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Middle East: Kurds, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Iran & wider ME. Chevening scholar. MA Politics, Middle East at King's College London.

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  1. 12 hours ago

    More proof of the state of rule of law in Kurdistan: Tavgar, a pkk-affiliated party which has an MP in Iraqi parliament, is denied license in the KRG while it was given lisence in Iraq; Tavgar isn’t allowed to operate in KDP-controlled areas anyways but now PUK follows suit.

    Thread: . decided to close down the political parties w/o license, targeting the Free Society Movement, known as Tevger. As Qubad hasn't read the law of political parties, I want to elaborate for him & ppl he could have please…
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  2. 13 hours ago

    There is a booklet for communes, the smallest structure within Northern Syria's democratic federalism system:

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  3. 13 hours ago

    One of the main money exchange and Hawala offices in Qamoshlo, Rojava:

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  4. 13 hours ago

    Free Ocalan books you can get in Rojava:

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  5. 14 hours ago

    One of my earlier interviews with Ibrahim Bero of ENKS in Erbil

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  6. 14 hours ago

    Women's Council neighboorhood level weekly meeting in one of the neighborhoods in Qamishlo, Rojava: Photo: my iPhone

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    Nov 19

    We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.

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    Sep 18

    Socrates at office hours. 13th c. Seljuk illustration.

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  9. Nov 25

    I am not against improving ties with Turkey especially for the resumption for flights there which is a vital part of the province’s economy but that should be done through krg insututions; such moves are further proof of total collapse of institutions in the region.

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  10. Nov 25

    That comes after a bookdoor meeting between Bafel and Lahur Talabani with Turkish FM in Baghdad a couple weeks ago. So yeah older son of late Talabani is the defacto leader of Slemanistan

    : PUK asks PKK affiliated parties in to close their offices within 24 hours
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  11. Nov 22

    Barzani had a busy day meeting all senior pro-Iran leaders in Baghdad; the relationship between pro-Iran parties and Barzani is so warm that Hadi al-Amiri went to the airport to welcome him. And his son Masrour is with him, just like Mustafa Barzani was taking him to Baghdad.

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    Nov 21

    Just a casual reminder that President Erdoğan had applied to the ECHR three times himself: - In 1999, requested a "fair trial" - In 2002, requested to have his criminal record cleared - In 2002, requested removal of the Supreme Election Council's ruling that he couldn't be MP

    Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan - 1999 yılında "adil yargılanma" talebi ile - 2002 yılında sabıka kaydını sildirme talebi ile…
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    Nov 21

    The UAE sentences the British PhD student Matthew Hedges to life in prison after accusing him of spying. He was conducting research into the UAE’s foreign policy. The Middle East is a dangerous place for academics as well as journalists & activists.

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  14. Nov 20

    Dengbêj singers sorrowful voice cut through it all, telling a story of love and loss, hope and despair; they 'keep Kurdish history and legends alive, strengthening Kurdish unity by recognizing its struggle through its history and legends.'

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    Nov 20

    Erdogan rejects ECHR verdict: "We are not bound by the ruling"

    The European Court of Human Rights has just ordered Selahattin Demirtaş to be released from pre-trial detention in Turkey. Demirtaş, a former presidential candidate and HDP leader, has been in prison since November 2016.
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    Nov 19

    Hostility against a people’s language means hostility against all languages. International corporations sentence the world to a single perception: Give it up, , the world is a garden of many languages, religions and folks.

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    Nov 17

    In new twist to case, a third wife/fiancé emerges. Ms H Atar lives in Washington area, was known to some in Jamal’s circle as a girlfriend. Fiancé in Turkey, ex-wife in Saudi didn’t know:

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    Nov 18

    Clashes in have worsened as heavy weapons are now reportedly in play. The -backed National Army and Military Police vowed to 'eradicate corruption' of Al-Sharqiya Martyrs, mainly of .

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    Nov 18

    Turkish Army has been doing curfews in Kurdish cities since 2015, now apparently began exporting to Afrin.

    Turkish Armed Forces declare curfew in Syria's Afrin
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    Nov 18

    A delegation from the International Alliance with the Syrian Democratic Forces SDF in the northern city of Amouda to discuss Turkish threats in northern Syria

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