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

A new generation of young Kurdish folklore collectors are helping to revitalise endangered languages and create a living archive, a new study shows. Stories and songs could be saved from oblivion ...

A joint project initiated by Kurdish Language Research and Improvement Association (KURDÎ-DER) and Turkey’s Union of Engineers and Architects Chambers (TMMOB) Diyarbakır branch created the android ...

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 ...