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

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

The decree for the first time grants Kurdish Syrians rights, including recognition of Kurdish identity as part of Syria’s ...

Syria's interim president surprised the country's Kurdish citizens with a decree enshrining their culture and language as an ...

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 ...

By bnm Gulf bureau Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on January 16 granting Kurdish citizens language rights ...

Another key component of the decree is the abolition of discriminatory laws and measures dating back to a controversial 1962 census in Hasakah province, which stripped many Kurds of Syrian nationality ...

"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 ...

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 ...