Where is the global outcry over the murders of Chiman Hosseinzadeh and Sara Yousefi? Instead, the brute Mofti Mohammadollah, head of the Taliban’s Hajj and Endowments Department in Kohistanat district, walks free to abuse other young girls of his choice, and the world remains totally indifferent to the incident. Meanwhile, the European Commission has legitimized […]
In Kurdish Areas of Syria, an Arab Attempt at Linguicide
Syria’s 3.5 million Kurds live in the northern and eastern part of the country that they call Rojava. The new regime in Damascus has been trying to get the Kurdish militia known as the Syrian Democratic Forces to allow themselves to be integrated into the national army, which worries many Kurds who fear what will […]
Erdogan Feels Threatened by the Possibility of a Kurdish State Being Formed in a Weakened Iran
Erdogan feels threatened by the possibility of a Kurdish state being formed in a weakened Iran. And his anger toward Israel, the natural ally of the Kurds everywhere in the region, has become unhinged. Erdogan’s rhetoric deliberately downgrades Israel from being a state to being something less — a sliver of land where “the Zionists” […]
Erdogan on Israel, Iran, and the Kurds
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has firm views on Israel: he doesn’t like the Jewish state, and wishes it would disappear. He is convinced it practices “apartheid” at home and “genocide” abroad. He has fantasized about creating, and heading, a pan-Islamic army that would be able to defeat the IDF, so that “from the river and the […]
Syrian Kurds Forced to Register as Arabs
One more reason to curb your enthusiasm for Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and the new regime in Damascus. In Syria Kurds who want to become full-fledged citizens must now register as “Syrian Arabs.” More on this forced Arabization can be found here: “Kurds allegedly forced to register as Syrian Arabs to receive citizenship, NGO claims,” […]
CIA reportedly arming Kurdish forces as ground troops to help foment ‘popular uprising in Iran’
The Islamic Republic of Iran is infamous for waging proxy wars and multi-front wars. Now it is faced with a formidable confrontation from opponents who are bombarding it from the sea and the air, and now may challenge it on the ground. It remains to be seen whether the Islamic Republic of Iran’s staunch allies, […]
Kurdish man: ‘We are not Islam, we are not Arabs. We are Aryan and Zoroastrian. Islam can die.’
Kurdish men: “We are not Islam, we are not Arabs. We are Aryan and Zoroastrian. Islam can die.” You have no idea what’s going on right now. Kurds are leaving Islam in extreme large numbers. Many also want to return to Yazidism. pic.twitter.com/HFqcLutlGq — Ronai Chaker (@RonaiChaker) January 31, 2026 🚨Kurds: Our religious root wasn’t […]
US Abandons Its Kurdish Ally in Syria
The Kurds in both Syria and Iraq were our closest allies in the war against the Islamic State (ISIS). After ISIS had been defeated, the Kurdish armed force in Syria — the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) — continued to fight remnants of ISIS, and also guarded camps containing some 50,000 ISIS members and their family […]
Will Anyone Come to the Aid of the Kurds?
The Kurds in Syria fighting to keep their militia, and on their call for American help, can be found here: “Kurdish commander calls on US to ‘intervene forcefully’ in Syria clashes,” Jerusalem Post, January 18, 2026: [People’s Protection Units (YPG) commander Sipan] Hamo denied that the YPG was receiving support from Iran or Russia, while […]
Besieged Kurds in Syria Ask for American Help
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Syrian leader who, having exchanged combat fatigues for a suit and tie, presented himself to Donald Trump as a “strong leader” (Trump’s admiring words), one who was no longer a supporter of Al Qaeda (the Americans once put a bounty on his head, when he was part of Al Qaeda, of $10 […]