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Protecting Kurdistan’s Last Leopards
Brothers Nabaz Horeni and Bahez Horeni live in the village of Horen in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of the Kurdistan Region. Located on the slopes of Bamo Mountain within the Zagros Mountain range,
Undiscovered Treasures: Malmime Connects Art and Heritage
Last May, the Goethe-Institut, a non-profit German cultural association, invited a group of artists to Erbil to participate in various activities. Among the invitees were two Kurdish citizens living
Kurdish Board Game Teaches Geography, Strategy, and Culture
Kurdistan Railways is a five-player strategy board game similar to Monopoly that was created by Alan Salah, a young Kurdish entrepreneur. Featuring a map of Kurdistan with the names of all its maj
Sketches of Resilience: Falah’s Journey Through Chaos and Creativity
In 1993, in the middle of all the chaos in Iraq, a Yezidi boy in primary school finds comfort in watching cartoons on TV. Whenever the power goes out – which happens a lot – he misses those bright,
‘Rhino Season’ by Bahman Ghobadi: A Bleak Reality in Poetic Language
In his 2012 film Rhino Season, Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, known for war-time dramas A Time for Drunken Horses (2000) and Turtles Can Fly (2004), adapts a poetic tone and language to portray I
Yezidi Novelist Sparks a Literary Flame in Germany
Ronya Othmann was born in Munich, Germany, in 1992 to a Yezidi father and a German mother. Currently a university student, she writes essays, prose, and poetry. Her literary work has garnered her nu
Calling All Kurds: 'The Good, the Bad, and the Gringo'
Award-winning writer and UK-based film director Kae Bahar, who was born in Kirkuk during the regime of Saddam Hussein, is set to publish a new book, The Good, the Bad, and the Gringo, with Afsana Pr
In the Studio with Master Calligrapher Bjar Erbili
In his studio on the outskirts of Erbil, master calligrapher Bjar Erbili is surrounded by the warm glow of creativity. He dips his delicate broad-edged nib and brushes in ink, his movements filled w
Cross-Border Verses: The Kurdish Poetic Tradition
For the most part, the Kurds tend to garner the attention of the world only during major political events, such as the advent of ISIS in the Middle East. This attention, however, quickly fades. As a
Stream To Ocean: The Poems Of Nazand Begikhani
"Stream To Ocean: The Poems of Nazand Begikhani," originally published by Richard McKane in Bells of Speech in 2006, explores the powerful poetry of Nazand Begikhani, a Kurdish poet whose work refle

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Brothers Nabaz Horeni and Bahez Horeni live in the village of Horen in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of the Kurdistan Region. Located on the slopes of Bamo Mountain within the Zagros Mountain range,

Last May, the Goethe-Institut, a non-profit German cultural association, invited a group of artists to Erbil to participate in various activities. Among the invitees were two Kurdish citizens living

Kurdistan Railways is a five-player strategy board game similar to Monopoly that was created by Alan Salah, a young Kurdish entrepreneur. Featuring a map of Kurdistan with the names of all its maj

In 1993, in the middle of all the chaos in Iraq, a Yezidi boy in primary school finds comfort in watching cartoons on TV. Whenever the power goes out – which happens a lot – he misses those bright,

In his 2012 film Rhino Season, Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, known for war-time dramas A Time for Drunken Horses (2000) and Turtles Can Fly (2004), adapts a poetic tone and language to portray I

Ronya Othmann was born in Munich, Germany, in 1992 to a Yezidi father and a German mother. Currently a university student, she writes essays, prose, and poetry. Her literary work has garnered her nu

Award-winning writer and UK-based film director Kae Bahar, who was born in Kirkuk during the regime of Saddam Hussein, is set to publish a new book, The Good, the Bad, and the Gringo, with Afsana Pr

In his studio on the outskirts of Erbil, master calligrapher Bjar Erbili is surrounded by the warm glow of creativity. He dips his delicate broad-edged nib and brushes in ink, his movements filled w

For the most part, the Kurds tend to garner the attention of the world only during major political events, such as the advent of ISIS in the Middle East. This attention, however, quickly fades. As a

"Stream To Ocean: The Poems of Nazand Begikhani," originally published by Richard McKane in Bells of Speech in 2006, explores the powerful poetry of Nazand Begikhani, a Kurdish poet whose work refle

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