Language is never just a means of communication. It is identity, memory, access, and belonging. Across the Middle East, few languages embody this reality more clearly than Kurdish, a language spoken ...

Syria has formally approved Kurdish-language instruction in public schools under Decree No. 13 of 2026, with officials calling the move historic for national unity, cultural recognition, and equal ...

Syria’s Ministry of Education announced on Monday that it has begun preparations to introduce Kurdish-language curricula in ...

This article is part of a series examining free expression and information access in civic spaces across six language communities in the MENA region. Nestled within the Kurdistan mountains near the ...

The Kurdish language has faced many challenges in recent history, including being banned at different times in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, with heavy restrictions often placed on Kurdish-language media ...

"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 ...

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday declared Kurdish one of the country's national languages in the wake of recent clashes between the army and Kurdish forces in Aleppo. Kurds in north ...

The Kurdish Barometer, a part of the Diyarbakır based Kurdish Studies Center, has shared its first study with the public. The research was conducted in Adana, İzmir, Ağrı, Kars, Ankara, Malatya, ...

The scarcity of online resources highlights an urgent need for improved information accessibility. This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 6 September 2023. This article is part ...