How My Father’s Ideas Helped the Kurds Create a New Democracy- Debbie Bookchin
Newyorker: One mild spring day in Vermont in April 2004, my father, the historian and philosopher Murray Bookchin, was chatting with me, as we did almost daily. We’d talk about … Continue reading
Turkish hydroelectric dam will leave hundreds homeless, ancient town of Hasankeyf underwater
Hundreds of people displaced by a huge dam in southeast Turkey fear they could go homeless because resettlement laws prevent them from moving into a new government-built town above the rising Tigris … Continue reading
The fall of Kirkuk and U.S. Kurdish allies
By Ernie Audino – – Wednesday, October 18, 2017 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Well, we’ve done it. We’ve given Kirkuk to the Iranians. Kirkuk. The Heart of Kurdistan. It’s the Jerusalem of the … Continue reading
800 ISIS members from 46 countries imprisoned in Rojava
Cizire Canton Foreign Relations Council Co-chair Dr. Abdulkerim Omer pointed out the gang members held by the YPG/YPJ and the SDF: “We have some 800 ISIS members as of now. … Continue reading
TEXT-Yazidi activist Nadia Murad on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Following is the statement by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad on receiving the award. This morning the Nobel Committee informed me that I was … Continue reading
Noam Chomsky says US should stay in Syria to protect the Kurds
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The US should stay in northern Syria to deter attacks against Syrian Kurds, well-known American linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky said in an interview with the Intercept … Continue reading
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