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 ...

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 ...

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

Teacher Zak Amin checks the work of student Rayan Salih during a Kurdish language and culture class at Moorhead High School.

"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 issued a decree affirming the rights of the Kurdish Syrians, formally recognising their ...