Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of ...

Language is never just a means of communication. It is identity, memory, access, and belonging. Across the Middle East, few ...

The decree grants nationality to Kurds, many of whom were stripped of it under a 1962 census. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Syria’s Ministry of Education announced on Monday that it has begun preparations to introduce Kurdish-language curricula in ...

The decree is the first formal recognition of Kurdish national rights since Syria’s independence in 1946.

Measure recognizes Kurdish language, identity, grants citizenship to stateless Kurds, designates Nowruz as a national holiday ...

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara has issued a presidential decree recognising Kurdish citizenship and language rights, while ...

The Kurds are widely believed to be the largest stateless ethnic group in the world.

The Presidential Decree No. 13 of 2026, issued by President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, marks a historic turning point that ...

"The Language Wound: The use of the mother tongue in education and experiences of Kurdish students", a study from the Political and Social Research Institute of Diyarybakır, suggests bilingual and ...