date for Kurdish people around the globe as they honor the memory of Mustafa Barzani, a towering figure in Kurdish history and the struggle for national liberation.
Born
Judge Dr. Abdul Rahman Suleiman Zebari, a respected figure within the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq, has submitted his resignation letter. In this letter, he expresses his deep concerns regarding th
Colonel Bart Kouwenberg serves as a military advisor for the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Erbil and works on peshmerga reform. “It’s always hard, and you miss your family,
As a survivor of the Halabja chemical attack, international war, civil war, and displacement forced me to be a refugee four times – three of them before I even turned eleven.
When Yerevan Saeed, Ba
Hawkar Sabir gasps for air, his damaged lungs working at a mere 15% of their capacity. Every four months, a pack of medication offers a temporary reprieve from the constant struggle to breathe. A si
I met Professor Michael Kelly, author of Ghosts of Halabja: Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish Genocide, for the first time at an event hosted by the School of International Service at American Universi
Shawnm Abdullah Mohammad lost two young children – a two-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son – and five siblings in the chemical attack on the Kurdish city of Halabja by Saddam Hussein’s forces
After visiting Baghdad, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan visited Erbil on February 29 for the first time and was received by Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. He also met with P
