Kurdish Confederalism of Iraq
Shamsul Khan and Sherko Kirmanj, both Kurdish political analysts, argue on an article titled “Engineering Confederalism for Iraq” that Iraq should apply confederalism to its political structure. They bring some […]
Syria to Achieve Kurdish Autonomy
The operation to isolate Raqqa, which is led by Kurdish forces in Syria and supported by the United States, is named “Wrath of Euphrates” and going on with liberating a […]
Be a State, Palestine
It is common knowledge in the international affairs that Palestine, especially Gaza Strip and Israel fight against each other regularly and the news reporting them has become like scheduled services […]
Two Weeks in Rojava (Part 2)
This post is a sequel to “Two Weeks in Rojava (Part 1). Please read the part 1 before checking this article. Jarabulus A few days later, I visited the front […]
Two Weeks in Rojava (Part 1)
“I have never seen Japanese person here. I think you are the first Japanese journalist to cross this border,” a female officer said. I was at the Iraqi-Syrian border control […]
Japanese Counter Attack on ISIS: in a Unique Style
So-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) abducted two Japanese citizens and released the video demanding Japanese government to pay 200 million dollars ransoms. The majority of Japanese people responded to this unfortunate […]
Tear Gas Blurs Bahrain’s New Year’s Eve
“Arab Spring isn’t over in Bahrain.” In Bahrain, it is blowing up a strong tempest of anti-government protest every day. Approximately seventy percent of people are Shiite Muslims in Bahrain; […]
Time to Wake up, Japan.
Okay, I’m gonna make it clear. The Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. I would like all Japanese people to have their own opinion on it by reading this essay. […]
What Palestine Gave Me
Who could imagine I went to Palestine this summer? I could not even believe. I did not expect it at all until my parents said “We will travel to France.” […]
Women in Kurdish Politics: Competition — Ruwayda Mustafah
Why do Kurdish women compete against each other instead of trying to work collaboratively to achieve political goals? Kurdish women, like their male counterparts, seek to advance their careers more […]
The Civil War of DRC
1960 is a famous year for “the year of Africa”. 17 African countries achieved independence and most of them joined to the United Nations within the same year. Right after […]
Issues on the Infotainment Media
Recently, half members of the Japanese House of Councillors were elected on 10th July. On that day, Dave Spector, an American TV producer and commentator working in Japan, gave TV […]
“Media” Means the Internet
Since the Internet was introduced to the world, the information technology has developed in total new stage including journalism. Currently, the Internet media provide the fastest news in the world; […]
