Kurdish merchant Rashad Shalboosh reports a major shift from traditional Kurdish instruments like the Tanbur to Western ...

In northeastern Syria, a growing community of artists—dancers, musicians, filmmakers—fights to preserve the region’s diverse ...

In that bargain Hamas agrees, on paper, to disarm under a scheme supervised by Washington and endorsed by a ring of allied ...

"The relationship between democratic socialism and the state is also being reshaped within the context of the peace and ...

In Eastern Kurdistan, Sardasht’s 11th Beyt and Heyran Festival concluded with 226 works from 20 provinces and contributions ...

In a post-war setting, Hamas is likely to adopt a defensive, suppressive posture to inhibit rapid social change: targeted ...

The fall of the Assad regime last December, after fifty-five years of hereditary dictatorial rule, was as momentous and ...

We celebrate the 47th anniversary of the official establishment of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) (November 27, 1978).

The attack on the Khor Mor gas field, located in the Kurdistan Region’s eastern Sulaimani province, on the night of November ...

The term "undermine state’s legitimacy" could be interpreted broadly to enable authorities to prosecute activists, critics, ...

Civil society statement signed by 82 organizations and campaigns raising concerns over Ukraine's suspension of the Mine Ban ...

Ireland is well-known for its rich musical heritage and its vast collection of ancient musical instruments spanning more than 3000 years from the Late Stone Age through to the Early Medieval Period ...