On August 15, Syrian Kurdish novelist Jan Dost’s book Safe Corridor, set against the backdrop of the conflict in the K

When I moved from a small town in Eastern Kurdistan (northwestern Iran) to Tehran for higher education, I encountered

Holly Mason Badra is a Kurdish American writer and scholar born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. She earned a

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In my time as a student and later professor of Arabic language and studies, I have always borne the advice of my docto

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Professor Gerard Chaliand, the well-known French author and geopolitical analyst, passed away on August 20 in a hospit

It began like any other day. He checked his phone for emails, as many of us do, and found a message from World Press P

The Kurdistan Region has made notable progress in advancing women’s roles in political, social, and economic spheres i

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The number of Christians in Iraq has been in decline for decades. Facing bleak futures and dim prospects, many have se