“Breast ironing” is the Cameroonian custom of massaging young girl’s chests with hot tools—spatulas and pestles being the most common—in an attempt to flatten their […]
Category: Culture
British Expat Fluent in Kurdish Creates Largest Online Kurdish Dictionary “Wikiferhang”
A British expatriate in the Kurdistan Region has embarked on a project to create the largest and most comprehensive online Kurdish dictionary. Ibrahim Kocher is […]
Italian Archaeologists Make ‘Extraordinary Discovery’ at Kurdistan Region Site
A group of Italian archaeologists from the University of Udine in Italy has made significant progress at an ancient site in the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok […]
Migrant Workers Cook up a Weekly Feast in Sulaimani
In the city of Sulaimani, foreign workers from Nepal, Bangladesh, and India gather in front of Bakhi Gshti (Public Park) every Friday. As they gather, […]