years: 2025
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A harrowing political history of Kurdish Iraq told through the extraordinary rags-to-riches story of a childhood refugee In the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, Iraqi president Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons against his own people, the Iraqi Kurds. Five thousand people died in what became known as the Halabja Massacre,
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This book explores the intricate and dynamic role of readers as witnesses, with a specific focus on Kurdish literature in English as a case study. It aims to show how readers actively engage with witness literature, serving both as witnesses to the narratives presented and as active participants in acts
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This thesis focuses on Belenli Mela Hüseyin (1929-2007), a classical Zaza literature writer, and his works. Mela Hüseyin wrote in Zaza, Kurmanji, Turkish, Arabic, and Persian using the Kurdish-Arabic alphabet at various times during his lifetime. He wrote these works with the aim of leaving a legacy for his people.
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How does a resistance-armed group govern and implement an alternative political programme during war? Governance of Resistance in North and East Syria examines the momentous development of the Kurdish-led autonomous administration since 2012. The creation of this unprecedented, ideologically radical entity is of immense significance in Kurdish, Syrian and Middle