The story below was written by Bahman Ghobadi, an acclaimed Kurdish filmmaker and a collaborator with The Kurdish Project. A Destined Friendship: How the Kurdish Cause United Me with Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters By Bahman...
Real People, Real Stories
Female fighters of Kurdistan become creative calling for Montrealer
Zaynê Akyol lived near the Iraq-Iran border to capture portraits of female Kurdish fighters, producing a series of arresting images that were quietly unveiled last week in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood.
Sherzad Heini shares every day Kurdish culture in new book
"I'm thankful to everyone who has supported me and I am thankful for my city of Erbil, which inspires me to write."
Kurdish artist fighting bombs with art in the midst of war-torn Syria
He's using his talents to restore hope in communities that have suffered for years.
WATCH: Kurdish artist makes sculptures from nature
His approach is one of quiet appreciation for nature, and for working within its confines.
World Cup 2018: Who is Iran’s Kurdish goalkeeper?
Before his footballing career took off, he was a humble shepherd in the Zagros Mountains.
The wizardry of Oz: In conversation with director Kazim Oz
The following interview with Kurdish filmmaker Kazim Oz was originally published by Elizabeth Nolan in Rudaw. Risking threats, harassment and arrest by Turkish authorities, celebrated Kurdish filmmaker Kazim Oz wrote, directed...
Instability in the Middle East is Not the Kurds’ Fault
Kurds have not been behind any of the major issues of the Middle East but have had to pay a heavy price for problems they did not create.