Harvard offered its first Kurdish Language course in the University’s history this fall after students from Kurdish-speaking backgrounds pushed for its creation. The course focuses not only on the ...

In the heat of the day, groups of Syrian refugee students walk purposefully to the learning centre in Domiz refugee camp. Here, they are studying the local Kurdish dialects in preparation for the new ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish government proposal to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has put Kurdish rights back in the spotlight, at a time when Kurdish leaders say repression is ...

The Kurdish language has faced many challenges in recent history, including being banned at different times in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, with heavy restrictions often placed on Kurdish-language media ...

Dalal M. Hassane ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Leverett House. Just months ago, I felt the breeze of the motherland hold me so tightly I could almost sense my Kurdish ancestors offering me ...

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According to a new survey, the speaking of the Kurdish language decreases in the houses with children. Families do not prefer to speak in their mother tongue because they don’t want their children to ...

Denial and assimilation continue to be the basis of the policies pursued regarding the Kurdish language since the foundation of the Republic. The Republic [of Türkiye] pursued a policy to create a new ...