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 »

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.
Politie voert app in tegen etnisch profileren maar effectiviteit is nu al twijfelachtig, story about racial profiling by Dutch police, published at Pointer, 8 November 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.

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