Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the ...
Istanbul mayor's arrest throws Turkey's Kurdish peace bid into doubt
The detention of Istanbul's popular mayor risks undermining Turkey's move to end the PKK militant group's 40-year-old ...
The Cipher Brief5d
EXPERT Q&A: Turkey Eyes Challenges and Opportunities in Trump 2.0 Era
President Donald Trump spoke with his counterpart in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and there are reportedly plans in place for [...] More ...
Cleveland Jewish News6d
Non-Jewish Iranian-American activist Elica Le Bon feels ‘responsibility’ to defend Israel
The lawyer, who is based in Los Angeles, told JNS about the Iranian regime, which funds Hamas, jailing her mother and ...
Sahan Journal6d
In Moorhead, growing Kurdish population builds culture with the only class of its kind in Minnesota
The Kurdish American Development Organization started teaching Kurdish language classes at its office in Moorhead, home to the Upper Midwest’s largest Kurdish population ...
Middle East Institute7d
Baghdad revisited: Iraq balances on a tightrope
Reflections on a recent visit to Baghdad. Much has changed and ordinary life has resumed in Iraq's capital, but deep ...
Christians in Syria fear what’s next after latest waves of violence
Christians and other religious minorities in Syria fear the Middle Eastern nation has traded one oppressor for another since ...
Iranian American author invites community to celebrate Nowruz traditions
Babak Shakeri, a local Iranian American author, is inviting the community to join in the celebration of Nowruz, the Iranian ...
Assyrian International News Agency8dOpinion
The Kurdification of Northern Iraq Threatens Assyrians
As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute8d
Renewed Turkey-Kurd Peace Push Presents Opportunities for Regional Stability
A renewed peace effort between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has reignited hopes for a resolution to the four-decade-long ...