As part of an ambitious project by Kurdish authorities, hundreds of towns and villages in northern Syria are shedding Arabised names adopted in the 1960s in favour of their traditional Kurdish ones.
An Iranian woman is seen holding a placard with the three words that have become a symbol of protests, in Amsterdam on Oct. 16, 2022. Credit - Ana Fernandez—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images When ...
His government forced thousands of them from their homes, closed Kurdish newspapers, banned Kurdish names and even restricted the use of the Kurdish language. “The Kurds expected a sort of joint ...
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