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Origins of Kurdish Melody in Oriental Music
The path to musical fame was not always clear to Mustafa Abbas Ali, a renowned conductor and music teacher in Iraq. Growing up in an artistic family, he developed a passion for drawing at a young ag
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A Journey Through Kurdish Mythology
Kurdish-Dutch author Shad Raouf Qazaz has broken new ground in the world of Kurdish literature, publishing his novel, Children of Zagros, in Sorani Kurdish this summer. The book was previously publi
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Illustrations Inspired by Kurdish Culture
Gulan, a UK-registered charity founded in 2008 to promote Kurdish heritage and culture, has recently launched two innovative coloring books for children. Developed by Della Murad (Artistic Direct
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Kurdish Survival Vocabulary
Have you ever traveled to a place where they speak a language that is entirely unfamiliar to you? A language that sounds like a series of connected sounds because you don’t understand it? How did th
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Dwin Nawzad: Turning Passion into Impact
Art has always been more than just colors on a canvas for me – it is my way of expressing myself and reflecting the world around me. My name is Dwin Nawzad and I am a self-taught artist born in Erbi
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Zagros Mountains: Decoding the Earth’s Interior
Beneath the rugged peaks of the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a dramatic geological process is unfolding – one that connects the Earth’s surface to its deep interior.
An interna
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12 Years in Kurdistan
Sookie Hong, a Korean-American university lecturer, businesswoman, and promoter of Korea-Kurdistan relations, shares her journey of living and working in the Kurdistan Region for 12 years.
Sookie H
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Crossing from Hell: Surviving Sednaya Prison
The regime of Bashar al-Assad has fallen, marking the end of a dark era in Syria’s modern history under the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party. TV screens broadcast chilling scenes of fighters smashing the
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An American Craftsman’s Love for Kurdistan
For Andrew Billy, a 46-year-old craftsman from the U.S. state of Georgia, life took an unexpected turn when his destiny directed his path to the mountains of Kurdistan. What began as a leap of faith
