Turkey Settles Chinese Uyghur in Kurdish Homes in Rojava
Turkey Settles Chinese Uyghur in Kurdish Homes in Rojava One of the most insidious, and yet successful aspects of Turkey’s
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My Writing
Calling Turkey’s War by it’s Real Name: Genocide
This is not a war. Don’t be fooled by the media or the political leaders calling this a “war”. A war, according to international law and Just War Theory is a military conflict between two sovereign states with relatively equal power and capacity.
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Baghdad Burning: Iraq Anti-Government Protests Becomes Deadly
Baghdad Burning: Iraq Anti-Government Protests Becomes Deadly Since Tuesday mass anti-government protests have erupted in Baghdad as a result of
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SDC cannot release ISIS militants without trial
“Simply freeing the militants …leaving the long-suffering people of Syria to continue to face the threat of these organizations is inhumane, and legally and morally irresponsible.
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Between Alan Kurdi and Angie Valeria: The Politics of Border Walls and the Criminalization of Humanitarianism
The indefinite state of detention, despair and hopelessness is used as deterrence, and a clear threat to other would be refugees and asylum seekers. The message is clear: there is no hope here, no humanity, no home to be found.
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Killing Kolbers: Iran and Economic Terrorism
Economic violence has been a tool of authoritarian states against minorities in the region for decades. The Kolbers symbolize the intersection where race and class come together and add a further layer of violence, marginalization and oppression to the Kurdish issue.
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Devastating Fires: Turkey aids ISIS in Terrorizing Kurdistan
Devastating Fires: Turkey aids ISIS in Terrorizing Kurdistan For the past few weeks a number of suspicious fires have erupted
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Kurdish Freedom and PTSD: War, Depression, Suicide, Silence
To understand the current situation in Kurdistan, and specifically in Rojava in relation to mental health, we need to understand several important factors which heavily impact current issues and limitations in this regard.
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Lorenzo and “Shehid Namirin”: The Light that Leads Our Way Against Fascism.
It is a time of revolution and resistance. It is a time of liberation and Rojava. It is the time that ISIS is ending. They are the candles of hope that burn bright, resisting and lighting the way for us as the winds of terror and hatred continue to blow.
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Islamophobia, Christchurch and the Failure of White-Centric Democracies.
Islamophobia, Christchurch and the Failure of White-Centric Democracies. Yesterday, a horrific shooting occurred in the city of Christchurch, in an
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