Kurdish Novelist Aims to Reframe Middle East
By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw LOS ANGELES—Emerging Kurdish novelist Goran Sabah Ghafour hopes his words will help bridge cultural...
Kurdish Culture Regales Crowds at California Festival
By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw United States — American Kurds gathered at a weekend international festival in California to promote...
Restaurant Offers Slice of Middle East in L.A.
By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw LOS ANGELES — Tucked away in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles is the small Kurdish enclave of...
Concert Celebrates Middle Eastern Diversity, Peace
By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw LOS ANGELES — In stark contrast to the ongoing violence in the Middle East, a concert celebrating the...
Filmmaker Brings Kurdistan to Hollywood
By Joshua Thaisen, published @Rudaw LOS ANGELES - The premier of two Kurdish films in Hollywood this week may help bridge the cultural...