Dana Walladbagi

@TheDanaJaf

Anthropology Politics International Studies Tweeting about Kurdish kebab, Islam & politics, democracy in ME & beyond

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    30 Apr 2017

    Some beautiful traditional Kurdish music with Iranian Rastak group ! The music is simply hilarious.

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  2. 18 minutes ago

    Netanyahu knows for sure his relationship with Trump is strong and Trump will not do anything that hurts him -for many many reasons- but still he can't stand Trump's one night stands especially with people like Erdogan.

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  3. 21 minutes ago

    Erdogan is definitely the new comer in this relationship; Netanyahu has been the only leader who have had Trump's ears (well and his back in exchange). But this sudden cordial relationship with Erdogan is worrying him.

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  4. 24 minutes ago

    The Trump-Erdogan-Netanyahu drama is the end 2018 deserves

    I just had a long and productive call with President of Turkey. We discussed ISIS, our mutual involvement in Syria, & the slow & highly coordinated pullout of U.S. troops from the area. After many years they are coming home. We also discussed heavily expanded Trade.
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  5. 1 hour ago

    Generalisations* And lazy people do not spell check their writing

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  6. 1 hour ago

    Finally, it is all about neuance & context. Lazy minds like generalities !

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  7. 2 hours ago

    6️⃣pro-state Kurds are as Kurdish as anti-state Kurds. - Kurds boycott Iranian elections ❎ - Kurdish parties boycott Iranian elections ✅ - Will Kurds ally with CHP against Erdogan? ❎ - Will HDP ally with CHP against Erdogan? ✅

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  8. 2 hours ago

    5️⃣ the scale of actions carried out against Kurds (due to their ethnic background) should be stated correctly: - Iran denies Kurds cultural rights ❎ - Iran denies Kurds political rights (well needs explanation) - Iran bans anti-regime political activity by Kurds ✅

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  9. 2 hours ago

    4️⃣ Things historically known to be true about Kurds might not be true today. - The Iraqi government carries out ethnic cleansing against Kurds ❎ - Iraqi government carried out ethnic cleansing against Kurds ✅

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  10. 2 hours ago

    3️⃣ It is not the ethnic identity of the fighting/engaging groups but rather the context of their actions which decides the headline: - Pro-Iranian militias burn houses of Kurds in Tuzkhurmatu ✅ - Pro-Iranian militias attack Kurds in Pirde ❎

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  11. 2 hours ago

    2️⃣ When a state or non-state actor carries out an action towards a Kurdish group or all Kurds, the state should be named not an ethnic group! E.g - Iraqi government killed 5,000 Kurds in Halabja ✅ - Arabs killed 5,000 Kurds in Halabja ❎

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  12. 2 hours ago

    So what are some ground rules here? 1️⃣ when a Kurdish group carries out an action, it cannot be reported as ‘Kurds’. That particular group can be named. - KDPI kills 8 Iranian IRGC members ✅ - Kurds killed 8 Iranian soldiers ❎

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  13. 2 hours ago

    Kurds faced ethnic cleansing in Turkey ✅ Kurds in Kirkuk faced Arabiastion by Saddam Hussein ✅ 5000 Kurds were killed in Saddam’s chemical attack on Halabja ✅ Syrian regime did not give citizenship rights to many Syrian Kurds ✅

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  14. 2 hours ago

    Yes, Kurds aren’t a monolithic group. It is utterly inaccurate to report any political/military engagement of any particular Kurdish group e.g Barzanis, PKK, etc as ‘Kurds’ But that doesn’t mean you can never use ‘Kurds’ in a sentence!

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  15. 2 hours ago

    It is a statement of fact to say ‘Kurds aren’t a monolithic group’. It is stating the obvious. The same statement is true for every single ethnic/religious/political group. However, the statement can only be meaningful when contextualised.

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  16. 2 hours ago

    I don’t know if this thread from few days ago had anything to do with it but apparently ‘Kurds aren’t a monolithic group’ argument is a Twitter sensation! Here is a follow up -which I think is unnecessary-

    The use of ethnic categories to describe the parties to the political conflicts in the Middle East is outdated and inaccurate. The use of Kurds, Turks, Jews, Arabs, etc. to describe fighting parties…
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  17. 3 hours ago

    Why not just say I am single and available? There is nothing wrong with that.

    I’d rather be single for the rest of my life than be with a man who doesn’t make me happy. This isn’t rocket science.
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    8 hours ago

    In the Qu'ran the birth of Jesus takes place under a palm tree. Mary sits at the base of a palm tree & a voice tells her: “Do not grieve! Your Lord has placed a small stream at your feet.” She is told to eat the dates, drink the water, and trust in God

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    19 hours ago

    I’m Muslim, and the Christmas spirit moves me /via

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  20. 22 hours ago

    For anyone who wants to go and visit Bashar al-Assad: If you meet him, do not shake hands without condom. The guy has survived but he still can transfer to you the Arab Spring. Look what he did to Sudan's Omar Basher.

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  21. 22 hours ago

    I appreciate if you did not use Kurds as pawns in your own feuds. Your all-talk-no-action support for Kurds only hurts them because you aren't necessarily loved that much around the world -well except Kushner's house- If you really wanna help, DM me.

    Erdogan – the occupier of northern Cyprus, whose army massacres women and children in Kurdish villages, inside and outside Turkey – should not preach to Israel.
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