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Bookchin, Ocalan, and the Dialectics of Democracy

Bookchin, Ocalan, and the Dialectics of DemocracyJanet Biehl, In February 1999, at the moment when Abdullah Ocalan was abducted in Kenya, Murray Bookchin was living with me in Burlington, Vermont. We watched Ocalan’s capture on the news reports. He sympathized with the plight of the Kurds—he said ... ...
 

If defending the honour of our nation is terrorism, we’re proud to be terrorist

If defending the honour of our nation is terrorism, we’re proud to be terroristTariq Yusifi, We the Kurds are a nation and have a country known as Kurdistan. We have our own national language, culture, custom, music, dance, national fests and ethics; that is why we should a free life and based on our own social and cultural norms we should live freely. Kurdish people have bee ...
   

Honourable death the seed of honourable life

Honourable death the seed of honourable lifeTariq Yusifi, Life is precious when it is served with devotion; a life without dedication is trivial and insignificant, outlying the identity of life-being. The reality of life is precious and valuable, that is why there is costly struggle for it. Life without struggle is meaningless as it is self ...
   

Few words about Xelil Dagh, an artist, journalist and guerrilla

Few words about Xelil Dagh, an artist, journalist and guerrillaSiwan Meriwan; “Neither heartily nor spiritually, even for a single moment I have been separated neither from these mountains, nor from the comrades who dwell in them. They have both been my mate. Although my name is ‘Oysal’ but recently that I am living among the guerrillas I have changed it to ‘C ...
   

Newroz celebrated in Ireland despite oppression of Kurds

Newroz celebrated in Ireland despite oppression of KurdsLatif Serhildan This year the Kurds in Ireland celebrated Newroz in style. But at the same at the very points of many killings against the Kurds and the treatment against their leader Ocalan. It was the day of celebration also the day of uprising. Many Kurds attended the Newroz even in Cork has tak ...
   

When Kurdish children are called 'liars' by a State Minister

When Kurdish children are called 'liars' by a State MinisterNucan Cudi, Once again abuses in Turkish prison are making headlines. Actually, to be honest, they did not make headlines for many days but then allegations were so serious that even the most reluctant main stream media had to run a story about it.  Seven young prisoners, aged between 13 and 17, h ...
   

Impressions from the hunger strike in Strasbourg

Impressions from the hunger strike in StrasbourgMaxime Azadi & Sevgi Lord, Sixteen days have been left behind the hunger strike started by 400 prisoners including Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) jailed deputy Selma Irmak, Faysal Sariyildiz and Ibrahim Ayhan. While acts are expanding with more and more participation and support every passing day, ...
   

Sex, Flags, and Ocalan: Facebook Embraces Turkish Censorship

Sex, Flags, and Ocalan: Facebook Embraces Turkish CensorshipNanore Barsoumian, A recently leaked document reveals that in addition to censoring sexually explicit, violent, and hate-inciting materials, the social networking site Facebook has special rules for content deemed unacceptable to the Turkish state. Gawker.com recently posted the document leaked by ...
   

EU and US behind Turkey’s war against Kurds

EU and US behind Turkey’s war against KurdsThis year is the 13th anniversary of the illegal capture of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan which draws attention to the plight of the Kurdish population in the Middle East. Mr Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish PKK (Kurdistan Worker Party) and recognised national leader of millions of Kurdish people, ...
   

Kurds: The Muslim World's “Unworthy” Victims

Kurds: The Muslim World's “Unworthy” VictimsAyesha Kazmi, 2011 marked the shift many Middle East observers had been anticipating. Since their formation, nations stretching between the Maghreb and beyond the Levant have endured decades of authoritarian rule. Mohamed Bouazizi¹s self immolation within the last year in Tunisia was the ground bre ...
   

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