For performance artist Livia Gazzolo, her heritage as a Kurdish American born in Evanston has shaped every aspect of her life ...

Russian Kurdish artist Zara releases new Kurdish song “Heval,” extending her acclaimed multilingual career and reinforcing her cultural influence.

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, does not want to risk that. Letting out Selahattin Demirtas, a Kurdish politician and former presidential candidate, would have been a less controversial ...

Musician Cemal Eroğlu connects generations of the diaspora through the power of traditional music. By teaching and performing ...

Kurdish children's theater director Nouzad Haji Shusha ("Nono") announced plans to establish a Children's Theater Festival in ...

On the first anniversary of liberation, the Kurdish Ashti Music Group (Peace) presented a series of performances Tuesday evening at ...

Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events.

For Israel, Kurdistan is part of its security, not a side cause. Kurdish regions in Syria, Iraq and Iran lie across the land ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Chinese linguist has been improving her Kurdish in Erbil for two months in preparation for ...

Film critic Meghachandra Kongbam has been appointed as a member of the FIPRESCI International Jury at the 12th Duhok International Film Festival 2025, scheduled to take place from December 9-16 in ...

MOORHEAD — A group from Moorhead recently took a trip overseas to form a friendship with leaders in Kurdistan. They spent ...

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