Nikillagah: Third Kurdish King of the Gutian Dynasty
Nikillagah was the third Gutian king of Mesopotamia c. 2171 BCE. Discover his place in Kurdish ancestral history and the Sumerian King List.
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Inkishush: Second Kurdish King of the Gutian Dynasty
Inkishush was the second Gutian king to rule Mesopotamia c. 2177 BCE. Discover his role in the first Kurdish empire and his place on the Sumerian King List.
Read article →Imta: First Kurdish King of Ancient Mesopotamia
Imta was the first Gutian king to rule Mesopotamia c. 2180 BCE. Discover his legacy as a proto-Kurdish ancestor and the dawn of the Zagros mountain dynasty.
Read article →Soad Hosny: The Cinderella of Arab Cinema with Kurdish Roots
Soad Hosny: Egyptian cinema’s Cinderella, daughter of a Kurdish calligrapher, star of 83 films, and icon of the Arab world whose mysterious death remains unsolved.
Read article →Selahattin Demirtaş: The Kurdish Leader Who Ran for President From a Prison Cell
Selahattin Demirtaş: Kurdish politician, lawyer, author, and HDP leader who ran for president from prison. Learn his story, legacy, and imprisonment.
Read article →Kurdish World in Crisis: Drone Strikes, Rojava, and Iraq’s New President — April 2026
Overview April 2026 has brought a cascade of consequential developments across the Kurdish world. Iranian drones are striking exile camps in Iraqi Kurdistan with renewed intensity, the last American soldiers have withdrawn from Rojava leaving the Kurdish SDF exposed, a Kurdish politician has been elected as Iraq's president ending months of political deadlock, and jailed Kurdish politicians in Turkey are signalling a new chapter in the peace process debate. This briefing covers all major storie
Read article →Kurdish News Briefing — April 23, 2026: Drone Strikes, Rojava’s Uncertain Future & Iraq’s New President
Introduction April 23, 2026. The Kurdish world wakes to a week of consequence. Iranian drones continue to rain down on exile camps in Iraqi Kurdistan, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps escalates its campaign against opposition groups it accuses of serving Western and Israeli interests. In Syria, the last U.S. soldier has departed Rojava, bringing a decade-long American military presence to an end and leaving the Kurdish SDF to navigate an uncertain future under a Syrian government backed
Read article →Kurdish News Roundup: Budget Pressure, Regional Diplomacy, and the Push for Kurdish Unity
A 1,000+ word Kurdish news roundup covering budget tensions between Erbil and Baghdad, regional diplomacy, Kurdish unity, and the key developments readers should watch next.
Read article →Beyond the Shield: What the 2026 U.S. Withdrawal Really Means for Syrian Kurds
Introduction For over a decade, the presence of U.S. forces in northeastern Syria was the ultimate tripwire — a security umbrella that allowed the Syrian Kurds to carve out an unprecedented level of autonomy in a region they called Rojava. It was an experiment unlike anything the Middle East had seen: a secular, multi-ethnic, gender-equal administration rising from the rubble of civil war, underpinned by the quiet but overwhelming military power of the United States.But as of April 16, 2026, th
Read article →Kurdish News Briefing: IRGC Drone Strikes, U.S. Exits Rojava & Kurdish President Elected in Iraq — April 22, 2
Introduction April 22, 2026. For the Kurdish people, this week has brought both loss and consequence. Iranian drone attacks continue to target Kurdish opposition camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, killing Peshmerga fighters. In Syria, the U.S. has completed its final withdrawal from the last military bases it held in Rojava, leaving the Kurdish SDF to navigate an uncertain future under a new Syrian government backed by Turkey. And in Iraq, the election of a Kurdish politician as president h
Read article →The Spirit of April 19: From Ancient Festivals to Modern Resilience in Kurdish History
Table of Contents1. [Introduction](#introduction)2. [Red Wednesday: The Sacred Yezidi New Year](#red-wednesday-the-sacred-yezidi-new-year)3. [Historical Diplomacy: The Kissinger Authorizations of 1972](#historical-diplomacy-the-kissinger-authorizations-of-1972)4. [The 1991 Exodus: A Legacy of Survival](#the-1991-exodus-a-legacy-of-survival)5. [Contemporary Context: April 19, 2026](#contemporary-context-april-19-2026)6. [Conclusion: The Unyielding Kurdish Identity](#conclusion-the-unyielding-kurd
Read article →April 18: A Day of Survival, Diplomacy, and Unyielding Resilience in Kurdish History
A comprehensive look at Kurdish history on April 18, focusing on the 1991 uprising and contemporary resilience.
Read article →Kurdish Resilience: Navigating Geopolitical Currents and Historical Echoes on April 18, 2026
Explore the latest Kurdish news on April 18, 2026, including drone attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan, regional political shifts, and historical reflections.
Read article →Kurdish History: A Day of Remembrance, Resilience, and Renewed Hope
Kurdish History: A Day of Remembrance, Resilience, and Renewed HopeDate: April 17, 2026Authors: Rezan BabakirCategory: Kurdish News---Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Historical Foundations: April 17 through the Decades3. The Shadow of the Anfal Campaign4. Syria’s Independence Day and the Kurdish Struggle5. Current News: Security and Diplomacy on April 17, 20266. Cultural Resilience: Celebrating Kurdish Heritage7. Conclusion: The Path Forward---IntroductionApril 17 stands as a poignant date in
Read article →April 17: A Day of Cultural Renewal and Historical Reflection in Kurdistan
April 17, 2026, marks a significant intersection of Kurdish history and contemporary cultural expression. While the Kurdish people have long been defined by their struggles for autonomy and recognition, today serves as a reminder of their enduring spirit and the growing international solidarity for their cause.The Kurdish Culture Festival: A New Chapter in WarsawOne of the most prominent events occurring today is the commencement of the "Kurdish Sun in Spring" festival in Warsaw, Poland. Organiz
Read article →Abdullah Ocalan Arrest - Israel and Mossad
Explore the historical impact of Abdullah Ocalan's arrest and the role of Israel and Mossad. Discover insights on Abdullah Ocalan Arrest now!
Read article →Jineology - Abdullah Ocalan - Society Cannot Be Free, Unless Women Are Free
Explore Abdullah Öcalan’s idea of jineology, the science of women, and how it reshapes feminism, society, history, and Kurdish political thought.
Read article →Abdullah Öcalan: A Complete Timeline of Life, Conflict, and Isolation
A living historical record and interactive timeline tracking the life, political philosophy, and decades-long imprisonment of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
Read article →April 15: A Day of Enduring Struggle and Resilience in Kurdish History
Explore the historical significance of April 15th in Kurdish history, from the devastating 1987 chemical attack in Balisan and Sheikh Wasan to the recent drone strikes targeting Kurdish groups in Iraq, highlighting the ongoing challenges and resilience of the Kurdish people.
Read article →Sheikh Mahmoud Barzanji: The Kurdish King Who Defied the British Empire (1878–1956)
When the British Empire emerged victorious from the First World War and was awarded the mandate over Mesopotamia, its strategists expected that the Kurdish population of the newly created Iraq would accept British tutelage with the same relative acquiescence as the Arab population of Baghdad and Basra. They were wrong. From the city of Sulaymaniyah in the heart of the Kurdish highlands, a man named Sheikh Mahmoud Barzanji looked at the new order being imposed on his people and decided it was una
Read article →Kâzım İnanç: The Kurdish Officer Who Served an Empire That Denied His People (1880–1938)
The history of the Ottoman Empire’s final decades is full of men who served the state faithfully while belonging to communities that the state was simultaneously trying to erase. Kâzım İnanç was one such man — a Kurdish military officer who gave his professional life to the Ottoman and subsequently Turkish military establishment, and who died in 1938, the year of Atatürk’s death and one of the most repressive periods of the Kemalist state’s campaign against Kurdish identity.His story is represen
Read article →Aziz Feyzi Pirinççizâde: The Kurdish Parliamentarian Who Built the First Institutions of a Nation (1878–1933)
In the dying decades of the Ottoman Empire, when the Kurdish people were beginning to develop the political consciousness that would eventually coalesce into a national movement, a small group of educated Kurdish men in the cities of the empire took on the difficult work of building the institutions through which that consciousness could find expression. They founded journals, established societies, sat in parliament, and wrote manifestos — doing the unglamorous, essential work of cultural and p
Read article →Ahmed Uthman: The Kurdish Intellectual Who Kept the Flame Alive Between Two Eras (1879–1946)
The history of the Kurdish national movement is often told through its most dramatic moments — the uprisings, the declarations, the battles, the martyrdoms. But beneath these moments of high drama lies a quieter history: the history of the men and women who did the slower, less celebrated work of building the social and institutional fabric through which Kurdish identity was maintained and transmitted. Ahmed Uthman belonged to this tradition.Born in 1879 in the Kurdish regions of the late Ottoma
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