Let the world recognize Anfal as genocide
- KurdishMedia.com - By Ara Alan
- 08/05/2008 00:00:00
In remembrance of the Anfal campaign Kurdish Youth Club held two seminars on this subject.
PJAK do not work against US or Iraqi interests
The media news articles which claim that PJAK will carry out suicide attacks against Iraq and the USA interests in the region are untrue and fabricated
The modern youth of our nation needs to rise from sitting behind the doors of impossible
- KurdishMedia.com - By Zana Abdulrahman
- 06/05/2008 00:00:00
Every Kurd has dreamed of one thing above all others, and that one thing is to enjoy the fruitfulness of being an independent country that offers us all the chance to live our lives to the fullest. It is time for our people to live in peace,
Stomach development: A hungry man is an angry man
- KurdishMedia.com - By Aland Mizell
- 05/05/2008 00:00:00
Today food prices continue to skyrocket throughout the Philippines. The government is trying to stabilize its domestic rice price for fear of acute shortages.
Nakba Crapka…
- KurdishMedia.com - By Gerald A Honigman
- 04/05/2008 00:00:00
The lunar Hebrew calendar date for Israel Independence Day (May 14, 1948) falls on May 8th this year.
An evening of stimulating questions
- KurdishMedia.com
- 04/05/2008 00:00:00
Where is mecca, if you have questions is the title of an entertaining presentation in the evening of Saturday May 9th in Washington DC.
Turkey and US share crimes and genocide committed against Kurds
- KurdishMedia.com - By Dana Berzinjy
- 02/05/2008 00:00:00
The Turkish and the US government share crimes, atrocities and genocide that committed against the Kurdish people in Turkey in 1990, and at present.
Fears of cholera epidemic in Kurdistan
Officials concerned series of gastric infections may signal outbreak of killer disease.
Women tortured by “mobile phone abuse”
Some have even become victims of so-called honour killings after being unwittingly filmed in compromising situations.
What is the UN doing in Kirkuk?
- KurdishMedia.com - By Dr Rashid Karadaghi
- 01/05/2008 00:00:00
Who can deny that the UN is in Kirkuk to make sure that Saddam’s evil legacy in the province is made permanent?
KHRP condemns fatal expulsion of Syrian and Iranian refugees by Turkey
Kurdish Human Rights Project is shocked and saddened at the recent deaths of four refugees following their forcible expulsion to Iraq by Turkish police.
New book: Kurdish notables
- KurdishMedia.com - By Cengiz Apaydin
- 30/04/2008 00:00:00
One of the key triangulations of my artistic personality, and the most important of all, is my Kurdish identity.
A first class revolution: Gülen’s utopia society
- KurdishMedia.com - By Aland Mizell
- 29/04/2008 00:00:00
Today the media is talking about Michael Rubin, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and editor of the Middle East Quarterly, because he recently published an article in the National Review talking about an Islamic revolution in Turkey.
Recent Turkish attackes against Kurds
- KurdishMedia.com - By Cengiz Apaydin
- 29/04/2008 00:00:00
For a few weeks Turkish millitary operations have concentrated in Botan, Dersim and Amed states.
Dutch FM: Halabja gas attack not genocide
- KurdishMedia.com
- 29/04/2008 00:00:00
Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said that the cabinet does not consider a 1988 poison gas attack targeting Iraqi Kurds as genocide.
The Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide: In tribute to Hrant Dink
- KurdishMedia.com - By Fatma Kayhan
- 29/04/2008 00:00:00
The Armenian genocide was planned and systematically carried out by the Young Turk regime in the Ottoman Turkey from 1915 to 1923. During this time, almost two million Armenians were deported and over one and a half million of them were killed.
Some Kurds still wait for the new Iraq
- the Real News Network
- 28/04/2008 00:00:00
Alive in Baghdad: Attempting to redress the wrongs done to Faili Kurds
Iraqi Kurdistan Region Oil Sold to Iran
- Red Orbit
- 27/04/2008 00:00:00
Iraqi Kurdistan Region oil is secretly sent to Iran, Rozhnama daily newspaper run by the former deputy leader Nawshirwan Mustafa reported on 23 April.
Iraqi factions talk peace in Finland
- reuters - By Sakari Suoninen
- 27/04/2008 00:00:00
A group of Iraqis from across the sectarian and ethnic divide agreed a set of principles at a meeting in Finland on Sunday that they hope will foster national reconciliation, the organisers of the event said.
Iraqi Kurds welcome MGK decision giving go-ahead for dialogue
- Today's Zaman
- 26/04/2008 00:00:00
Iraqi Kurds have applauded a decision by Turkey's influential National Security Council (MGK) that paves the way for talks between Ankara and Iraqi Kurdish groups.
Turkish warplanes raid PKK targets in Iraq
- Reuters - By Emma Ross-Thomas
- 26/04/2008 00:00:00
Turkey said its warplanes struck Kurdish separatist targets inside northern Iraq on Friday and Saturday in what military sources called the biggest Turkish air operation in northern Iraq this year.
Nechirvan Barzani is to receive Honory Degree
- washjeff.edu
- 25/04/2008 00:00:00
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government to Receive Honorary Degree at W&J Commencement Ceremony
Kurdish press struggles for independence
- MediaChannel - By Dany As’ad
- 25/04/2008 00:00:00
The Kurdish press is continuing to struggle for its independence despite the huge advances that have been made over recent years.
Iyad Jamal ad-Din voices support for Saddam's old allies
- KurdishMedia.com
- 24/04/2008 00:00:00
Iyad Jamal ad-Din, one of the more unique players in post-Saddam Iraq, recently voiced support for the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a cultish military organization previously supported by Saddam Hussein,
Kurds Provide Safe Haven for Christians
- Newsmax.com - By Kenneth R. Timmerman
- 24/04/2008 00:00:00
The Kurdish regional government in Northern Iraq is providing a safe haven to several thousand Iraqi Christians who have fled persecution in other parts of the country, government officials and local pastors told Newsmax.
Enough with the one and only!
- KurdishMedia.com - By Kay Azadabeen
- 24/04/2008 00:00:00
The Kurdish homeland has been invaded and occupied by those who consider themselves as the one and only.
Staffan de Mistura takes Kirkuk issue to Brussels
- KurdishMedia.com - By Dr Mohammed M.A. Ahmed
- 24/04/2008 00:00:00
Since the 1980s and 1990s, thousands of Kurds, who were forcibly removed from their homes and farms by Saddam Hussein and replaced by Arab settlers, have been patiently waiting for their rights to be reinstated.
Celebrating the 110th anniversary of the publication of "Kurdistan" - Free Press is the Scion of the Daring Word
- KurdishMedia.com
- 23/04/2008 00:00:00
On the 10th Anniversary of its inception, Kurdish Exile Association (KEA) commemorates the 110th anniversary of the publication of “Kurdistan”, the first ever Kurdish newspaper, the shining star that illuminated the sky of Kurdish journalism
The Kurdish press since its emergence
- the Kurdish Globe - By Behrooz shojai
- 23/04/2008 00:00:00
April 22 is the 110th anniversary of Kurdish newspaper publishing.
Kurdish American Youth Organization sponsors a new Kurdish-American Student Database (KASD) Project
- KurdishMedia.com
- 23/04/2008 00:00:00
The Kurdish American Youth Organization (KAYO) is sponsoring a new project to create a large and extensive database of Kurdish students living in the United States.
Clashes in eastern Turkey kill 4 Kurdish rebels, 1 soldier
Turkey's state-run news agency says four militants and one soldier were killed in clashes near the border with Armenia.
Open letter to President Carter: Help solve the Kurdish conflict in Turkey
- KurdishMedia.com - By Karwan Azadi
- 20/04/2008 00:00:00
This week was another highly controversial one for you as you set out to solve an old problem in Gaza by meeting with a group the world has described as terrorist.
Separating state and love
- KurdishMedia.com
- 19/04/2008 00:00:00
You probably saw the wives of a missing Joe on television. If Joe was there, he might have argued he married all of those ladies because they felt they were weak and needed his support.
Iraqi Kurds back PKK despite hardships
Villagers in the north continue to support rebels fighting Turkey and Iran, even though many have been displaced by recent fighting.
KNC-NA calls for revoking prison sentences of Kurdish leaders in Turkey
- KNC -North America
- 16/04/2008 00:00:00
Kurdish National Congress of Norht America, April 16, 2008: On April 10, 2008, Mrs. Leyla Zana, a former MP for the Turkish government, and a recipient of the Rafto Prize in 1994, and the Sakharov Prize in 1995
Kurdish killings widely condemned
Syrian human rights and civil society organisations have condemned the killing of three Kurdish men by security forces in the northeastern area of Qamishli.
Let’s welcome Layla’s imprisonment for freedom!
- KurdishMedia.com - By Hataw Sarkawt
- 15/04/2008 00:00:00
We are one of the greatest nations in blaming others for our miseries. Maybe our oppressors see our problems and have a reason to believe a good Kurd should be a dead one.
SNL needs to apologize
- KurdishMedia.com
- 14/04/2008 00:00:00
Comedy is among the most effective ways to make the public aware about the flaws of the public figures.
Armenia Solidarity with the Victims of All Genocides
- KurdishMedia.com
- 13/04/2008 00:00:00
Armenia Solidarity with the Victims of All Genocides (ASVAG) and Nor Serount Cultural Association present a report on the London Launch of Desmond Fernandes’ The Kurdish and Armenian Genocides: From Censorship and Denial to Recognition?
April 14: The annual memorial of Anfal genocid, Kurds are victims of Iraq’s post-Saddam policy
14 April 2008 marks 20 years of the genocide of Anfal. However, the repercussions of the Anfal genocide still trouble the Kurdish people.
A polygamous woman with four husbands
- KurdishMedia.com - By Hataw Sarkawt
- 12/04/2008 00:00:00
On April 7, 2008 Texan authorities raided a ranch in Midwest, arrested few unlawful people, and took the legal custody of over 400 children of polygamous parents.
EUTCC press release: Kurdish spokesperson Leyla Zana convicted to two years in prison
Leyla Zana, a well know political spokesperson for the Kurds in Turkey has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Turkish Court in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir.
Another Sadrist implicated in Khoei killing assassinated
- KurdishMedia.com
- 12/04/2008 00:00:00
This is the second assassination of a prominent Sadrist official accused of playing a role in Sayyid al-Khoei's murder, as Yasser Saleh Abdul-Karim al-Mudhafar
Five years of disappointment
One Iraqi Kurd’s hopes that life would improve after Saddam have largely been dashed.
Economic successes or incompetence in Kurdistan regional government
- KurdishMedia.com - By Shwan Zulal
- 10/04/2008 00:00:00
There were a lot of wrangling recently about the yearly Iraqi Budget for 2008, and the allocated funds for The KRG. The disputes were settled in short term and the outcome was seen as a triumph for KRG.
McCain and Peas of the same pod choices
- KurdishMedia.com - By Gerald a. Honigman
- 10/04/2008 00:00:00
Prior to Senator McCain's recent trip to Iraq and Israel, I was in communication with his office regarding the James Baker endorsement
Turkey: Health concern/ill-treatment: Cuneyt Ertus (m) aged 15
- Amnesty International
- 10/04/2008 00:00:00
Fifteen-year-old Cuneyt Ertus was arrested by police after Newroz (New Year) demonstrations on 22 March in the south-eastern city of Hakkari.
Turkish PM does not accept Kurdish as a mother tongue
- KurdishMedia.com - By Cengiz Apaydin
- 09/04/2008 00:00:00
Erdoagn replied, “Education in mother tongue is only for minorities and courses are opened for them.” Tanrikulu reminded the PM Erdogan the example of Turks in Germany.
Independence, a healthy choice!
- KurdishMedia.com
- 09/04/2008 00:00:00
Recently a great person in my circle reached the stage of making independent choices. In a discussion about choices and dependency I argued it is very hard to imagine anybody wanting to depend on others for life choices for ever.
Kurdish nationalism from World War I through 2007: An incomplete historical narrative - V
- KurdishMedia.com - By Benjamin Kweskin
- 09/04/2008 00:00:00
The duel factors of the weakened Ottoman Empire and the economic occupation of Iran in the 1920s paved the road for Kurdish nationalism in Iran. The main nationalist leader at this time was Simko, the son of the chief of a large tribe.