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.
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.
"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.