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PKK opposition to Zionism (2017 statement from a founding member)
PKK founding member Mustafa Karasu wrote in 2017 (just to make decades of policy totally clear): Since the emergence of the PKK, we have been against Zionism. We compared the genocide of the Kurds in Turkey with Israeli Zionism and … Continue reading
Media criticism of Turkish State finally moving to the forefront
After the most recent terrorist attack on Turkish soil inspired or organised by Daesh (Isis/Isil) on 28 June, I once again highlighted the context of Ankara’s long-standing complicity with Wahhabi extremism – in anticipation of understated media attention on the current government in … Continue reading
Posted in Daesh, Erdogan, ISIL, ISIS, Kurdistan, Kurds, politics, Turkey, Wahhabism
Tagged Kurdistán, The Kurdish Question, Turkey, Turkish State
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The unreasoned argument that ‘the PKK is Stalinist’ is just destructive propaganda
When giving talks about the Rojava Revolution and the context within which it has occurred, I have been questioned on one issue more often than anything else: Is the PKK a Stalinist organisation? The simple answer is no. Such a … Continue reading
Posted in Kurdish Spring, Kurdistan, Kurds, politics, Rojava, Rojava Revolution
Tagged Kurdistán, Rojava, Rojava Revolution
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Index for “Rojava: An Alternative”
The index for my book “Rojava: An Alternative to Imperialism, Nationalism, and Islamism in the Middle East” Continue reading
Posted in Arab Nationalism, Colonialism, Daesh, Imperialism, independence, International Relations, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Islamism, Kurdish Spring, Kurdistan, Kurds, Libertarian Communism, Libertarian Socialism, Muslim nations, Nationalism, politics, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, socialism
Tagged Arab Nationalism, Capitalism, Colonialism, Communism, Daesh, Imperialism, ISIL, ISIS, Islamism, Kurdistán, Nationalism, Rojava, The Kurdish Question
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Daesh, Imperialism, and Rojava
The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923) united much of the Arab World for centuries. In the 19th century, however, it began to decline, and the imperial powers of Europe tried to ensure their own political influence in the region. The UK, for … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Arab Nationalism, Assad, Autonomy, Ba'ath, Ba'ath Party, capitalism, CIA, Democracy, dignity, Education, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Kurdistan, Kurds, Libertarian Communism, Libertarian Socialism, PKK, PYD, revolution, Rojava, Saddam Hussein, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Wahhabism, YPG
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Colonialism, Communism, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Extremism, Fascism, France, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, History, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Iraq, ISIS, Israel, Justice, Kurdistán, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, PKK, PYD, Qatar, Rojava, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA, Wahhabism, YPG
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El EIIL, El Imperialismo, y Rojava
El Imperio Otomano unía mucho del Mundo Árabe durante siglos. En el siglo 19, empezó a deteriorarse, y los poderes imperialistas de Europa intentaron asegurar su influencia en la región. El Reino Unido, por ejemplo, ocupó Egipto para ‘proteger sus … Continue reading
Posted in Anarquismo, Arabia Saudita, Autodefensas, Autonomía, Democracia, EIIL, Estado Islamico, Extremismo, Imperialismo, Irak, PKK, política, PYD, Qatar, Rojava, Siria, Socialismo Libertario, Turquía, Wahabismo, YPG
Tagged Arabia Saudita, Capitalismo, Confederalismo Democratico, EEUU, EIIL, Estado Islámico, Extremismo, Francia, Imperialismo, Irak, Kurdistán, Kurdos, Medio Oriente, PKK, PYD, Qatar, Reino Unido, Rojava, Siria, Socialismo Libertario, Turquía, Wahabismo, YPG
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Resistance Is Fertile 