We exist, Kurdistan exists! I remember as a child how afraid I was when my mother spoke Kurdish in public. When I was seven, I needed to go to the hospital every week because of an accident. When the doctor would ask my mom a question about my health, I would quickly answer before my […]
Living with the Curse of the Armenians Nurcan Baysal Translated by Nathalie Alyon Published in Journal of Levantine StudiesVol 5.2 Special Edition: The Armenian Genocide http://www.levantine-journal.org/Sneak+Peak+dock-ument+from+Vol+52_h_hd_147_18.aspx My great grandmother Ayşe Teyfur—my “Nene”—passed away in October 2014, at the age of 104. Despite growing up with her, I couldn’t communicate with my Nene in conventional ways—she didn’t speak Turkish […]