Category: Living on the Hill
The focus on Trump's decision to abandon the Kurds ignores an international community that still fails to protect vulnerable minorities.
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Hanna Bohman discusses fighting alongside leftist Kurdish militias against ISIS, and the YPJ’s proclaimed mission of democracy and women’s liberation. First of all, I’m sure you are asked this question a lot, but what inspired you to move to Kurdistan to fight with the YPG against ISIS? I truly believe that you have the most […]
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Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga clash in the disputed city of Kirkuk following weeks of rising tensions between the Iraqi government and Kurdistan.
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In a joint addressed to the UN, over 100 leading academics and activists support the outcome of the Kurdish people’s referendum for independence.
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Ross Paton interviews British YPG volunteer Josh Walker on the Kurdistan Independence Referendum. Is it too soon for statehood?
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An independent Kurdistan would create a secular, pluralistic ally, and be a humanistic victory in protecting the rights of the Kurdish people Following the liberation of Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS) in July, the push for independence once again surged in Iraqi Kurdistan. Shortly after the liberation of Mosul, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President […]
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An interview with Houzan Mahmoud, who is a Co-Founder of The Kurdish Culture Project, by Scott Douglas Jacobsen. In this wide-ranging and exclusive interview, Mahmoud discusses the Kurds, Iraq, women's rights, and more.
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Adalet R. Garmiany is a British & Kurdish Iraqi artist, curator and Chief Executive/Founder of ArtRole, an International based contemporary arts organisation developing international cultural exchanges with the Middle East. Adalet has been forging important cultural and artistic relationships between Iraq, Middle East, UK, across Europe, USA, and the rest of the world facilitating artistic dialogue, […]
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Ali Raza is an artist from Kurdistan. Ali Raza talks about growing up in the Iraqi-Iranian war, and how human rights can be ratified in art.
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We must support the Kurds against our mutual foes as the only rock of stability in the otherwise turbulent Middle East.
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