Polla Garmiany ☀️
@PollaGarmiany
Americanist, Euro-Kurd, Advisor, TV & Online Creator, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Economist & SciFi Addict. Kurdayetî.
🚨 Crowd gathers in front of Kawsar Hospital in Sanandaj after death of Kurdish activist Chiako Yousefinejad Large crowds have gathered outside Kawsar Hospital in Sanandaj (Sine) following the announcement of the death of Chiako Yousefinejad, a well-known Kurdish athlete and…
It’s crazy how radical elements on both sides get triggered by a simple post describing how Islam is/was usually lived among Kurds. Yes, in theory the religion is one, but it differs significantly from region to region in practice. Compare Afghanistan with Albania for example.
Kurdish Islam is peaceful. It’s the grandpa who does his prayers & goes to Hajj while also letting his grandkids dress & go out the way they want. It’s the grandma with a white, simple headscarf & love for everybody. It’s not the imported, extremist, foreign, political agenda.
📖 “Apologize to the Kurdish People” Kurdish Academy condemns Iraqi Higher Education Ministry Decision No. 6496 banning Kurdish in universities in Kurdish areas outside the Kurdistan Region. This is a discriminatory act — the Ministry must issue a formal apology.
A poem by Baba Serheng Dewdan, a traveling preacher around 946. He taught Kurds their pre-Islamic religion. Currently, it's the earliest known Kurdish writing. "Serheng Dewdan, Serheng Dewdan, ez ke namimen Serheng Dewdan. Çenî êrmanan, megêłim herdan, mekoşim perê ayîn Kurdan."
100 Kurds executed in less than seven months in Iran Since the beginning of 2025, the Islamic Republic of Iran has executed at least 100 Kurds, including four political prisoners. Hengaw warns: Repression in Kurdistan is advancing in a targeted, systematic, and silent manner.…
🧵 A Thread on Growing Linguistic Imbalance in Duhok, Kurdistan: Soft Arabization & Kurdish Language Neglect In Duhok and Zakho, activists warn of a quiet but persistent shift in language use—especially in public services & economic sectors. 👇🏼
They're trying again & again. And if we don't push back they'll get away with it. Iraq is a racist, fascist state that hates Kurds. It's not the KRG holding back your salaries, giving you a bad passport or banning Kurdi, it's Iraq. Iraq's the problem & we need to act accordingly.
The Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education has reversed its controversial decision banning #Kurdish students from answering exam questions in their mother tongue at universities in #Kirkuk, #Mosul, and #Diyala, following political pressure and public outcry. peregraf.com/en/news/9388
وقتی مردم حکومت را یک اشغالگر می‌بینند که با زور اسلحه، زندان و اعدام بر خاکشان حاکمیت می‌کند و هیچ اقدامی برای حفظ درختان و منابع این سرزمین انجام نمی‌دهد، مجبورند خود برای حفاظت از سرزمینشان تلاش کنند. زیرا اشغالگر جز ویرانی کاری نمی‌کند. داستان مردم کردستان و رژیم جمهوری…
🚨🇸🇾 Leading Druze Sheikh, Marwan Kiwan, thanks Kurdistan media: "If it weren't for the Kurdish media in North and East Syria, we would have been silently killed."
Another part of the funeral ceremony for Hamid Moradi, the deceased Kurdish environmental activist, was held in the city of Sanandaj with the prominent participation of various segments and classes of Kurdish society. During the ceremony, attendees chanted slogans such as…
Iraq barring its constitution’s second recognized language from its exams in some governorates that have Kurdish majorities! And you ask us why we can never trust Baghdad?
Iraq Bars Kurdish Language in University Exams in Kirkuk, Mosul, and Diyala Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education has banned Kurdish students in Kirkuk, Mosul, and Diyala from taking exams in Kurdish, reversing a 2010 rule and threatening penalties. The move is criticized as a…
To hell with Iraq.
Iraq Bars Kurdish Language in University Exams in Kirkuk, Mosul, and Diyala Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education has banned Kurdish students in Kirkuk, Mosul, and Diyala from taking exams in Kurdish, reversing a 2010 rule and threatening penalties. The move is criticized as a…
France can’t recognize you if you won’t declare independence. And there won‘t be an independence declaration when all you do is follow this and that political party instead of Kurdistan. Some of you even question our national flag or our mere right to a nation state.
Kurdish women have taken a central role in diplomacy across our regions. It was my pleasure to meet with US Representative @treefa_aziz of the KRG as well as @BayanRahman during her visit to Washington.