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Why the destruction of Kawa’s statue in Afrin matters

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Why the destruction of Kawa’s statue in Afrin matters

As Turkish troops and their jihadist proxies in the Free Syrian Army (FSA) declare the fall of the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria, serious questions are being raised across the world about the legality of this most blatant violation of international law. And while the profound humanitarian suffering caused by these war crimes…

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Should the West Support the Independence of Kurdistan?

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Should the West Support the Independence of Kurdistan?

As Western diplomacy in the Middle East appears to be doomed to a vicious circle of blunders for over a century, the upcoming Kurdistan’s consultative referendum on independence could provide a generational opportunity not only for Kurds but also for the entire international community.   Historical Predicament Kurds are considered to be the world’s largest…

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Israel’s Support for a Kurdish State

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Israel’s Support for a Kurdish State

What Israel’s PM could have said By David Romano Rudaw 14 September This week a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered much attention from Kurdish and other Middle Eastern media. Mr. Netanyahu said that Israel “supports the legitimate efforts of the Kurdish people to attain a state of their own.”   This is…

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Populism: political race to the bottom in the era of “alternative facts”

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Populism: political race to the bottom in the era of “alternative facts”

Most observers have interpreted the Brexit and the stunning election of Donald Trump to the White House as yet another sign of a rising populist tides in the world of politics, but are these simply episodes of political blips, the so-called “Jesse Ventura” effect or “angry white man”, the left behind, or could there be…

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Ayatollahs’ “silent tears” against a nation’s century of distress!

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Ayatollahs’ “silent tears” against a nation’s century of distress!

The Iranian elections are planned for this Friday to elect a 290 member parliament as well as the powerful Assembly of Experts in charge of substituting the Leader in case of death or incapacity. Despite regime’s meticulous control and invigilation on all means of public participation here is why the ruling elite could never cease…

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Europe’s Ethical Challenges

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Europe’s Ethical Challenges

Ethical challenges of keeping the poor and the refugees out of one’s own lawn: from donating the unsold supermarkets’ food to Europe’s pressing question of illegal immigration! The question of food waste is undoubtedly one of the major plights of the contemporary western nations. It becomes evident that a momentous amount of cultural and educational…

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Homegrown terrorism a republican failure!

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Homegrown terrorism a republican failure!

“Era of danger (to the republic) ends, era of difficulties starts” optimistically proclaimed the ideologues of the French Republic. Nonetheless recent Paris terrorist attacks and numerous other failed attempts unearthed major ideological fault lines underpinned by a considerable social alienation of a portion of the very own children of the republic! Undoubtedly there are numerous…

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Why we are NOT Charlie Hebdo!

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Why we are NOT Charlie Hebdo!

In the wake of the deadliest attack on French soil for decades, all political parties and religious and secular activists seem to be rallying behind the slogan “I am Charlie”. Here is my argument why this could not be further from the truth! A few years ago when Charlie Hebdo published its satirical cartoons with…

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Why should West sustain a Kurdish Dream

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Why should West sustain a Kurdish Dream

The news from Iraq has been grim of late, nonetheless in light of the recent success of the Kurdish forces over the fundamentalists of the Islamic State (IS) the looming prospect of a strong Kurdish state could be good news for the West and the entire region   A progressive Nation Kurds are considered to…

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The Evolution of God’s magic wand

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The Evolution of God’s magic wand

Pope Francis’s recent endorsement of the Big-Bang Theory and the affirmation that “God is not a magician with a magic wand” could well sign the transformation of the magic wand into a sword of Damocles over all organized religions Like all organized congregations of faith, the Catholic Church has had its fair share of distress…

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