Yazidis, worshipers of the Peacock Angel
On 5 October 2018 Nadia Murad was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The award pays tribute to the efforts made by the Yazidi activist who has never stopped telling her…
Mosul, the ancient Nineveh
A city older than history itself; Mosul, formerly known as Nineveh, is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most fascinating places on earth, founded by the Assyrians…
Peoples of Iraq: the Kurds
The Kurds, in addition to being the second most populous ethnic group in Iraq, are also among those who have most marked its history; So let's discover its history up…
“Güneşi Gördüm” by Mahsun Kırmızıgül
A film that tells of a people and a nation full of contradictions and heavily split between East and West. Güneşi Gördüm by Mahsun Kırmızıgül is an ensemble film that…
5 film for the summer
We started with books and continue with films. We present our 5 Middle East themed films for this summer, present on: Netflix, Sky, Youtube and, of course, in DVD format.…
Kurdish Nowruz in Usa
The Nowruz: feast of Kurds and Iranians
Our Amu Nowroz has the face of Filippo Verre and has a gift from Kurdistan. Discover with us how it is celebrated by the 4th community of the Middle East,…
Ahl-e Haqq, between Yazidis and Shiites
Kurds are not "just yazidi and muslim" but inside they can boast several very interesting cults. Among these, it is impossible not to mention the Ahl-e Haqq, the faith of…
Mizrahim, gli ebrei del Medio Oriente
Una popolazione che da sempre ha vissuto nel Medio Oriente, tanto da diventare, fino alla nascita di Israele, uno dei gruppi ebraici più benestanti e potenti in assoluto. I mizrahim…
La lunga e complessa storia del conflitto Curdo-turco
In questi giorni ci siamo resi conto di quanto quotidiani e riviste tendano a semplificare il conflitto fra Curdi e turchi, riducendo il tutto ad un mero scontro fra bene…
Curdi, Nowruz e Turchia, un rapporto non facile
Vi abbiamo già parlato di Nowruz, oggi però ci concentriamo sul rapporto che questa festa ha con i Curdi, specie quelli che vivono in Siria e Turchia. La leggenda del Nowruz…
