joshua thaisen

By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw SANTA BARBARA, United States - Readings of Homer’s Ilyad and Odyssey married with the music of...

By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw LOS ANGELES – American Kurds are publicly condemning the presence of Islamic State (IS/ISIS) forces...

By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw LOS ANGELES—Emerging Kurdish novelist Goran Sabah Ghafour hopes his words will help bridge cultural...

By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw United States — American Kurds gathered at a weekend international festival in California to promote...

By Joshua Thaisen and Deniz Serinci, published @rudaw Large numbers staged protests in Europe and the United States in solidarity with...

By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw LOS ANGELES — Tucked away in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles is the small Kurdish enclave of...

By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw LOS ANGELES — In stark contrast to the ongoing violence in the Middle East, a concert celebrating the...

By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw LOS ANGELES - The premier of two Kurdish films in Hollywood this week may help bridge the cultural...

After ten hours in transit from Los Angeles we had arrived in paradise. Bri and I found ourselves on layover in Fiji en route to...

January mornings are cold in California. With a thick layer of frost covering the car, Bri and I embarked on our drive north to San...