How Kurdish education neglects the homegrown experiences of the peoples of Kurdistan
While language can be one of the main factors of unity among members of a society, it can also be a devastating factor and the source of unbalanced relationships between peoples, nations and countries. In the past, language was seen as a basic pillar in building a nation-state and for preserving the culture.
In the Kurdistan region, language was – and to a certain degree still is – a tool to protect the Kurdish identity and safeguard the political and social entity of the Kurds against the oppressors.
Source: Your Middle East
Ahmed Badry: meticulously structured chaos
His first experience with sculpture came as a student, when he was commissioned to make cement rock formations and other decorative sculptures for beach resorts in Sharm el-Sheikh: an interval that he recalls now with a hint of embarrassment, furrowing his brow. The fact that he was making money from his "trade" was another important factor that also encouraged his family's support; artmaking wasn’t just a hobby.
Source: Mada Masr
The Moroccan left's dilemma
The Democratic Left Federation (DLF)—a union comprising three radical leftist Moroccan parties: the United Socialist Party (PSU), the Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party (PADS), and the National Ittihadi Congress (CNI)—announced last year that it would enter the upcoming local and parliamentary elections in Morocco. Despite this initial announcement, many doubted they would participate, as the existing political parties law forbade unions from running on union lists.
Source: Sada
