Excellent source for finding out the history and culture of the Kurds and of Kurdistan. Offers an archive for Kurds to submit their stories.
Nonprofit organization serves American Kurds with news and political information regarding Kurdish issues in Turkey, Iraq and the world.
Chronicles the 1987 massacre of more than 15,000 Kurds by chemical gases in the Iraqi town of Halabja.
Contains an essay by Paul White that examines the many ethnic differentiations found among the Kurdish population.
Furnishes an essay by Kevin Kuswa entitled Finding the Kurds a Way, Kurdistan and the Discourse of the Nation-State.
Barbara Robson supplies a guide to of the history, culture and modern political situation of the Kurds living in Iraq.
Provides background information on the Kurdish national liberation movement, along with a select, monthly article chronicling the cause.
Robert Olson presents a study of the emergence of Kurdish nationalism and chronicles the Sheikh Said rebellion, 1880-1925 AD.
Essay by Kemal Burkay examines the language, religion and history of the Kurds and studies the modern Kurdish resistance movement.
Access news from around the world regarding Kurdish politics or read the history of the Kurds and Kurdistan.
Highlights the history of the Kurds and Kurdistan and studies the relationship of Kurds to the Islamic faith.
Atlantic Monthly article from 1992 explains why the UN embargo against Iraq isn't effecting the Baghdad regime and in fact is hurting the Kurds.
Study guide reveals the history of the Kurds and examines their culture, language, and religions.
Contains a wealth of study resources for the examination of modern and historical issues surrounding the struggles of the Kurds.
Details the history of the Kurds who were first mentioned by the ancient Sumerians. Chronicles their existence during the Ottoman Empire.
Provides tables for Kurdish placenames in the former Soviet Union. Includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan.
Contains a transcript of a 1996 National Public Radio that discusses the situation for Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and around the world.
Details the Iraqi regime's barbaric use of chemicals in their attempt to wipe out the Kurds in the late 1980's.
Persecuted ethnic community is profiled in this virtual encyclopedia entry.
Furnishes a biography of the 12th century Kurdish Muslim military leader revered for recapturing Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
Atlantic Monthly article from 1987 studies the ancient history of the Kurds and reviews their 20th century struggle for a homeland.
William Pfaff of the International Herald Tribune offers a history of the Kurdish people and examines the modern griefs they suffer.
Details the history of the Kurds from the 16th century to the modern day. Examines their relations with the Turks, Iranians and Iraqis.