A quest for honor
By Lawen A. Sagerma
SLEMANI
An American documentary producer seeks to depict Kurdish women as they really are - ‘strong and resourceful’.

The Rock
By Shakhawan Abdulla
AMEDY
Set on top of a rock some 1,400m above sea level, Amedy City continues to marvel visitors, but more and more residents are forced to flee.

The merchants of Kurdistan
By Brwa Ab. Mahmud
SLEMANI
Are Kurdish consumers merely overcharged for counterfeit products, or are they handing over a pound of flesh?

World Music Day rocks Suly
By Lawen A. Sagerma
SLEMANI
Music fans hope the fun-filled cultural event will be held annually.

‘Terrorist attacks have been limited’
By Zheno Abdulla
SLEMANI
While the military operation in Mosul is a continuous process, the head of the PUK office in Mosul claims much has already been done to curtail the capabilities of terrorist groups.

‘World isn’t ready for Greater Kurdistan’
By Hemin Hussein
ERBIL
British academic says Kurdistan cannot follow Kosovo model due to war zone environment.

What you think you know
By Agri Ismail
One of the dangers of today’s ultra-globalized world of instant news is that we think we know more than we used to. Ask someone about Iraq, for instance, and they’ll tell you all about the 2003 debacle, about terrorism and about Sunnis, Kurds and Shiites.

A treaty of amity or perpetual conquest?
By Dr Joseph Kechichian
Leading members of the Iraqi Parliament recently requested from the US Congress to reject the proposed US-Iraq security agreement unless Washington agreed to a specific timetable for withdrawing American troops from Iraq.

Menace of gun culture and its hazards
By Anwar M. Qaradaghi
In this city, some five or so decades ago, it was extremely rare to keep firearms, pistols and other handguns in homes. It was considered distasteful and unnecessary. The education system encouraged harmony, tolerance and peaceful means among their students. Parents did the same.