Civic
Dialogue
Kurds differ in variety, faith, homeland part and politics. Dialogue offers moderated spaces where people listen across those differences.
- Status
- In preparation
- What it offers
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- Courses
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- Country programmes
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Before you begin The Kurdish Cooperation Organization is a federation of communities that learn from one another. It is not a university, claims no public authority and serves no government, party or faith body.
Courses are written and reviewed by peers. Outlines are drafts until expert review.
In context
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Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Haci Cevik (2025). From Konya to Europe and back: diaspora politics and the reinvention of Kurdish identity in Central Anatolia. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. DOI 10.1080/1369183x.2025.2556700
- Yaron Matras (2022). The Typology of Connectivity and Complex Constructions in Kurdish Dialects. Structural and Typological Variation in the Dialects of Kurdish. DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-78837-7_9
- Serena Hussain (2021). Islamic Universalism or Ethno-nationalism? Exploring identity salience within a Kurdish migrant community in Britain. Kurdish Studies. DOI 10.33182/ks.v9i2.619
- Hunar M. Hussein (2016). The role of media convergence in Kurdish Dialects Rudaw Network Media as a samples. International Journal of Kurdish Studies. DOI 10.21600/ijoks.278420
- Turkish-Kurdish relations and the European Union (2009). Securing Europe. DOI 10.5040/9780755620418.ch-003
01What it offers
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Moderated sessions
Small sessions with a trained moderator and published rules.
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Between communities
Sessions between speakers of different varieties and people from different homeland parts.
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Between faiths
Sessions with Muslim, Yazidi, Yarsani, Alevi, Christian and Jewish Kurds.
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Between generations
Sessions where elders and young people talk.
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With neighbours
Sessions with neighbouring communities on shared history.
02Who it is for
- Community members
- Faith communities
- Students
- Community Cell leads
03How it works
- Topic
- a Chapter proposes a topic and a format.
- Rules
- the rules are published before the session.
- Session
- a trained moderator leads it.
- Record
- a summary is shared only with participants’ consent.
04What it always keeps
- Rules are published before every session
- No one is named in a summary without consent
- No side is endorsed
- Hate speech and threats end participation
- Sacred matters of a faith are discussed only with that community’s consent
05Courses
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Deliberation and dialogue across divides
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
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Intergenerational dialogue
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
06More in Civic
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Rights literacy
Plain-language learning on human rights systems and the rule of law.
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Civic participation
Taking part in public life where you live, country by country.
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Media literacy
Skills to judge sources, spot manipulation and stay safe online.
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Newcomer guides
Plain guides to asylum, residence and public services in host countries, with referrals.
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Statelessness and documents
Information on civil documents and statelessness for Kurds who lack papers.
Cite this page
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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Dialogue. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/civic/dialogue/
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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Dialogue.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/civic/dialogue/.
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07Learn in the Academy
Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.
Courses
- Deliberation and dialogue across dividesProposed
- Intergenerational dialogueProposed
- Civic participation in GermanyOutlined
- Civic participation in SwedenOutlined
Disciplines
A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Haci Cevik · 2025 · Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
ArticleCrossrefCC-BY-4.0
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The Typology of Connectivity and Complex Constructions in Kurdish Dialects
Yaron Matras · 2022 · Structural and Typological Variation in the Dialects of Kurdish
ChapterCrossref
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Serena Hussain · 2021 · Kurdish Studies
ArticleCrossref
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The role of media convergence in Kurdish Dialects Rudaw Network Media as a samples
Hunar M. Hussein · 2016 · International Journal of Kurdish Studies
ArticleOpenAIREOpen access
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Turkish-Kurdish relations and the European Union
2009 · Securing Europe
ChapterCrossref
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Regional variation in Kurmanji: A preliminary classification of dialects
Ergin Öpengin, Geoffrey Haig · 2014 · Kurdish Studies
ArticleCrossref
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KURDISH LANGUAGE, ITS FAMILY AND DIALECTS
Hewa Salam Khalid · 2020 · Kurdiname
ArticleOpenAlex
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Adjectives in Kurdish language: Comparison between dialects
Hasan Karacan, Hewa Salam Khalid · 2016 · International Journal of Kurdish Studies
ArticleCrossref
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Remarques sur l’histoire des relations kurdo-arm?niennes
Hamit BOZARSLAN · 2005 · Journal of Kurdish Studies
ArticleCrossref
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A Cross-Dialect Account of Kurdish Past Tense Categories, with Special Reference to Southern Kurdish
Sara Belelli · 2022 · Structural and Typological Variation in the Dialects of Kurdish
ChapterCrossref
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2026 · Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
ArticleTaylor & Francis
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Jaffer Sheyholislami · 2011 · Kurdish Identity, Discourse, and New Media
ChapterCrossref
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