The Syriac language is being taught as an elective in Qamishli, in the Kurdish-majority Hasaka province in northeast Syria (Rojava). Following a January decree by Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa recognizing Kurdish as a national language, other ethnic and religious groups have also been encouraged to seek broader recognition of their own languages.
The heritage ‘Barzak’ Rock in Choman district, Erbil province, has been defaced with spray-painted graffiti.
Residents of the village say the rock, which is a heritage landmark for them, is being vandalised by tourists who use coloured spray cans to write on it. They point out that in the past the rock was used as a site for grinding wheat and grain.
New photos from Saturday, May 9, 2026, show the sign for the Palace of Justice building in the center of Afrin city, still displaying the Turkish language.
On Friday, May 8, 2026, the Deputy Governor of Hasakah, Ahmed al-Hilali, commented on the public protests surrounding the sign for the Palace of Justice building in Hasakah Governorate, stating that "the Palace of Justice building represents an official institution and that Arabic is the sole official language" according to the constitution and applicable legislation. He considered Arabic to be the exclusive language for official communications and transactions, and part of the sovereignty of the state and public order.
Julani's government decided to erase the Kurdish language from the Justice Palace sign and replace it with English. This isn't about practical communication; it’s about signaling. They care more about looking civilized to their daddy Trump than respecting the identity of the people they occupy. It's pathetic.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) changes its name and awaits the Turkish government's legal steps, according to a press conference outlining the organization's ongoing political transition. On Tuesday, top-level members of the organization's leadership convened to announce this rebranding and to declare their expectations regarding reciprocal legislative actions from authorities in Ankara.
It's a beautiful artstyle. I used Google Image Search but couldn't find the original artist, only some Pinterest accounts. Can you help?
Julani's government previously recognized Kurdish language, but it was just symbolic, making it an optional school subject that no one takes seriously. people are demanding that education be conducted entirely in Kurdish.
This racist neckbeard has no problem with the genocide of entire peoples, the destruction of whole languages and cultures, and the theft of their land, but he has a problem with a TikTok video and being called a colonizer. That says everything.
what happened here wasn’t just “some stuff centuries ago.” It was systematic violence, mass displacement, broken treaties, boarding schools that tried to erase Native identity, bans on languages and ceremonies, and generations of people pushed onto reservations with limited resources. That history doesn’t magically disappear because it makes neckbeards like him uncomfortable.
No one is seriously arguing that 200 million people should leave back to Europe. That’s a lazy strawman. What people are asking for is acknowledgment, respect, and actual accountability, things like honoring treaties, protecting land and water, supporting tribal sovereignty, and addressing the real conditions Native communities face today.
Also, calling Indigenous ancestors “stupid” for being conquered? That’s racist. You know who's the stupid one? that stupid who defends the statue of Columbus.
Then telling them to “shut up”? What happened to free speech? Or does that only apply when it’s convenient?
Indigenous communities deal with underfunded healthcare, lack of infrastructure, environmental threats to their land, and being ignored in political conversations. That’s not ancient history, that’s right now.
Colonizers gonna hate.