Dana Walladbagi

@TheDanaJaf

Anthropology Politics International Studies ♈️ Kurdish kebab, democratisation, Muslim majorities/minorities,Neurosciences

London, England
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Joined July 2013
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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. 10 minutes ago

    SDF surrendering to Assad to prevent a possible Turkey invasion is like accepting landlord’s inappropriate advances to avoid rape by the neighbour. It didn’t have to be this way. Assad didn’t have to win it all. But SDF & Turkey’s obsession with other gave us this day.

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  3. 20 minutes ago

    The lazy, stupid & bizzarre headlines of ‘Kurds invite Assad forces to Manbij’ all over media again! Look guys! We are a 40 million nation & we didn’t invite no one! Name whoever invited them but certainly it is not ‘the Kurds’!

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  4. 23 minutes ago

    The summary of what is going on in Manbij (and possibly all other SDF areas): Turkey and SDF prefer Assad to each other Assad wins the Turkey-SDF conflict, too.

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  5. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    A Turkish police diver saves a dog’s life in the frozen waters of a lake in Turkey’s eastern city of Van

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  6. 10 hours ago

    Iraqis cursing Trump for breaching their sovereignty is like Stormy Daniels accusing Trump of taking her virginity.

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  7. 13 hours ago

    To gentlemen who have been trying to hack my email for few days now: Are you that dumb to think someone who still uses a hotmail address has anything of use for you? Send me your email address, I will forward you my inbox.

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  8. Retweeted
    Dec 26

    Google removes Kurdistan map after Turkish request. Well, here is an Ottoman map from Abdulhamid iI era recognising without hatred or preudjuce کردستان which is the Arabic for 'Kurdistan' You can change Google, you cannot change history.

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  9. 18 hours ago

    The Arab establishment's re-embracing of Bashar al-Assad is the perfect end for 2018. It does not mean much for Assad. He has won the war thanks to Russia, Iran & militias. But it tells a lot about the age we live in. No change in 3000 years. The strong wins, the weak suffers.

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  10. 19 hours ago

    In the dreadful Iraq, those who are shamed for sexually harassing women disappear from public

    Having visited American troops in Iraq at the height of the war there, I know firsthand how the troops appreciate the attention. Iraq is a dreadful place, deployment there is difficult.…
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  11. 21 hours ago

    ماساة هارون الرشيد مريرة لو تدركين مرارة الماساة والحب كله اصبح متشابها كتشابه الأوراق في الغابات أنا عاجز عن عشق أيه نملة او غيمة ... او عشق اَي حصاة كل الدروب أمامنا مسدودة وخلاصنا في الرسم بالكلمات نزار قباني 🌹

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  12. Dec 27

    Ok. This is good.

    Just a thought: Which should be considered more “marginal” - believing in Santa at age 7 or not believing in climate change at age 72?
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  13. Dec 27

    Ersoy wrote poems & articles arguing against multiple nationalism or what he called Türklük, Kürtlük and Araplık. His main call was to keep ethnic diversity within Islamic unity! wouldn’t have liked the modern ‘ne mutlu Türküm diyene’-based Turkey!

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  14. Dec 27

    82 years ago today, the great Ottoman poet passed away. He is known as the ‘independence poet’ & lyrics of Turkish national anthem are his Many don’t (want to?) remember that Ersoy was a fierce voice against Turkish nationalism.

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  15. Dec 27

    “Trump is like Iraqi National electricity. It comes when you are asleep, is on for few hours and leaves before you wake up.” Most popular joke among Iraqis this morning

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  16. Dec 26

    So CNN analyst says Trump may withdraw from Iraq & leave Kurds to threat of Turkey 🤔 Then TRT analyst corrects her by saying -Iraqi Kurds support Barzani. They are fine with Turkey 😟 We are almost there, Any analyst trying to give this one a try?

    Trump didn't betray the Kurds he turned his back on the YPG. The Iraqi Kurds (KRG) are Barzani's people and their military force is the Peshmerga. They're not fond of the YPG/PKK. The KRG expelled PKK from the area. As I've said before, the YPG/PKK doesn't represent the Kurds. …
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  17. Dec 26

    :)

    Replying to @TheDanaJaf
    A nuanced, historically substantiated thread carefully and respectfully uniting both Turkish and Kurdish heritage while actively offering workable solutions to a highly controversial issue. Am I still on Twitter?
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  18. Dec 26

    Here are both late President Talabani & President Tayyip Erdogan asking people who doubt the existence of Kurdistan to go back & review Ottoman records + records of first parliament (beginning of Ataturk's era)!: Talabani Erdogan

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  19. Dec 26

    Actually, Ottoman maps have been the best pieces of evidence to prove Kurdishness of disputed areas. In 2006, Jalal Talabani used original Ottoman maps inside Iraqi Governance Council to prove Kirkuk's being part of Wilayah Kurdistan. Video here:

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  20. Dec 26

    The Ottomans could rule three continents for hundreds of years because they were not narrow minded. They were not afraid of ethnic differences. They were not nervous to hear or name Kurdistan. There will be no New Turkey as long as its Kurdophobia is not overcome.

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  21. Dec 26

    The Old Turkey of Ataturk-Inonu was based on surprising Kurds & conservatives. Erdogan had the audacity to admit both. He should go above narrow electoral calculations. Alliance of a bigot like Bahceli is not worth it. Appeasing Turkish nationalists will not lead Turkey anywhere.

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