We believe that one of the best ways to improve cross cultural understanding is by getting to know real people and hearing their personal stories. We aim to show the cultural similarities and differences between Kurds and other countries through personal stories, photo essays, interviews, videos, and art projects. We hope that you can learn more about what it means to be Kurdish, by reading the following stories and insights.
This blog is curated by The Kurdish Project, and contains stories and insights written about Kurds, user generated content, and interviews with Kurds that we’ve conducted. Please share your own Kurdish story today!
Submitted by Mediha Inan Exactly one year ago, someone who is very important to me asked me a question that profoundly changed my perception of myself and my cultural identity. Ever since I can remember, my siblings and I share...
Submitted by Matt Green In the summer of 2017, I took a short-term position as a combat trauma instructor in Kurdistan through a British NGO and eventually became a nurse practitioner. As waves of Kurdish refugees fled from Daesh...
This article was originally posted in The Brussels Times on October 31, 2019. The last few weeks have witnessed a catastrophic geopolitical development in Rojava, Northeast Syria. On October 6, US President Donald Trump announced...
Contributed by Marilyn Gardner, a nurse and writer who had the privilege of living in Rania for ten months from 2018 to 2019. In that short time, she fell in love with the people of Kurdistan and plots every day how she might...
Here at The Kurdish Project, we have had the distinct privilege of connecting with Dilman Yasin, Director of Community Outreach at The Kurdish Professionals. Dilman contributes to the organization’s mission of creating a global...
Submitted by Marilyn Gardner “I miss Kurdistan.” I texted these words to my husband. He responded as I knew he would: “Me too.” For ten months we had the privilege of living in a small city in Kurdistan...
In 1981, my oldest son was killed under Saddam’s Arabization of Kirkuk at the age of 12. In the years following, during the Arabization, Saddam killed hundreds of thousands of Barzani, Halapja, and Anfal people. In 1990, my...
The Kurdish Project had the opportunity to interview Lukman Ahmad, a Kurdish artist who is using art as a weapon of peace and understanding. Learn more about how Lukman is raising awareness about Kurdish life and culture through...
