The Kurds – One Of The World’s Most Ancient Peoples

Roux George   /   1 ноября 2017 года

Before the great city-states of ancient Sumer and Akkad people chose the caves and foothills of Kurdistan for their dwellings. Most history books have but a few references to the geographical region known as Kurdistan because it is not a geopolitical entity. However the people of this region that encompasses parts of modern Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria have a common history that dates back to the dawn of civilization. Today these people speak their own language and have a unique culture in spite of being at the crossroads of conquest since antiquity.

A brief survey of The History of the Kurds

Kendal Nezan   /   31 октября 2017 года

The Kurdish Question

Madeleine Elfenbein   /   30 октября 2017 года

Can Turkey learn to live with an increasingly powerful Iraqi Kurdistan across the border?

Problems In Kurdish Historiography

Mehrdad Izady   /   26 октября 2017 года

Evidence for the World’s earliest Beer and Wine making in Kurdistan

Mehrdad Izady   /   26 октября 2017 года

The History of Kurdish Language

Kurdish academy   /   26 октября 2017 года

Rewriting the massacre at Sinjar

Voltaire Network   /   13 сентября 2017 года

August 2014: while Daesh are making progress in Iraq, the jihadists are taking Yezidi villages, killing men and taking women and children as their captives. The women will be used as sex slaves and the lot of adolescents will be forced conscription. Those who can, are taking refuge in the mountains of Sinjar.

Duhok IFF: Criticism and awards in the film industry

A.C. Robinson   /   13 сентября 2017 года

Building bridges between Kurdish and world cinema, organizers of the Duhok International Film Festival (Duhok IFF) ensure a Kurd is sitting on each jury judging the festival’s offerings along with film makers and critics from around the world.

The Impact Of War On The Everyday Life Of Displaced Iraqis

Dr Alison Strang   /   13 сентября 2017 года

Travelling out of the city of Duhok, Iraq, the empty shells of half built tower blocks soon gave way to dusty rolling hillsides dotted with ground hugging villages.

No need to fear Kurdistani independence

Gary Kent   /   11 сентября 2017 года

The sun shone brightly on a sea of Kurdish flags at the recent independence rally in Cologne. This was fortunate for about 20,000 Kurds and their friends who had come from across Germany and further afield. The sun blinded me and avoided any stage fright in delivering a brief speech.