Sherko Bekas: Poetry as a Testimony to Freedom, Nature, and Memory
Iraqi Kurdish poet Shêrko Fayeq Abdulla Bêkes, Sulaimani, May 2, 1940-August 4, 2013. Photo: SM/PD/via iKurd.net Ali Ashouri | Exclusive...
Mother Tongue in the Age of Modernity, Power, and Digital World
A Kurdish woman holds a sign that reads "Don't ban my language" during a rally in the main Kurdish city...
Rojava and the Refusal That Disrupts History
Protest in support of Kurds and against Syrian government Islamist attacks on Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) in Sulaimani city, Iraqi Kurdistan...
Reflections on the Current State of Protests in Iran
Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, January 9, 2026. Photo: Video/sm Ali Ashouri |...
Violence Begins in Language: Reclaiming Women’s Voices
Illustrative Photo: iKurd.net/generated using AI. With Greetings, Respect, and Hope For a Better Life Ali Ashouri | Exclusive to iKurd.net...
Hêmin Mukriyanî: Language, Memory, and the Incompleteness of Modernity in Kurdish Poetry
Hemin Mukriyani (1921–1986), a leading Iranian Kurdish poet, journalist, translator, and literary critic, photographed in the 1970s-1980s. Photo: iKurd.net/with credit...
Angels of Sinjar: Body, Memory, and the Afterlife of Genocide in Cinema
Film 'Angles of Sinjar" directed by Academy- and Emmy-Award nominee Hanna Polak. Photo: iKurd.net/screengrab/video/yt Ali Ashouri | Exclusive to iKurd.net...
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