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Kurdish Bloggers
The subject of Kurdistan (be it in a political or idealist setting) has always been a controversial one. While no political entity of Kurdistan exists, the topic of establishing a homeland for the Kurds (the largest single ethnic group in the world without their own state) is still a primary political aim of the majority of Kurdish peoples. Kurdish history, culture and language is decidedly rich; and many of the Kurdish bloggers have made it their mission to disseminate as much information as possible about the Kurds to a wider audience. Countries with large populations of Kurdish peoples and/or have regions referred to as Kurdistan are: Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. The majority of bloggers who blog from Kurdistan are located in Northern Iraq, however the Diaspora movement has been gaining more and more ground in the blogosphere. The goal of this weekly posting is to introduce readers to the world of the Kurdish Blogosphere and provide updates onto the current issues being discussed and debated within their blogs.
Perhaps the best site for an introduction into the Kurdish Blogosphere is the Kurdistan Bloggers Union, which has done an excellent job of bringing many diverse voices together in support of the Kurdish peoples. Recently celebrating its one year anniversary, the Kurdistan Bloggers Union has tackled topics ranging from the history of the Kurds, current events in the region, to more whimsical subjects such as combining popular culture with Kurdish culture. Reader support has even lead to the creation of a KBU Forum, used to discuss everything Kurdish, and a News-site. The links on this blog are highly recommended as they have one of the most comprehensive lists of Kurdish Blogs that are written in English. Recent activity on this blog has been focused on the activities of the various members. Vladimir, a Dutch journalist, was recently highlighted for his efforts in the Kurdish cause and an intro was given to his new blog From Holland to Kurdistan, which focuses on the history of the Kurdish people. Piling, another member of the Kurdistan Bloggers Union, gave a photo tour of the Library in the Kurdish Institute of Paris where she is employed as a librarian.
Thematically, the Kurdish Blogs can be divided into 3 main areas of content: Culture, History and Political Commentary. A more detailed explanation of these areas will be given in next week’s installment. However, within the Kurdish Blogosphere it is important to note that in times of crisis the Kurdish Bloggers have proven themselves to be surprisingly quick to respond to issues and, in some cases, fill in the gaps left by media coverage. An example would be of the July 2005 violence against the Kurds within the borders of Iran, most notably in the province of Mahabad. When little or no news was to be found on the events taking place, Kurdish Bloggers formed a site dedicated strictly to giving news about the happenings in Mahabad. This ability (while still in its infancy) to form grassroots activism in the blogosphere is a sign of strength within the Kurdish bloggers and should prove to be interesting to monitor the political development that will generate in the days, months and years to come.
Author: Deborah Ann Dilley
Friday, 17 April 2009
کۆ مه ڵگه ی کورد له هه نده ران
ئه وه چه ندین ده هه یه خه ڵکی کورد به هه مو توێژه کانیه وه ڕوو له وڵاتانی تر ده که ن بۆ دروست کردنی ژیانێکی باشتر و دوور له شه ڕ و کوشتار به ڕاستی هه موو مان باش ئه وه ئه زانین کورد هه ر له سه ره تا وه ئاژاوه چی و شه ڕ که ر نه بووه به ڵکو به ده یان سه ده تووشی توندو تیژی شه ڕ بۆته وه و مێژو ی ئه م گه له شایه تی زۆر هه وڵی دڕندانه ی دوژمنه کانی یه تی بۆ له ناو بردنی..له م میانه دا زۆر پارت و ڕێکخراوی کوردێش بۆ پاره و به ده ست هێنانی ده سه ڵات خیانه تیان له گه له که ی خۆێان کردووه
له هێنانی هێزی ئێرانه وه بگره له لایه ن یه کێتی نیشتمانی کوردستان به ڕێبه رایه تی جه لال تاڵه بانی بۆ سه ر هه ڵه بجه و بوونه هۆی بۆمباردکردنی به چه کی کۆمه ڵکوژی کیمیاوی له لایه ن سه دامه وه و تا خیا نه ته نا مرؤڤانه کانی ئه مدوایه ی پارتی و یه کێتی پاش وه ده ست گرتنی ده سه ڵات له به شێك له خاکی کوردستان
پاش 19 ساڵ حوکمدارێتی ئه م دوو بنه ماڵه مافیا یه ی کوردستان ، خه ڵک به ڕوونی ئه وه ی بۆ ده ر که وتووه که ئه مانه جگه له که سابه ت و بازرگانی به کورده وه و به به ها نه ته وه ییه کانی له مێژینه ی کورده وه هیچ شتێکی تر بۆ خه ڵک ناکه ن..کوا سه ر به خۆ یی؟ کوا ئه و هه مو پاره یه ی که له داهاتی گومرکه کانی کوردستان و ئه و هه مو پارانه ی که له فرۆشی نه و ت به ده ستی ئه هێنن؟
ئا یا پاش 19 ساڵ خه ڵك کاره بای هه یه؟
ئایا پاش 19 ساڵ خه ڵك ئاوه پاکی خواردنه وه ی له ماڵه وه هه یه؟
ئایا پاش 19 ساڵ سیسته مێکی بانکی له کوردستاندا هه یه بۆ پاراستنی پاره و دارایی خه ڵك و بره و دان به گه شه ی ئابووری کوردستان؟
ئه م دوو بنه ماڵه مافیا یه بێ ئینساف ترین دوژمنی گه لی کوردن که تا ئێستا مێژوی کورد به خۆ یه وه دیبێتی ؛ وه ك مه جالی خه ڵك ناده ن بۆ گه شه سه ندنی ئابوری له سه ر خاکی باو و باپیرانیان به ڵکو بۆ خۆشیان هیچ کومپانیا و ده سگا یه کی خزمه تگوزاری مه ده نیان بۆ گه شه سه ندنی ئابووری کوردستان بنیات نه ناوه
هه ر بۆ یه خه ڵك کۆ مه ڵ کۆمه ڵ روو له هه نده ران و وڵاتانی ئه وروپا و ئه مریکا و جیهان ده که ن بۆ باشتر کردنی گوزه رانی ماڵ و خێزانیان و پێ گه یاندنی منداله کانی له ناو کۆ مه ڵگا یه کی مه ده نی و دیمۆکراسی ئازاد و سه ر پێشکه وتووی ئه مڕۆ دا
هه تا بۆ خۆ ت له هه نده ران نه بی نازانی چه نده خه ڵکی کورد له ده ره وه ئه ژی..به ڕاستی تا له کوردستان وڵاتێکی سه ر به خۆ ی دیمۆ کراتیکی ئازاد مان نه بێ باش وایه هه ر له ده ره وه ی کوردستان بژیت
هه مو ئیمکانا تێکت له خزمه ت دایه بۆ ئه وه ی وه ك مرۆڤێکی خاوه ن که رامه تی ئینسانی بژیت..منداڵه کانت پێ گه یه نه ، ده رگه ی خوێندن ئاواڵایه ، که سابه ت به دڵی خۆ ت بکه ، پاره کانت به سه ر به ستی بگه رێنه و له بانکی بنێ ، شه و به دڵێکی ئاسوده وه بخه وه ، که س ته عه داو ده سدرێژی و لێ ناکات.... زۆر شتی تر که خۆتا ن باشتر ئه زانن که ئه توانی له سه ر به ستی و یاسای مرۆڤانه ئه و ولاته دیمۆ کراتیانه ی ئه و رو پا و ئه مریکا و ئۆسترالیا ، بۆ ت به دی بێت
هیوا دارم کورد هه ر وا له پێشکه و تن و تره قی دا بن بۆ به دیهێنانی ژیانێکی بگره باشتریش له ناو ئه م کۆ مه لگه دیمۆ کراتانه ی جیهاندا
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
بۆ باشتر وه رگرتنی که ناڵی کوردستان پۆست
له ئینته ر نێتی برۆد باند که خێراییه که زۆر تره که ڵك وه ر گریت
له ئینته رنێتی کارتی که ڵك وه ر مه گره تا ئه توانی
هاو کات سه یری دوو یان چه ند پرۆگرام له سه ر هێڵی ئینته ر نێت مه که
Sunday, 5 April 2009
Saturday, 4 April 2009
سه ر هه ڵگرتنی گه نجانی کورد بۆ هه نده ران

له ساڵانی 2007 و 2008ڕێژه ی هاتنه ده ره وه ی خه ڵک له کوردستان زۆر زیادی کردوه .که به راستی بۆ ته جێگه ی پرسیار لاو وڵاتانی ئه روپا وه لای خۆمان.هۆکاره کان ئه بێت چی بن؟ گوی نه دانی حوکمه تی هه رێم به داخوازیه کانیان؟ یان ڕاکردنی گه نجان به تایبه تی له ڕاستی؟ ئایا کێ خه تا باره حوکمه تی هه رێم یان خۆمان؟هاتنه ده ره وه ی لاوانی کوردستان چاره سه ره یان خۆ ده رباز کردنه له ڕاستی ؟ دیاره هۆ کاری کۆچ کردن زۆره بۆ ده ره وه ی ووڵات به تایبه تی ئه روپا.دوای ڕاپه ڕینی خه لکی کوردستان له ساڵی 1991ورده ورده ده رگایه کی تر کرایه وه به ڕوو میلله تی کردا ئه ویش به جێگێشتنی وولات. هۆکاره که شی له ئێستادا ڕه خنه وگازنده یه له حوکمه تی هه رێمه کوردستان.با باسی ساڵانی کۆن نه کرێت له 2007 ڕێژه ی هاتنه ده ره وه زیادی کردووه . به گوێره ی قسه ی ئه وانه هاتونه ته ده ره وه ی ووڵات ئه ڵێن بێکاری گرانی و نه داری هه مووی ڕه خنه ده گرن له حوکمه تی هه رێمی کوردستان.
ئه گه رسه ربه لایه نێک نه بیت ئه وا هیجت بۆ ناکریت بۆیه گه نجان به ره و هه نده ران دێن.به ڵام ئه مه کێشه کان چاره سه رناکات جائه گه ر گه نجانی کوردستان ئاوا بیر بکه نه وه له کوردستان ئه وا کوردستان به ره و هه ڵدێر ده ڕووات نه ک به ره و ئاسۆ.کێشه چاره سه رکردن ئه بێت به ڕێگه ی گفتوگۆ و وه ڕێپێوانی هێمنانه نه به چۆڵکردنی ووڵات. به ڵی گه نده ڵی زۆره نایه کسانی بێکاری ده سه ڵاتی حیزبی.ئه وه ی جێگای داخه له کوردستاندا تێر ئاگایی له برسی نیه.ئه مه ش ئه وه ده گه یه نێت ده سه ڵاتی حیزبی زیاتره له ده سه ڵاتی حوکمه ت. کوردستان وه ک ووڵاتی هیندستانی لێ هاتوه دوو چین له کۆ مه ڵگای کوردیا ئه ژی ئه ویش چینی زۆر ده وڵه مه ند وه چینی هه ژار جاران چینی ناوه ند هه بوو به ڵام ئێستا نه ماوه.له کوردستاندا کێشه زۆره به ڵام پێویستی به چاره سه رکردن هه یه . هاتنه ده ره وه بۆ هه نده ران کێشه کان له کوردستان زیاتر ئه کات نه ک چاره سه ر...باشه ئه گه رئێمه ووڵات به جێ بێڵین ئایا له هه نده ران ژیان مسۆ گه ره بۆ خۆت وکه سوکار؟ ئه وو ڵات به ره و کوێ ده چێت ئه ی جیلی داهاتوو دوای گه نجان که کوردستان به جێ دێڵن چیان به سه ر دێت که پێ ده گه ن .
ئایا کۆچ کردن به ره وهه نده ران چاره سه ر ده کرێت یان وه ک خۆ ی ده مێنێته وه؟کێ ئه بێت هه نگاوی بۆ هه ڵگرێت؟ به داخه وه ده زگای ڕاگه یاندنه کان له کوردستان سه به خۆ نین ئه گه ر سه ربه خۆبن ئه واکه من که ده نگیان ناگات به هیچ شوێنێک.
Monday, 30 March 2009
بانگه واز بۆ هه مو خه ڵکی به شه ره فی کوردستان
ههر دیاردهیهکی گه نده ڵی و ناشارستانی و پێشلکاریهکتان بینی یان رهخنهو ناڕه زایه تیتان ههبوو له سهرجهم دام و دهزگاکانی به ناو حکومه تی هه رێم، حزبه کان ڕێکخراوه مهدهنیه کان، تاکه که س، به رپرسان، تکایه به ئیمایل بینێرن بۆمان و ئێمهش بڵاوی ده که ینه وه.
ههرکهسێک ههر زانیاری و دۆکۆمێنت و بهڵگهیه کی (سیاسی و ئابووری و كۆمهڵایهتی و ئاسیش و حكومی و حیزبی و تاکه که سی و .. هتد ) لا دهست دهکهوێت بۆ مانی بنێرێت تا لێکۆڵینه وه و به دواداچوونی له سه ربکه ین و باسی لێوه بکه ین .
دڵنیابن نهێنیه کانتان پارێزراو ده بێت و به ڵێن ده ده ین له پاراستنی نهێنی و پرهنسیبی کاری رۆژنامهوانی پهیڕهو بهکهین.
تکایه ته نیا ئهم ئیمایڵهی خواره وه بهکاربهێنن بۆ ناردنی بابهتهکانتان
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Sunday, 29 March 2009
Corruption in Kurdistan
A case in point is Iraq's flourishing corruption under American occupation. The crooked behavior of Kurdish leaders casts a pall over the entire future of the Kurds. And nowhere is this more conspicuously manifest than in the barter of the rights of the Kurdish people in pursuit of monetary gain.
Two kings reign in Kurdistan: Masoud Barzani and Jalal Talibani [Masoud Barzani is President of the Autonomous Kurdish Government in Iraq and Jalal Talibani is President of Iraq]. Their claim to legitimacy is that they've been elected by the people. And it's true that there was an election some years ago. As often happens, the choice was not so much about electing the better of the two candidates, but rather for the lesser of two evils. Now these two leaders have built a system whereby each leads their own political party, and to safeguard against dissension within the rank and file, they pick members of their executive committees from amongst loyal friends and members of their own families. Furthermore, these two political parties have control over every national resource. They also control iron-fisted militia so no one can effectively challenge or dispute their legitimacy. And ironically - despite their dictatorial rule - they call themselves democrats.
In a democratic system, the head of state is meant to be bound by law. He can't go and siphon off State revenues and deposit them into his personal account. He's allotted a stipend and other perquisites approved by lawmakers. Barzani, for example, has had his bank account sealed from public examination for over a decade. He treats the people's treasury as his own and believes it to be his birth right. Democracy, in Mr. Barzani’s view, leaves no room for national obligations and responsibilities. Democracy is the recognition that he is the undisputed ultimate leader. As for his constituents, people are free to agree and bow. Furthermore, he places the prestige, power and interest of his clan ahead of the people's interest.
With all of its intelligence resources, the Bush Administration has known for a decade that Barzani has been taxing Iraqi oil at Ibrahim Khalil (the oil pipelines that pass through Kurdistan into Turkey) and siphoning off the money into his own coffers. No one will ever account for the billions he has collected. What should have been a matter of public accounting has remained in his secret personal account. And one must add to that, the billions Mr. Barzani has pocketed since the occupation - again with no public record.
In every democratic civil society, lawmakers are mandated to endorse a budget and disburse funds to government agencies to finance social programs. But there is no such process in the Kurdistan region. American administrators in Iraq have simply handed over the entire budget of Kurdistan to Talibani and Barzani to share equally among themselves. Such a thing would never fly in American and it shouldn't be condoned in Iraq.
The budget for the Kurdistan region should have been entrusted to a committee of responsible citizens unaffiliated with either dominant political party. This is how Kurdish leaders "manage" the Kurdistan region. And the leaders of Iraq's Arab areas are even worse. In essence, the prevailing corruption is due to America’s mismanagement in administering Iraqi affairs, and the emboldening of corrupt leaders who prey on the public interest.
How budgets have been administered is one of the most telling chapters in America's failed mission in Iraq. We have created a system of corruption far worse than anything that existed during Saddam Hussein’s regime, and which is unprecedented in Iraqi history. Yet our young men and women are asked to sacrifice their lives in the name of national security and the freedom of the Iraqi people. By creating an environment in which corrupt leaders - both Kurdish and Arab - pursue power and prestige while ignoring the real needs of the people, Iraq has become a death trap for our soldiers.
There has been no interruption in the flow of Iraqi oil to the global market. The nation obtains formidable revenue from its export - even as the United States contributes tens of billions to rebuilding.
Surely there should be a system of accountability in regard to what is done with these funds and whose bank accounts they land in! They certainly haven't gone into rebuilding the infrastructure. There isn't an adequate utility like clean drinking water or electricity in the entire country! In fact public services, even during the economic blockade in the Saddam era, were far more efficient than they are under American occupation.
Although Iraq is an oil-producing country, we have a shortage of gasoline and home heating oil. Sometimes people are forced to resort to the expense of the black market to obtain such necessities. Deficiencies like these must be laid at the doorstep of the U.S. administration - along with Iraq's corrupt leadership.
In Kurdistan, these two leaders aren't subject to questioning by Parliament or any other institution. They are kings and a law unto themselves. In a real civil society, the head of state is held accountable for his actions and when they get too far off the path desired by the people, they are subject to impeachment by legislators.
If Kurdistan has a same civil society with a system of real accountability, these leaders would have been impeached long ago and branded as the criminals they are - the mark of disgrace discrediting their rest of their political lives. The Kurdistan Regional Government has been created may appear real since it resembles a government, having all the usual trappings. But it's an illusion thanks to the Kurdish leadership.
It remains unrecognized by the world and can't be located on any world map. The Kurdish dream has always been to have our own government. If Kurdish leaders were conscious of the aspirations and dreams of their people, a real Kurdish state would have been their impetus to lead. But instead, they are driven only by the greed for power and selfish monetary considerations. If there is ever to be a real Kurdish future, the rule of these kings must be ended.
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وه ك ڕۆژنامه یه کی ڕه خنه یی گشتی به م زوانه چاوه ڕوان بن
ئیمه لایه نگری هیچ پارت و لایه ن و ده سته یه ك نین ، جگه له مرۆڤی سه ربه ست و که سایه تی سه ربه رزو سه ربه ستی کورد ، هیواو ئاما نجی ئه م سایته ش ڕوناکی خستنه سه ر لایه نه تاریکه کانی ژیانی ڕۆژانه ی کوردستانه