Dalal M. Hassane ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Leverett House. Just months ago, I felt the breeze of the motherland hold me so tightly I could almost sense my Kurdish ancestors offering me ...

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region - The Fifth Slemani International Film Festival opened on Thursday with the theme “Kurdish Culture and Mother Tongue,” celebrating cinema as a bridge between Kurdish ...

The Kurdish Language Platform slams Minister of National Education Selçuk, who answered a Parliamentary question by saying, “No language other than Turkish shall be taught as a mother tongue to ...

This article is part of a series examining free expression and information access in civic spaces across six language communities in the MENA region. Nestled within the Kurdistan mountains near the ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish government proposal to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has put Kurdish rights back in the spotlight, at a time when Kurdish leaders say repression is ...

In the heat of the day, groups of Syrian refugee students walk purposefully to the learning centre in Domiz refugee camp. Here, they are studying the local Kurdish dialects in preparation for the new ...

This robust system of mother tongue education, which spans from the primary to the secondary stages, is seen by students and educators alike as a cornerstone of effective learning. Students indicate ...

A newly elected Kurdish member of the Syrian Parliament, Mohammad Sido Sido, has emphasized that Syria must draw inspiration from the Kurdistan Region’s model of reconstruction, governance, and ...

On 22 September, Iranian Kurdish Human Rights Defender, Jina Modares Gorji was released from prison. She had been arbitrarily ...

The scarcity of online resources highlights an urgent need for improved information accessibility. This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 6 September 2023. This article is part ...