From Gaza’s embattled journalists to Iraq’s ambitious new trade corridor, August was a month of defining shifts across the Middle East. Here’s a look at the stories that captured the most attention.| Ideas Beyond Borders
A wave of agri-entrepreneurs is proving that farming can survive Northern Iraq’s unrelenting droughts and desertification| Ideas Beyond Borders
The U.S. withdrawal isn’t really a withdrawal. The post U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: Protecting Americans or Empowering Iran? appeared first on Foreign Policy In Focus.| Foreign Policy In Focus
Nurcan Baysal on Kurdish language, culture and identity. Translated by Nazım Dikbas.| PEN Transmissions
British-Kurdish genocide survivor Taban Shoresh founded an NGO to support Yazidi women left behind by war, as global attention — and aid — moves elsewhere| Ideas Beyond Borders
Mehmet Çakas is to be deported to Turkey before serving his German prison sentence – even though criminal proceedings are ongoing against him there. This would be a precedent case. The Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas is to be deported to Turkey on August 28 from Germany correctional facility. According to his defense attorney Björn Elberling, […] Der Beitrag Despite ongoing proceedings: Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas faces rushed deportation to Turkey erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
From Syria’s warlords scrambling for power to Afghan entrepreneurs defying the Taliban, July was a month where real stories broke through the noise.| Ideas Beyond Borders
Despite the ongoing integration deal between the Kurdish SDF and the Islamist HTS-dominated government, government forces attacked SDF positions in the Aleppo Governorate today, sparking a number of substantial battles. Government-linked forces attacked SDF positions in the village of al-Imam before dawn on Monday morning, and the clashes raged for…| News From Antiwar.com
Kurdish organisations are demanding a thorough investigation after a knife attack and are warning against depoliticisation. Whether the perpetrator really sympathises with the IS is now being investigated. Following a knife attack on a Kurdish activist in the German city of Kiel two Saturdays ago, the Schleswig-Holstein State Office of Criminal Investigation has now taken […] Der Beitrag Kobanê anniversary in Kiel: Political motive in knife attack against Kurd in German city? erschien zuer...| Matthias Monroy
In discussing the Arabic translation of Poverty & Freedom, Atlas Network’s president shares his vision for a lasting exodus from poverty powered by local solutions| Ideas Beyond Borders
Pred turškim veleposlaništvom v Ljubljani sta se v zadnjih dveh dneh odvili dve ločeni, a povezani akciji solidarnosti s preganjanimi v Turčiji. The post Intervenciji pred turško ambasado first appeared on anarhistka.org.| anarhistka.org
The dissolution of the PKK should not be viewed as a surrender or as a victory for the Turkish state.| New International
Backpacking Kurdistan Iran: A travel guide to Palangan and Sanandaj in Iranian Kurdistan for the independent budget traveller.| Backpack Adventures
Le chemin de la paix se fera par la démocratie. Les Kurdes y sont prêts. Nous nous tenons à leurs côtés sur les pas de la révolution citoyenne L’article Le chemin de la paix se fera par la démocratie est apparu en premier sur Leïla Chaibi.| Leïla Chaibi
Pubblichiamo da International Viewpoint, organo in inglese della Quarta Internazionale, questa iimportante intervista, utile anche per cogliere le dinamiche nell’Amministrazione Autonoma del …| Sinistra Anticapitalista
Despite some lingering inconsistencies, this is a substantial contribution to the field, strengthened by the inclusion of a diverse range of locally-informed authors.| E-International Relations
As wounded victims came pouring into the civilian hospital in Kharkov after the Ukraine war began in February 2022, Artem Riga initially was the only| The Hastings Center