Kobani and Tehran: Iran Social Media on the Struggle between the Kurds & ISIS
Raz Zimmt analyzes the Iranian social media reaction to the current battle between the Islamic State and the Kurds in Kobani.
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The Islamic State: A Catalyst for Kurdish Nation-Building
MDC Senior Researcher Professor Ofra Bengio discusses the effect of the Islamic State on cementing a Kurdish state.
The Yezidis: Traumatic Memory and Betrayal
Idan Barir analyzes the unique and precarious position of the Yezidi community in Northern Iraq, in the wake of the ISIS offensive there.
The Kurdish Test of a Never-Ending War (Rudaw)
MDC Junior Researcher Ceng Sagnic analyzes the KRG's role in the current conflict against ISIS in Iraq.
Jews and Kurds of Kurdistan: The Story of Two Nations (Hommes et Migrations)
MDC Junior Researcher Ceng Sagnic writes about the history of the Jews of Kurdistan. In French.
Mobilised Diasporas: Kurdish and Berber movements in comparative perspective (Kurdish Studies)
Prof. Ofra Bengio and Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman perform a comparative analysis of the role of diaspora communities in the political and cultural activities of the Kurds and the Berbers (Amazigh).
Turkey and the Kurdish Conundrum: Implications for Turkey's Foreign Relations
Senior Research Fellow Prof. Ofra Bengio examines the shifting relations between Turkey and the Kurds.