Analysis
40,000 Deaths: Dissecting Turkey’s “Big Lie” Against Kurdistan’s Guerrillas
With oppressive military occupations, state accusations serve as confessions.
Since 1984, Kurdish guerrillas of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have been fighting an asymmetric resistance war against the Turkish…
Geopolitics
Turkey & Iraq: Tailoring a “Security” Partnership
Turkey has shifted its foreign policy focus to Iraq, following rumors that the US-led Coalition forces may soon withdraw. Looking to fill the potential void, Turkey is ready to adopt a new approach to Iraq based on…
Gender
Jin Jiyan Azadi: Kurdish Women Resisting in the 4 Parts of Kurdistan
The death of the Kurdish woman Jina Amini in September 2022 sparked an inferno of protests throughout Iran, under the banner of “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi.” This Kurdish language slogan, which translates to “Women, Life,…
History & Culture
Archaeological Heritage Crimes in Occupied Afrin
I. Background
Since 2011, cultural heritage in Syria has been under constant threat. Even though the civil war has raged on for more than a decade, there is still no end in sight. The involvement of various foreign…
Books & Films
Analyzing Chro Zand’s ‘Memoir of a Kurdish Hero’s Daughter’
“Facts need testimony to be remembered and trustworthy witnesses to be established in order to find a secure dwelling place in the domain of human affairs. From this, it follows that no factual statement can ever…
Art & Music
Roundtable: On Rushdi Anwar’s Kurdistan Art Exhibit
At the Table with Rushdi Anwar
Rushdi Anwar (b.1971-) is a Kurdish artist from Halabja, Kurdistan whose upcoming exhibition, in collaboration with Artes Mundi and the British Council, will be presented at the…
