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ARTICLCinema · Aug 7, 2026The Odyssey (2026): The Big Guide to Truly Understanding the FilmA scene-by-scene walk through Nolan’s film, written in plain language for absolutely anyone29 minARTICLHistory and Identity · Aug 6, 2026The Origin of the Name CórdobaDoes the name Córdoba come from the word "Kurd"? What do the pre-Islamic records say?15 minARTICLHistory and Identity · Jul 13, 2026Evliya Çelebi in KurdistanEvliya Çelebi toured the Kurdish lands in the 17th century. The name Kurdistan, Abdal Khan's library at Bitlis, Kurdish word lists: one traveller's testimony.14 minARTICLHistory and Identity · Jul 13, 2026Western Travellers Among the KurdsFrom missionary Campanile to Rich in Sulaymaniyah, from Soane in disguise to Edmonds: Western travellers' testimony on the Kurds, and the limits of the gaze.13 minARTICLHistory and Identity · Jul 13, 2026Agha, Shaikh, and Mîr: The Old Order of Kurdish SocietyWho is the agha, how did the shaikhs rise, why did the mîrs vanish? Bruinessen's classic thesis on the old order of Kurdish society and its traces today.13 minARTICLHistory and Identity · Jul 13, 2026Kurdistan in the First Encyclopedia (1896): 'A Large Country'In 1896 Şemseddin Sami named Kurdistan 'a large country' in the first Turkish encyclopedia. The story of the entries M. Emin Bozarslan brought to light.13 minARTICLHistory and Identity · Jul 13, 2026Pioneers of Kurdish Studies: The Birth of a ScienceFrom a Kurdish grammar printed in Rome in 1787 to Minorsky, Yerevan, and Dr. Izady: how the science of studying the Kurds was born, pioneer by pioneer.13 minARTICLHistory and Identity · Jul 13, 2026Dimdim Castle: A Resistance That Became a LegendDimdim Castle held against the Safavid army in 1609 to 1610. Biradost's mîr Emîr Xan became Xanê Lepzêrîn in folk memory. The record and the epic, side by side.12 minARTICLCulture and Memory · Jul 13, 2026Kurdish Cuisine: Geography on a TableKurdish cuisine is geography on a table. Mast, dew, savar, and tenûr bread: Ala Barzinji's book on the dairy culture, winter stores, and the Newroz spread.12 minARTICLCulture and Memory · Jul 13, 2026Kurdish Folk Epics: From Memê Alan to Siyabend û XecêMemê Alan, Siyabend û Xecê, Zembîlfiroş, Kerr û Kulik: Kurdish folk epics carried a people's geography, morality, and memory to today in the dengbêj's voice.13 minARTICLLiterature and Language · Jul 13, 2026Cegerxwîn: The Poet of ExileCegerxwîn (1903-1984): a mele near Gercüş who dropped the robe to write against the agha and ignorance. The exile poet's life, traced in documents.12 minARTICLCulture and Memory · Jul 13, 2026Kurdish Proverbs: The Mind of a PeopleGotinên pêşiyan, the words of those who came before: a proverb is a people's distilled mind. Twelve Kurmancî proverbs, verified from the Chyet dictionary.12 minVIDEOPolitics · Feb 14, 2026Kobani Under Siege: The Humanitarian Crisis Facing Kurds10:00
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