Being Kurdish means carrying grief. The kind that sits in your chest during news reports about Kobani or Afrin or the latest crackdown. The kind that makes you check your phone first thing in the morning when things are quiet in the region — because quiet usually means something bad happened overnight.
Next time you meet someone Kurdish, don’t ask them to explain their entire geopolitical situation. Just say hello. Maybe share some tea. i am sam kurdish
We’re 30–40 million people, scattered across the globe, connected by something that doesn’t need a border. Being Kurdish means carrying grief
“Is that near Iran?”