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Happy Newroz

(Newroz re-post)

The myth has it that 2600 or so years ago there lived on the outskirts of Zagros Mountains a people ruled by a cruel king named Dehaq. 190 palabras más

Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurds commemorate Halabja massacre

By AFP – Mar 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES

Iraqi-Kurds visit a grave site in Halabja near the monument for victims of the Halabja gas massacre that killed some 5,000 people as they mark the 31th anniversary of the attack on Saturday (AFP photo) 297 palabras más

Asia

The Iraqi example : Iraq, an Arab and a Kurdish state

Mar 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI

Iraq has set a perfect example for dealing with its large Kurdish minority while preserving the unity of the country by stipulating in its constitution that it is both an Arab and Kurdish state.  316 palabras más

Asia

Kurdish Memory Programme

Last night I was at BAFTA for the European launch of the Kurdish Memory Programme, a new national archive of modern Kurdish history. The Kurds often refer to themselves, with justification, as the largest nation without a country; although there are regional and cultural variations, including in the language they speak, they do have a great sense of collective identity, reinforced by generations of marginalisation and persecution. 277 palabras más

A Slice of Life - Kurdistan, Volume 4

We are enjoying spring in this part of the world. The rain has tapered off and with it the large puddle that forms in my kitchen. 1.254 palabras más

Cross-cultural

International Women’s Day 2019: Ivana Hoffman

As part of a month long build up to International Women’s Day celebrations on the 8th of March, the YCL will be publishing daily articles highlighting the exemplary role played by women in the international communist and working class movement. 655 palabras más

Women's Liberation

Washington’s War on Syria

ELIAS SAMO | 05.03.2019 | FEATURED STORY

Washington’s War on Syria

I was recently asked to participate and give a presentation at a closed, and invitation-only, conference in Washington, DC, on February 6th, 2019. 1.241 palabras más

USA