Language is never just a means of communication. It is identity, memory, access, and belonging. Across the Middle East, few languages embody this reality more clearly than Kurdish, a language spoken ...

Speaking at a press conference, Dogan said prohibitions on native languages (or mother tongues) contradict fundamental rights ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville State Community College began offering Kurdish language and culture classes in late October to help Nashville residents better serve and relate to the significant ...

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 ...

Enrollment in Kurdish language programs and the selection of Kurdish as an elective course are both increasing, even though the overall rate remains low. "Without language, there is no life," reads ...

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Young Kurdish people remember their first years at school as a nightmare. Tan says, “As we could not spell the words, the teacher held us at school till 9 pm. He was saying, ‘You are gonna learn this ...