ZAKHO, Kurdistan Region - The third annual Shal and Shapk (traditional Kurdish clothing) festival was held in Duhok ...

She was walking through the town's main square with her family dressed in traditional Kurdish clothes. Like Jalil, she voiced hopes that the PKK-Turkey talks would progress and "achieve peace in ...

Like many Syrians, I'd only ever known the country under the rule of Assad and his father Hafez, who had been in power from 1971 until 2000. Life under the Assads had meant more than 50 years of ...

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The city of Zakho is set to welcome the third edition of its much-anticipated “Shel u Shepk” Festival, a vibrant celebration of traditional Kurdish attire and folklore, ...

On this day, men as a traditional costume wear chokha (a long coat with a belt), a papakha (fur hat), and traditional boots. Women dress in silk ... importance for the Kurdish and Alevi communities.

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Some municipalities are grappling with the increasing challenges of residents coexisting amid rapidly growing foreign ...

“We are grateful to the army for rebuilding our church for us,” says Eskander, a lean, bearded man of 25 who wears a gray abaya, a traditional ... the Kurdish warlord Saladin defeated the ...