Kurdistan Region

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Ofra Bengio

The Kurds and Kurdistan: Between Setback and Opportunity

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In this edition of Tel Aviv Notes, Senior Research Fellow and Professor (Emeritus) Ofra Bengio presents the significant changes the Kurdish communities in the Middle East have experienced over the past decade, transforming them from a marginal actor to a central political player in regional affairs. This achievement, however, has been short-lived, as recent developments have eroded the Kurdish position, returning these communities to square one.
Gülistan Gürbey

Öcalan's Call for the Dissolution of the PKK and the Regional Context

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In our latest edition of Turkeyscope, Dr. Gülistan Gürbey addresses the regional implications of the recent call by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to dissolve the PKK. The article gives the domestic context of this move and focuses on what it means for the Syrian Kurdish area, also known as Rojava.
Ofra Bengio

Anfal and Halabja Genocide: Lessons Not Learned

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Prof. Ofra Bengio, a Senior Research Fellow at MDC, published an article in "The Journal of the Middle East and Africa" about the Halabja genocide and the lessons learned from this Kurdish trauma.
Ofra Bengio

Can Women in the KRI Break the Glass Ceiling?

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Ofra Bengio has published an article in "Kurdistan Chronicle" about the history of Kurdish women's rights and Kurdish female involvement in the military and politics.