Different Journalist, Same Crime
Much has been said and written about the assassination of journalist Kawa Garmiyani. But fundamentally, the killing has two aspects: First, this is a normal criminal case, which needs a response from...
View ArticleKirkuk and the Kurdish Failure
What happened in Kirkuk last week, where Kurdish parties failed to unite under a single banner ahead of next April’s nationwide legislative elections in Iraq, should not be called anything less than a...
View ArticleLooking Back, Looking Forward
It is that time of the year again where we have to look back and look ahead at the same time. Looking back, 2013 had its ups and downs in Iraqi Kurdistan. Democratically, a very successful election...
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A new Middle East?
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s new adventure in Anbar province will redefine the dynamics of the Sunni-Shiite conflict in the Middle East. As Maliki fights the Sunnis in Iraq, next door...
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Toward a New Culture of Information in Kurdistan
While many of us are busy with the case of the murdered fellow journalist, Kawa Garmiyani, we are overlooking something as important as that case: The right of journalists, and the people of...
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Turkey: Turning the ceasefire into peace.
The following are Hiwa Osman’s notes for his speech at Talking TR, Istanbul: It is a great honour to be invited by Turkish Review to speak here at this great institution. Initiatives like this are...
View ArticleNewroz Piroz
Initially Iraqi Kurdistan was attracting investors & business people because it was offering oil & money. Today, it is attracting everyone who can not find a place to live or be themselves in...
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A thought on Christmas!
People in Iraq & Lavent are celebrating the birth of two prophets within one week of each other. The Muslims celebrated the birth of their prophet Muhammad “the last Prophet”. The Christians are...
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The Day After ISIS
Military victory over ISIS in Ramadi and expelling it from the Sunni Arab areas may not mean anything if there was not a clear vision for the day after and the nature of the relationship between the...
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The Brussels Attacks a Clear Failure of CVE
The #BrusselsAttacks were expected or not surprising to say the least, Brussels is the Jihadist Capital of Europe. The issue of Jihad in Europe is not a security issue alone, it is a social,...
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