Yousif Ismael served as the Director of the Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) from 2015 to 2024. Prior to this role, from 2012 to 2015, …
Washington Kurdish Institute

Washington Kurdish Institute
The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, research and educational organization that was established in September 1996 WKI is committed to increasing public awareness of Kurd-related issues, protecting human, cultural, and political rights throughout Kurdistan, and supporting and developing Kurdistan’s civil society.
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Turkey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared three –month state of emergency in the country. Following the failed coup, Kurdish communities across Europe demonstrated …
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Turkey After Turkey’s President Erdogan made a decision to grant citizenship for three million Syrian refugees, People’s Democratic Party (HDP) vice chair Hisyah Ozsoy …
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By: Yousif Ismael July 5, 2016 How do you describe the operation of the liberation of Manbij? Who are the forces participating in this …
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Turkey Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairs Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag issued a statement and condemned the attack in Istanbul Ataturk Airport. In the …
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June 27 Kirkuk Governor Najmaldin Karim said in a press conference on Monday (June 27) Kirkuk is Inseparable part of Kurdistan and article 140 …
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Turkey The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MPs published a joint statement accusing President Erdogan of attempting to establish his “one-man rule” in Turkey. In …
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June 22 On June 22, Kirkuk Governor Dr. Najmaldin Karim received Mr. Matthias Mitman, the United States General Consul in Arbil- Iraqi Kurdistan and …
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The Washington Post By: Najmaldin Karim Saturday, December 2, 2006 The media are building up the forthcoming report of the Iraq Study Group, led …
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The New York Times By NAJMALDIN KARIM DEC. 30, 2006 Washington MY personal battle with Saddam Hussein — which began in 1972 when I …