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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) representative to the United Kingdom Lghman H. Ahmedi. Photo courtesy of Loghman H. Ahmedi.

Kurdish Opposition Representative: Iranians Want Regime Change

We oppose terrorism as a matter of principle.

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Reflections From a Life With the United Nations

I saw Nelson Mandela three times and told him about the Kurds....

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Interpreting Valentine's Day

“Year after year more people buy flowers in Sulaimani, especially on Valentine’s Day,”...

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Controversial Kurdish Islamist to Face Court on Wednesday

“Who will take her life? I do not know. Al-Qaeda, Ansar al-Islam, my relatives, my children,”...

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Mysterious Death of Alleged Turkish Agent in Kurdistan

“If our guerillas killed had Yusef, we would openly admit that,”

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Kurdish Opposition Representative: Iranians Want Regime Change

We oppose terrorism as a matter of principle.

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Students Present Kurdish Culture at Indian University

“We were not initially friends with Kurdish students, but now we are good friends and cooperate with each other a lot.”

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International Crisis Group’s In Pursuit of Peace Award 2011

International Crisis Group’s In Pursuit of Peace Award 2011/ New York . Rudaw columnist Namo Abdulla attended the ceremony and produced this video. You can read his column @http://www.rudaw.net/english/science/op-ed-contributors/4241.html

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Opinion

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Protest Anniversary Proved Rough For Journalists

Someone in Kurdistan is responsible for what happened and must be held to account. If it is a junior official, then this person should be sacked, and if it is a senior unmovable official, then I strongly suggest that this person reads both versions of the Feb. 17 news report and thinks for a moment of the damage done to the region’s reputation, and then resigns. Because this person will make many more blunders as long as he is in charge.

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Journalism Without Anthony Shadid!

The first time I met him was at the Safeer Hotel in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan where giant oil fields had been discovered, allowing the region to flourish like nowhere else in Iraq. He was accompanied by Ayman Oghanaa, a photographer, and Duraid Adnan, a Baghdad-based reporter for the Times. Since I had previously known both of them, we shook hands and hugged each other. Then, I found myself standing in front of Shadid, who introduced himself just like an unknown, ordinary person. “I’m Anthony,” he said. I looked at him for a bit, saying, “You think I don’t know you?” He laughed.

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Power (closer) To The People

It is always easier to add people to the state payroll than it is to remove them, particularly when so many bright young people are coming out of universities in the Region looking for jobs. Too many people can make things run slower. We have a saying in UK: “If you want something done, give it to someone who is busy.” It sounds counter-intuitive but there is a lot of truth in it. People with not enough to do tend to take too much time doing the few things they have to do.

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Children in Syria Paying the Highest Price

Growing up in a conflict zone, the images I am now witnessing in Syria remind me of what I went through in my childhood. Those images still haunt me and remind me of how the realities of conflicts don’t change. The images of children caught in the conflict in Syria, particularly affects me in a very personal way. When I was growing up I was caught up in a war which was not of my choosing.

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Interview

Reflections From a Life With the United Nations

I saw Nelson Mandela three times and told him about the Kurds.

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Culture & Art

Kurdish Director Shines At Berlin Film Festival

“I want to do those things in my films that I couldn’t do in real life,”

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Multimedia

International Crisis Group’s In Pursuit of Peace Award 2011

International Crisis Group’s In Pursuit of Peace Award 2011/ New York . Rudaw columnist Namo Abdulla attended the ceremony and produced this video.

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Book Review

Book Review: A Journey of a Kurdish Artist

This work by Sardar longs to find meanings from events directly and indirectly experienced rather than known only as abstract images and sketches of an artist.

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Kurdish Opposition Creates US Body

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Turkey Reportedly Expels Accused Dutch Spy

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Lawyer: Tamil Court Case Could Have Repercussions for PKK

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Report: Turkey Deported Alleged Dutch Spy

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US Designates Kurdish Group Terrorists

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How 2011 Changed The World

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Kurdish Extremist Says He Will Return

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Dutch Kurds Demand Investigation Into Turkish Air Strike

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Turkish Protests Over French Parliamentary Bill

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Minister: US Officers Will Stay in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Kurdish Leader Seeks French Investment

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PKK Official Discusses Negotiations with Turkey

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Strike Halts Britain on Wednesday

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Dutch Minister Predicts More Turkish-Kurdish Tensions

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Senior KDP Official: It's Time To Resume Multi-party Talks

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International Crisis Group’s In Pursuit of Peace Award 2011

International Crisis Group’s In Pursuit of Peace Award 2011/ New York . Rudaw columnist Namo Abdulla attended the ceremony and produced this video.

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Multimedia: Majidi Mall in Erbil

Here is the other Iraq, Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. One of the recently finished modern projects of this city is Majidi Mall, which is the largest shoping mall in Iraq. The existence of this westernized shoping mall highlits the safety and prosperty of Erbil in a country still in upheaval.