“Kurdish nationalism remains one of the most critical and explosive problems of the Middle East. Despite its importance, the topic remains on the margins of …
Archive for September, 2008
Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalties, and Shifting Boundaries
September 24th, 2008 by piling in History, North KurdistanSilent City
September 23rd, 2008 by piling in Culture, East Kurdistan
“A hypnotic work commemorating Halabjah, a Kurdish village annihilated by Saddam Hussein, the kamancheh” (PNA).…
My Father’s Paradise
September 18th, 2008 by Administrator in Culture, East Kurdistan, History, South Kurdistan, Uncategorized, West Kurdistan
From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. For his first 31 years Sabar considered his father, Yona, an embarrassing anachronism. Ours was a …
Invisible Nation: How the Kurds’ Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East
September 18th, 2008 by piling in By Region, Politic, South Kurdistan
From Publishers Weekly
Numbering 25 million, the Kurds remain the largest ethnic group in the world without its own nation. This is …