When I visited Berlin’s Jewish Museum, I was struck by a recurring question in letters that Jewish families in Germany wrote to relatives abroad after 1933: When is it time to leave? Should we really…

Remembering Khaled Khalifa, the renowned Syrian writer who captured his nation’s grief, hope, and humanity. Explore his enduring literary legacy.

When I visited Berlin’s Jewish Museum, I was struck by a recurring question in letters that Jewish families in Germany wrote to relatives abroad after 1933: When is it time to leave? Should we really…

“Go, leave us. Your wife is not coming with you. Why do you insist on staying? Hit the road.” Standing beneath a stork’s nest, Khadijeh looks up at the male bird and speaks to him with the…

The US completes its troop withdrawal from Iraq. As Baghdad celebrates sovereignty, Kurdish authorities raise serious air defense and ISIS concerns.

After nearly three decades away, Kurdish music group Koma Amed returns to Istanbul for a major concert, bringing renewed attention to the band’s enduring place in Kurdish cultural life.

Tiziano Saccucci meets a PJAK member in the mountains to discuss the legacy of Iran’s Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement.

After ISIS attacks emptied the Khabour Valley, Assyrians who remain are working to protect their communities and shape their future in Syria.

Comedian Deniz Goktas defied a court conviction to defend political satire after 88 days in detention. “The word ‘dictator’ is not an insult, but a political description,” he declared. He refuses to…

Azeri Turks are Iran’s largest ethnic minority, but their access to political power and cultural recognition remains uneven, as Rojin Mukriyan explains.

As PKK disarmament begins, Turkey’s peace process faces two major hurdles: independent verification and post-conflict political integration.

How does the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” movement shape diaspora art? Read how artists Shahrzad Arshadi and Khadija Baker reflect Kurdish women’s resistance.

When musician Tobias Rahim steps onto a Danish festival stage, thousands of voices rise with him. The crowd knows the words to his biggest hits, all sung in Danish. Yet his concerts have increasingly…

In an essay and response exchange, Aslı Telli explores how grief, memory and visions of the future can shape peace-building across generations in Kurdistan.

When musician Tobias Rahim steps onto a Danish festival stage, thousands of voices rise with him. The crowd knows the words to his biggest hits, all sung in Danish. Yet his concerts have increasingly…

Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality has granted official artist status to 24 dengbêj bards, to secure the future of Kurdish oral history and literature.

“Every mother carries a story.” Kurdish writer Gula Almastê is gathering women’s stories from her village and bringing them into Kurdish literature.

Parliament to oversee disarmament, further laws in Turkey peace process Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said parliament will have a central role in Turkey’s peace process, including…

Parliament to oversee disarmament, further laws in Turkey peace process Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said parliament will have a central role in Turkey’s peace process, including…

Kaos GL Chief Editor Yildiz Tar says Turkey is using LGBTQ+ people as a testing ground for repressive policies that could later target other groups.

The Kurdistan Region declared its Peshmerga unified, but work for true military reform remains as the ruling KDP and PUK retain tight partisan control.

Today, as it is every evening, the council of Jinwar is meeting to discuss the day’s work and plan for tomorrow. Although it is already September, temperatures in the Kurdish-majority region of…

Six years on, high-profile cases show the limits of legal justice, while activists say the movement has helped bring sexual abuse and harassment into public discussion.