Language is never just a means of communication. It is identity, memory, access, and belonging. Across the Middle East, few ...

The collapse of the Kurdish entity in Syria, Rojava, in January 2026 sent shock waves all over the Kurdish diaspora in Europe and other parts of the world. The two questions that were raised among ...

Dalal M. Hassane ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Leverett House. Just months ago, I felt the breeze of the motherland hold me so tightly I could almost sense my Kurdish ancestors offering me ...

This article is part of a series examining free expression and information access in civic spaces across six language communities in the MENA region. Nestled within the Kurdistan mountains near the ...

Denial and assimilation continue to be the basis of the policies pursued regarding the Kurdish language since the foundation of the Republic. The Republic [of Türkiye] pursued a policy to create a new ...