Fatwas in Shiʿa jurisprudence are typically non-binding legal opinions. However, within the institutional framework of the ...

Many Kurdish villages and towns were destroyed ... Khomeini labeled them “mohareb,” or “warriors against God,” and criticized the Revolutionary Courts for not sentencing them to death sooner. This ...

The Islamic Republic has a history of targeting minority ethnic groups, especially the Kurds, when it feels threatened.

Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in Togo's capital Lomé on Thursday, as President Faure Gnassingbé ...

Syrian authorities and a Kurdish-led force exchanged more than 400 prisoners on Monday as part of a deal reached earlier this year between the two sides. The exchange is a step in the process of ...

AGIT KABAYEL climbed off the deck to chop down 20-stone, 6ft6in Zhilei Zhang. The underdog gave away six inches in height and three stone in weight but beat the breath and enthusiasm out of the lov… ...

Clashes between Syrian Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed Syrian militias could be one of the biggest potential problems in Syria as the country grapples with life after dictator Bashar Assad.

Since 2012, pupils can ask for two hours of Kurdish lessons Some parents say requests not met, schools can't find teachers Teachers' union says families fear stigmatisation if they ask Turkey may ...

Ukraine’s military has shared the first image of its newly-operationally-deployed MIM-23 Improved HAWK (or ‘I-HAWK’) air defense battery. The American medium-range air defense system ...

Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Persian-Iranian, was beaten to death on Sept. 16, 2022, by the Iranian “morality police” for imperfectly hiding her hair underneath her hijab. Her death—one of many ...