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 »

Kurds unable to unite against Turkey’s aggression, published at Fanack, 23 October 2019.
The Kurds of northern Syria – a primer about Kurdish identity and representation, a book review published at Ahval, 20 October 2019.
‘If you don’t know what happened before 2018, you can’t understand what happens now in northeast Syria’, podcast interview with Wladimir van Wilgenburg about his book ‘The Kurds of Northern Syria’, published on Patreon, 17 October 2019.
Strijd van de lange adem, article about the Turkish attack on northern Syria, published in Dutch weekly Groene Amsterdammer, 16 October 2019.
IS strikes as Turkey attacks northeast Syria, published at Fanack, 10 October 2019.
Radio interviews about the situation in northeast Syria, of which two in Dutch and two in English, broadcast on 8, 10 and 11 October 2019.
Dreigende wederopstanding van IS vanuit Syrisch vluchtelingenkamp, interview on Dutch radio about Al Hol camp in the northeast of Syria, 5 October 2019.
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.
ISIS-vrouwen zijn terug in Raqqa, article about ISIS women who returned to Raqqa, published in Dutch weekly Groene Amsterdammer, 4 September 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 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.

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