Language is never just a means of communication. It is identity, memory, access, and belonging. Across the Middle East, few ...

Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the ...

Syria has formally approved Kurdish-language instruction in public schools under Decree No. 13 of 2026, with officials ...

In the heat of the day, groups of Syrian refugee students walk purposefully to the learning centre in Domiz refugee camp. Here, they are studying the local Kurdish dialects in preparation for the new ...

"The Language Wound: The use of the mother tongue in education and experiences of Kurdish students", a study from the Political and Social Research Institute of Diyarybakır, suggests bilingual and ...

Dalal M. Hassane ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Leverett House. Just months ago, I felt the breeze of the motherland hold me so tightly I could almost sense my Kurdish ancestors offering me ...

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree affirming the rights of the Kurdish Syrians, formally recognising their ...