For centuries, Kurds were a vital element of the neighboring Ottoman and Safavid empires. These two great Islamic, multiethnic states achieved stable bilateral relations in the 17th century following ...

He authored 11 books through studies conducted in his mother tongue. "At the beginning, I could not even write my name, but now I have taken responsibility for the Kurdish language. For me, every ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The younger brother of jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan has strongly ...

Ideas such as identity as an illusion and journey as a means of devotion appear throughout much of Kiarostami’s work. In his finest film, 1997’s devastatingly simple but mesmerizing Taste of Cherry, ...

This article is an expansion of the author's presentation at the Diaspora Conference held from March 14 to 15 in Los Angeles.

US President Donald Trump said that Iran "lies" as they had promised to open the Strait of Hormuz but did not.

Donald Trump has threatened China with “staggering” 50 per cent tariffs if it provides military support to Iran. The US ...

An Open Letter to Mike van Graan: a response to his open letter to opera singer Aviva Pelham on her objection to UCT awarding ...

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), led by Masoud Barzani, has rejected the election of Nizar Amidi as Iraq’s president, ...

A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic ...

An Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, as mediators met ...

Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, two NGOs said Monday, warning it ...