Fazel Hawramy (Iraq Pulse) Fazel Hawramy is an independent journalist currently based in Iraqi Kurdistan. Twitter: @FazelHawramy Iraq | Aug 10, 2017 Not all Kurds on board with Kurdish independence vote Some residents of Sulaimaniyah are fed up with the Iraqi Kurdistan government's poor management of the economy and may take their frustration out in the upcoming independence referendum. Iraq | Jun 16, 2017 LGBT community struggles for recognition, rights in Iraqi Kurdistan Due to the strong conservative culture in Iraqi Kurdistan, the LGBT community faces a difficult situation, but there are some signs of growing acceptance. Iran | Jun 9, 2017 Iran wakes up to Salafi recruitment in Kurdish regions Will the terrorist attacks in Tehran be a wake-up call about the rise of Salafism in Iranian Kurdistan? And will they be the beginning of a sectarian war at home? Turkey | Jun 2, 2017 Despite deadly border clash, Iran-PKK war unlikely Though attributed to the PJAK, the recent deadly border clash along Iran’s border with Turkey involved the PKK and is unlikely to escalate. Iraq | May 30, 2017 Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan stock up on spirits as Ramadan kicks off Due to the Kurdish region's policy of closing liquor shops during the fasting month of Ramadan, the prices of alcohol on the black market go up, raising the question, especially by Christians, why they have to be penalized by a secular government. Iraq | May 19, 2017 Iraqi Kurdistan rife with unlicensed guns, gun violence Though the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq is slowly waning, gun violence still riddles Iraq's Kurdistan Region where firearms are readily available and licensing is easily bypassed. Iran | May 18, 2017 Iran’s Kurds voice frustrations, hopes heading into election Security and the economy remain high on the list of priorities for Iranian Kurds who depend on the smuggling of goods into their country. Iraq | Apr 17, 2017 How Iran's military strategy against IS may backfire While Iran’s security services have managed to thwart Islamic State attacks on the domestic front, Salafi jihadi ideology appears to be spreading in the country’s Sunni regions. Iraq | Feb 3, 2017 Will Mosul see peace post-Islamic State? While the number of internally displaced persons returning to Mosul has increased significantly recently, the city's residents wonder when they can live in peace again. Iran | Jan 17, 2017 Ordinary citizens in Iran rally to save death-row prisoners An increasing number of ordinary Iranians are campaigning to convince families of crime victims to forgive convicts on death row. Pagination Show more Latest News Afghans and Tajiks mix in rare but vital border bazaar by Bruno KALOUAZ | AFP | May 17, 2024 'Fight of the century': Fury, Usyk in rare undisputed clash by Talek HARRIS | AFP | May 17, 2024 First aid enters Gaza via US-built pier Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 17, 2024 See more Podcasts Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next? The Gaza showdown between Biden and Netanyahu As Greek PM heads to Ankara to meet Erdogan, is this truly 'a new era' between Turkey & Greece? See more
Iraq | Aug 10, 2017 Not all Kurds on board with Kurdish independence vote Some residents of Sulaimaniyah are fed up with the Iraqi Kurdistan government's poor management of the economy and may take their frustration out in the upcoming independence referendum.
Iraq | Jun 16, 2017 LGBT community struggles for recognition, rights in Iraqi Kurdistan Due to the strong conservative culture in Iraqi Kurdistan, the LGBT community faces a difficult situation, but there are some signs of growing acceptance.
Iran | Jun 9, 2017 Iran wakes up to Salafi recruitment in Kurdish regions Will the terrorist attacks in Tehran be a wake-up call about the rise of Salafism in Iranian Kurdistan? And will they be the beginning of a sectarian war at home?
Turkey | Jun 2, 2017 Despite deadly border clash, Iran-PKK war unlikely Though attributed to the PJAK, the recent deadly border clash along Iran’s border with Turkey involved the PKK and is unlikely to escalate.
Iraq | May 30, 2017 Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan stock up on spirits as Ramadan kicks off Due to the Kurdish region's policy of closing liquor shops during the fasting month of Ramadan, the prices of alcohol on the black market go up, raising the question, especially by Christians, why they have to be penalized by a secular government.
Iraq | May 19, 2017 Iraqi Kurdistan rife with unlicensed guns, gun violence Though the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq is slowly waning, gun violence still riddles Iraq's Kurdistan Region where firearms are readily available and licensing is easily bypassed.
Iran | May 18, 2017 Iran’s Kurds voice frustrations, hopes heading into election Security and the economy remain high on the list of priorities for Iranian Kurds who depend on the smuggling of goods into their country.
Iraq | Apr 17, 2017 How Iran's military strategy against IS may backfire While Iran’s security services have managed to thwart Islamic State attacks on the domestic front, Salafi jihadi ideology appears to be spreading in the country’s Sunni regions.
Iraq | Feb 3, 2017 Will Mosul see peace post-Islamic State? While the number of internally displaced persons returning to Mosul has increased significantly recently, the city's residents wonder when they can live in peace again.
Iran | Jan 17, 2017 Ordinary citizens in Iran rally to save death-row prisoners An increasing number of ordinary Iranians are campaigning to convince families of crime victims to forgive convicts on death row.
Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next?