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Collecting the Past in Hawraman
Among the many beautiful places of Kurdistan, Hawraman – the mountainous region stretching from the northeastern Kurdistan Region into western Iran – manages to steal our attention with its distinct
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What’s Inside the Pickle Jar?
It’s been more than ten years since I read My Father’s Rifle, written by the Kurdish author and director Hiner Saleem. The complicated emotions I delved into are still so vivid, as if I’m still expe
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Turning Beauty into a Voice for Identity
In a world that often treats beauty as a silent image, Hayat Murad has chosen to empower it with a voice—one that echoes from the beautiful Sinjar, a land that has witnessed brutality, genocide, and
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Kurdish Carpets Between the Woven Strands
Our first task in life is to walk, and with each step, we grow more aware of the surfaces beneath us. From our innate desire for comfort emerge colorful, soft carpets handwoven with care and traditi
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From Exile to Excellence
Across the Kurdish diaspora, many carry the weight of displacement while working tirelessly, achieving great professional success, and remaining proud of their Kurdish language and heritage. Niga Si
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A Home of Hope
The newly opened Daik Care Complex (DCC) in Soran, located within Erbil Governorate, is the first of its kind in the area. Before the DCC was established, residents had to travel over 100 kilometers
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Women Unite in the Fight Against Cancer
In Kurdistan, symptoms like a lump or persistent pain are often shrouded in silence. But for Ahang Kawany, a lump in her breast was not something to hide; it was a call to action. Like Srwa Osman, a
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Empowering Kurdish Studies in America
The Kurdish Political Studies Program at the University of Central Florida (UCF) recently hosted the conference “Kurds on the Global Stage: Clashing Identities, Interests, and Perspectives” held fro
