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 »

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.
Wash off your whiteness, my TedX Talk at Leiden University, on 12 May 2019, about the PKK’s fight against the patriarchy and the struggle against racism in western countries, is now online! 14 June 2019.
Crop fires in Iraq and Syria may be start of larger disaster, published at Fanack, 13 June 2019.
SP-fractievoorzitter Eindhoven Murat Memiş vast in Turkije, and the English version Dutch local politician stuck in Turkey on terrorism charges, published on Patreon, 11 June 2019.
Nechirvan Barzani takes over presidency of Kurdistan Region from uncle, published at Fanack, 11 June 2019.
Violence starts as hunger strikes end, published on Fanack, 3 June 2019.

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