Remember Halabja Brian Brivati March 16 is Anfal and Halabja remembrance day – a good day to reflect on the Iraq War and why the left remains so blinded to the fate of the Kurds. On March 16 1988 Saddam Hussein ordered a series of gas attacks on the town …
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Haji Qadir Koyi
Haji Qadir Koyi Haji Qadir Koyi (Kurdish: Hacî Qadirî Koyî[1]), (* 1817 Koi Sanjaq -1897), was a Kurdish poet. He carried on the nationalistic message of Ahmad Khani in his writings. He wanted to enlighten the people and help them to remedy the problems of illiteracy and backwardness and …
Read More »I’d still vote to go to war in Iraq
I’d still vote to go to war in Iraq Ann Clwyd Ifirst became aware of human rights atrocities in Iraq in the 70s, before I became a politician. I met Iraqi students in Cardiff, some of whom had been imprisoned in Basra, and what they told me was so terrible …
Read More »Kurdistan in the shadow of Western betrayal: A critical historical overview
Kurdistan in the shadow of Western betrayal: A critical historical overview Kurdishaspect.com – By Kirmanj Gundi Introduction Kurds are descendants of the Medes who are mentioned ten times in the Bible. In 700-550 BCE, the Medes created one of the mightiest empires, the Medean Empire. They were …
Read More »The Shake Hand of Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji with the “dirty” British
The Shake Hand of Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji with the “dirty” British By Minhaj Akreyi We live in a society where our source of information is received in many different forms. The information is often without any concrete evidence and we tend to believe quickly, spread it, and before we …
Read More »Origin of The Kurds
Origin of The Kurds By Prof. Mehrdad A. Izady Being the native inhabitants of their land. there are no “beginnings” for Kurdish history and people. Kurds and their history are the end products of thousands of years of continuous internal evolution and assimilation of new peoples and ideas introduced sporadically …
Read More »The Akkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire Near the end of the second millennium BCE the king of Akkad, Sargon the Great, had brought all the cities of Sumer under his rule. He had marched his armies into Elam to the east and then west into Syria securing the frontiers for trade and commerce. …
Read More »The Legacy of Ur-Nammu
The Legacy of Ur-Nammu The Akkadian Empire had fallen to the Gutians and ancient Iraq was in chaos. Centuries of civilizations efforts were undone as cities were sacked, canals were abandoned and roads became impassable. Within a short time the regions infrastructure toppled under the weight of the Gutian …
Read More »The Kurds – One Of The World’s Most Ancient Peoples
The Kurds – One Of The World’s Most Ancient Peoples. Before the great city-states of ancient Sumer and Akkad people chose the caves and foothills of Kurdistan for their dwellings. Most history books have but a few references to the geographical region known as Kurdistan because it is not a …
Read More »Saladin Ayubi
Saladin Ayubi Saladin (1137/1138–1193) was a Muslim military and political leader who as sultan (or leader) led Islamic forces during the Crusades. Saladin’s greatest triumph over the European Crusaders came at the Battle of Hattin in 1187, which paved the way for Islamic re-conquest of Jerusalem and other Holy Land …
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