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Kurdistan

A tear for Kurdistan

The Death Washer is a well-written and painful novel that continues the debate about circumcision and violence against women – and it deserves all the prizes it can get. 

Run, Leyla, run

After 20 years of foreignness, Leyla Imret became mayor in her native city – which is central to the ongoing Turkish-Kurdish conflict.

The righteous war

As a source of stability in the region, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters can gain more support for their liberation struggle, believes controversial philosopher and documentary Bernard-Henri Lévy.

Kurdish Anarchism

"Nothing similar has been seen since the Spanish Civil War," say Norwegian anarchists. The Kurdish People's Defense Unit seeks to create a system that ensures democracy, equality, freedom of expression and the rights of minorities.