Nebe bindestê kesî lewra, Xwedê te azad afirandiye

Eid Mubarak: The art of camel barbering in Pakistan.

Bu kadar mı kûrdlerden korktunuz? Allah kimseyi mezarliklara saldiracak kadar alcak yapmasin!

Tanger, Kasbah. (2014)

© Bnar Sardar 

© Bruno Barbey/Magnum Photos

Kurdistan

Afghan police ladies II by Véronique de Viguerie

If it vies with Damascus for the title of oldest, still inhabited city in the world, Aleppo does not have anything to envy the Syrian capital. Veritable human hive, the Vienna of the Levant, business-minded, music lover and refined, has never ceased affirming its bubbling activity. The silky souvenirs of this caravan city can be read everywhere in the streets of the “medina”. Dusty, enigmatic but so captivating, Pasmal Menier. 

Yezidi Orphans in Shingal

1. The Duhok Dam/Lake in the wintertime 2. An ancient Egyptian Madrasa at the base of the mountainous town of Amêdî (my hometown), which was reportedly founded by the University of Cairo hundreds of years ago 3. Haji Omran (Hacî Omeran), located on the outskirts of the capital, Hewlêr 4. An old Kurdish Jewish house, which I believe also served as a caravanserai 5. Kurdistan’s highest peak - Mount Halgurd - in the Zagros Mountains

Kurdish PKK Guerillas in the Streets of Shingal

Muslims praying in the church of the nativity, in 2002 They were chased by IOF and found refuge in the church, which was put under siege for many weeks as a consequence

For more photographs by Ghulam, see his website, or see his Facebook page. Copyright © 2014 for all images belongs to Ghulam Rasool.

A tambourine and violin player entertain along the Passage of Flowers, Turkey, Winfield Parks.

Kurdistan, 2012