Whom I work for

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 »

Rojava Film Commune: “We don’t mourn. We make films”, published at Patreon, 20 March 2020.
Families of Turkey’s political prisoners fear coronavirus impact, published at Ahval, 16 March 2020.
Handen schudden op Koerdische grond, article about Syrian Kurds’ wish to prosecute foreign IS-members in local courts, published in Dutch weekly Groene Amsterdammer, 19 February 2020. The English version, Kurds want recognition of their courts – and their autonomy published at Patreon, 19 February 2020.
Koerdische filmmakers in Syrië, waar de oorlog voortraast, interview in Dutch current affairs radio show Nieuwsweekend, 15 February 2020.
After Belgian court ruling, PKK might be removed from EU’s terrorist organisations list, published at Ahval, 8 February 2020.
Wij rouwen niet, wij maken films’, article about the Rojava Film Commune published in Dutch weekly De Groene Amsterdammer, 5 February 2020.
Boycott of Turkish products: ‘Resistance is not only military’, published on Patreon, 27 January 2020
Our heart shrivelled because we forgot Roboski, published at Ahval, 27 December 2019.
Kurdish singers follow in the footsteps of dengbej-singing ancestors, published on Ahval, 22 December 2019.
Hope became a dream – Press freedom in Iraq, booklet about press freedom in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, published by Eva Tas Foundation, 19 December 2019.
‘De verbazing over een feminist met een hoofddoek is vermoeiend’, published in Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, 18 December 2019.
Kurdish storytelling tradition takes first steps on long road to UNESCO recognition, published at Fanack, 10 December 2019.

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