The scarcity of online resources highlights an urgent need for improved information accessibility. This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 6 September 2023. This article is part ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority following clashes in recent days. The ...

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Harvard offered its first Kurdish Language course in the University’s history this fall after students from Kurdish-speaking backgrounds pushed for its creation. The course focuses not only on the ...

Microsoft Translator has announced that it has added two Kurdish dialects, namely Kurmanjî and Soranî, to its list of text translation languages. In a statement published on the official website of ...

DTP MP Demirbaş evaluates recent discussions regarding the Kurdish issue. Government's reforms regarding the use of Kurdish aren't for Kurds, rather for the state, says Demirbaş. "We're open to ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish government proposal to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has put Kurdish rights back in the spotlight, at a time when Kurdish leaders say repression is ...

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 ...

Iranian Kurdish militias have consulted with the U.S. about whether, and how, to attack Iran's security forces in western ...

This article is part of a series examining free expression and information access in civic spaces across six language communities in the MENA region. Nestled within the Kurdistan mountains near the ...