Learn Kurdish this fall! 🍂✨ Live, semester‑long 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐢 and 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢 courses — Beginner to Advanced. 💻📚 Learn more + register: zahrainstitute.org/KLIOverview.... 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟓 Questions: admissions@zahrainstitute.org

Ready to grow your skills this fall? Our 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡‑𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 are now open for registration! Join us for four live online sessions, light homework, and curated readings — perfect for busy learners. 💻📚 Learn more + register: zahrainstitute.org/Mini_Courses...

⏰ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧! Join us for “𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.” 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: • Nora Zaki Mantas (Dominican University) • Jaye Starr (Association of Muslim Chaplains) There’s still time to register before we begin: zoom.us/meeting/regi... We’ll see you shortly!

✨ Happening today! Join us for our Critical Muslim Studies featured panel: “𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.” 🕛 𝟭𝟮 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝗧 / 𝟭 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 🎙️ Nora Zaki Mantas 🎙️ Jaye Starr 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our final Spring 2026 event is almost here! ✨ Join us 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 for our Critical Muslim Studies featured panel, “𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲,” with Nora Zaki Mantas and Jaye Starr. 📅 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎 🕐 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐓 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 💻 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us next Wednesday for a 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 on 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. Featuring: • 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐚𝐤𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬, Dominican University • 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫, Association of Muslim Chaplains 🗓 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎 ⏰ 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐓 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Missed our recent lecture with Ramazan Aras? The full recording of “𝐊𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐝” — part of Zahra Institute’s Spring 2026 Speaker Series, moderated by Matthew Niemi — is now live. Watch the full lecture here 👇 youtu.be/83QtcESAY1Y?...

RAMAZAN ARAS | Kemalist Colonial Modernity, the Kurdish Self and the Notion of Tawhid

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Missed our recent lecture with Hajjar Baban? The full recording of “𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢: 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙄𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙆𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨” — part of Zahra Institute’s Spring 2026 Speaker Series, moderated by Kaveh Ghobadi — is now live. Watch the full lecture here 👇 youtu.be/zYeGFvLzORI

HAJJAR BABAN | Silence as Form: Navigating Forced Isolation in Kurdish Poetics

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Missed our Annual Lecture in Chicago? The full recording of “The Cultural Foundations of Kurdish Identity in the Nineteenth Century” — part of Zahra Institute’s Annual Lecture series, featuring Metin Atmaca — is now live. Watch the full lecture here 👇 youtu.be/YM23Ej0771s

The Cultural Foundations of Kurdish Identity | Metin Atmaca (ZI Annual Lecture 2026)

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Beginning Soon at 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐓 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓! Join Professor 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐬 for today’s powerful discussion on: “𝘒𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘢𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘥.” 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 before we start: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲! Join Professor 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐬 at 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐓 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 for an engaging talk on “𝘒𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘢𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘥.” 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you soon!

Happening this Wednesday: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐬 joins us to discuss 'Kemalist Colonial Modernity, the Kurdish Self, and the Notion of Tawhid.' 📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: This 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟔 🕛 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET 💻 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Online via Zoom 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We are excited to announce next week's Zoom lecture with 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝘀 from Ibn Haldun University! Join us as he explores 𝙆𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙖𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙙—a timely and relevant topic. 🗓️ May 6, 2026 ⏰ 12 PM CT / 1 PM ET 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 at 𝟐 𝐏𝐌 for our 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐚—on his birthday!—presenting “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲.” 📅 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟏 ⏰ 𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟒:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 📍 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐮𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 — 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 & 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: www.eventbrite.com/e/1985426229...

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰! Join us for our Annual Lecture with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐚 on the cultural and political forces that shaped Kurdish identity. 📍 College of DuPage, Culinary & Hospitality Center 🗓️ Sat, April 11 | 2–4:30 PM 🎟️ Free + open to all 👉🏼 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1985426229...

✨ 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲! Come spend the afternoon with us for a special session featuring poet, 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐣𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧. She will be presenting: 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢: 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙄𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙆𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 🗓️ 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 — 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖 ⏰ 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

✨ 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 — 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖 Join us for an afternoon of poetry with 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐣𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧, 𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫. She will present, 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢: 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙄𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙆𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨. 📅 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖 🕛 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Missed our recent lecture with Alp Eren Topal? The full recording of “The Limits of Modern Islamic Political Thought: The Radical Ideas of Hoca Mehmed Sadik Efendi” — moderated by Mucahit Bilici — is now live. Watch the full lecture here 👇 youtu.be/2T1Oi0dm07Y

The Limits of Modern Islamic Political Thought | Alp Eren Topal (Ibn Haldun University)

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✨ 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖 We’d love for you to join us for an afternoon of poetry with 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐣𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧: “𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢: 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙄𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙆𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨” 📅 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖 🕛 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

✨ 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖! We’re thrilled to welcome 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐣𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧 for an inspiring poetry reading and presentation: “𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒎: 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝑰𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑲𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔” 📅 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖 🕛 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📢 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫! Join us as we welcome 𝐀𝐥𝐩 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐥, who will be speaking on “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘤𝘢 𝘔𝘦𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘬 𝘌𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪." 📅 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 — 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟓 ⏰ 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐓 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 👉🏽 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📢 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲! Join us for an insightful discussion with 𝐀𝐥𝐩 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐥 on "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘤𝘢 𝘔𝘦𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘬 𝘌𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪.” 📅 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Wed, March 25 ⏰ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 12 PM CT / 1 PM ET 👉🏽 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Happy Newroz! Newroza we pîroz be! Newroz is a time of joy and renewal. We welcome it as the great Ehmedê Xanî welcomed it: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘻!

Join us for Zahra Institute’s Annual Lecture with Metin Atmaca on “The Cultural Foundations of Kurdish Identity in the Nineteenth Century.” Dr. Atmaca is Professor of History at the Social Sciences University of Ankara. 👉 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1985426229...

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 to welcome 𝐀𝐥𝐩 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐥 for a lecture on “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐜𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐤 𝐄𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢.” 📅 𝐖𝐞𝐝., 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟓 🕛 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Missed our recent conversation with Omar Sheikhmous? The full recording of “Future Pathways for Kurdish Politics: Autonomy, Sovereignty, and the Middle East Order” — part of Zahra Institute’s Spring 2026 Speaker Series — is now live. Watch the full talk here 👇 youtu.be/gkE0h4hYwYk

OMAR SHEIKHMOUS I Future Pathways for Kurdish Politics: Autonomy, Sovereignty

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⏳ 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫! 📢 “𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲, 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫" with 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐡𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 ⏰ 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/MXE-g4HdRVamNMy5yhtYRQ#

📢 Join us on Zoom 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰! “𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲, 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫” with 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐡𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 🗓️ 𝐖𝐞𝐝, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟏 ⏰ 𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 / 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 as we host 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐡𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 for an engaging and timely lecture: “𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲, 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫” 📅 March 11 ⏰ 12 PM CST / 1 PM EST 🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ZahraInstitute #KurdishPolitics #MiddleEastStudies