kurdistan

a blog dedicated to kurds and kurdistan

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kurdistan, 1980s by enver ozkahraman

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Damascus and Ankara-backed militias commit massacre in Ashrafiya - Footage

Militias affiliated with the transitional government are carrying out ISIS-style massacres in places they have entered in the Ashrafiya neig

Militias affiliated with the transitional government are carrying out ISIS-style massacres in places they have entered in the Ashrafiya neighborhood of Aleppo. The mercenaries have brutally killed dozens of people. Footage from the neighborhood reveals the crimes committed by the militias who have been attacking the Kurdish areas in Aleppo for four days.

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kurdistan, 1970s by enver ozkahraman

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kurdish women in traditional dress, northern kurdistan, 1991 by enver ozkahraman

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kurdish women in traditional dress, northern kurdistan, 1980 by enver ozkahraman

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kurdish boy in traditional dress, northern kurdistan by enver ozkahraman

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kurdish girl posing outside of a tent, riha, kurdistan, 1979. from the archives of josephine powell

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traditional kurdish kilim (flat rug), from the archives of josephine powell

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traditional kurdish saddlebag, from the archives of josephine powell

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kurdish woman bargaining for cloth, gaziantep, 1977. from the archives of josephine powell

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What photoset do you think reprisents Kurdish culture best?

they all do! kurdish culture is not a monolith - each region is unique in every aspect, from traditional dress and food to language and cultural practices. i try my best to share photosets from various parts of kurdistan to represent the full breadth of kurdish culture and experience. i hope that answers your question!

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kurdish women pose in front of colourful doors in traditional clothing during newroz celebrations in amed, 2015

photos by huseyin bagis

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newroz by kurdish artist arif sevinç

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kurds celebrating newroz in beirut, lebanon. photos by bolbolaan on flickr

kurds have been present in lebanon since the 12th century, however, large waves of kurds arrived in lebanon in the 1920s and between the 1940s and 1960s. many of these kurds had been escaping persecution in their homeland.

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kurds picnicking outdoors as part of newroz celebrations, rojava by andrea dicenzo

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young children celebrating newroz in rojava, by andrea dicenzo

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newroz celebrations in rojava by andrea dicenzo