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Fieldwork and Fear in Iraqi Kurdistan
Fieldwork and Fear in Iraqi Kurdistan

Diane E. King, 2009 Before the Iraqi Baath regime’s ouster in 2003, I intermittently lived and carried out research in…

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Witness to Genocide

Forensic archaeologists uncover evidence of a secret massacre—and help convict Saddam Hussein of crimes against humanity. In May 1988, a…

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Evidence for the World’s earliest Beer and Wine making in Kurdistan

In a correspondence to the prestigious British scientific journal Nature (vol.360, 5 November, 1992, p. 24) Rudolph Michel of Museum…

Ismet Sherif Vanli
Ismet Sheríf Vanlí

Prof. Ismet Cherif Vanli (1924-2011), (Kurdish: Ismet Sheríf Wanlí, عیسمەت شەریف وانلی) was born on November 21, 1924, to Kurdish parents…

Yarsanism
Yaresanism

The followers of Yârsânism, also known as the Yârisân, Aliullâhi, Ali-llâhi (i.e., “those who deify Ali”), Alihaq, Ahl-i Haqq (“the…

Historical Flag of Kurdistan
Flag of Kurdistan

The National Flag of Kurdistan   INTRODUCTION: The aim of this document is to introduce in brief the history of…