Guest in Dutch talkshow Pauw

On 25 April 2016 I was a guest in the popular dutch talkshow Pauw. You can watch it here!

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My work

My first piece was published in a national paper in the Netherlands, de Volkskrant, in 1980. I was nine years old. continue reading »

My books

About the books I wrote or contributed to. continue reading »

My lectures

Giving lectures is quite an adrenaline driven excercise, but always in a positive way. I love sharing the story of the Kurds and my view on it in public, continue reading »

My opinions

Having opinions is very normal for a journalist. Publishing them is too. Crucial is of course that you are opiniated about a subject you know well. continue reading »

My workshops

When I am in the Netherlands, I give workshops for freelance journalists who want to get a firmer grip on their business, continue reading »

Selahattin Demirtaş: release order upon release order, but still in jail, published at Ahval, 17 September 2019.
Are you close to vomiting?, published on Patreon, 10 September 2019, and the Durch version, Moet u al bijna kotsen?, published on Frontaal Naakt, 9 September 2019.
In Syria, lack of international recognition for Raqqa’s civilian administration hampering reconstruction, published at Fanack, 10 September 2019.
ISIS-vrouwen zijn terug in Raqqa, article about ISIS women who returned to Raqqa, published in Dutch weekly Groene Amsterdammer, 4 September 2019.
In Turkey, attack on democracy continues with removal of Kurdish mayors., published on Fanack, 27 August 2019.
Syrian photographer documents destruction by walking tightrope, interview with independent photographer Aboud Hamam in Raqqa, Syria, published on Index on Censorship, 19 August 2019.
Raqqa’s bits and pieces, my short documentary film about the reconstruction of Raqqa, made for my master ‘International Journalism’ at Edinburg Napier University, published at Patreon, 17 August 2019.
Raqqa krabbelt op – Terug naar kleur, published in Dutch weekly Groene Amsterdammer, 14 August 2019. The English version was published on my Patreon page on 16 August 2019: Raqqa recovers and wants recognition.
De Syrische Koerden dansen op strijdliederen, published in Dutch weekly Groene Amsterdammer, 10 July 2019. The English version was published on my Patreon page on 11 July 2019: Stands are jumping at Kurdish concert in Qamislo.
In 2020 heeft Raqqa weer stroom, shorticle about lack of electricity in Raqqa, published in Dutch weekly Groene Amsterdammer, 3 July 2019. The English version, In 2020 Raqqa will have electricity again, was published on Patreon on 4 July 2019.
Journalist Peter Breedveld vervolgd voor belediging: ‘Ik trek alle registers open’, article about a prosecuted journalist in the Netherlands, published in Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, 1 July 2019.
Hoe de burgemeestersverkiezing in Istanbul de Koerdische kwestie op de spits drijft, background story about the local elections in Istanbul and the Kurdish issue, published in Vrij Nederland, 19 June 2019. The English version, Erdoğan’s Kurdish policy isn’t about the Istanbul elections – it’s about the Syrian thorn in his side, was published on Patreon on 20 June 2019.

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