Muhammad’s mother, who was diagnosed with cancer, hadn’t been admitted to a specialized hospital in the capital, Damascus, because they are from a stateless Syrian Kurdish family, specifically from the …
al-Hasakah Census 1962
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ll of Aziz’s 12 mates were accepted at the “Mathematics and Physics Faculty” in Deir ez-Zor University, except him, as he did not have a secondary school certificate, he returned …
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Rawda still feels sorry for her three sons, who were not able to pursue education and were deprived of all their civil and political rights. Rawda’s suffering is constant, especially …
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Being a stateless, maktuma, makes it impossible for her to obtain any education certificate. Still, Aheen Khalaf Oussi insisted to complete her secondary and university studies. Despite the lapse of …
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“I’m Still Striving to Obtain Citizenship, for My Children not to Suffer the Same Fate as Me”
Poverty caused Hassan Haji Amin to drop out of school at an early age and enter the labor force to support his family. Being a stateless, specifically a maktum, directly …
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Syria: 10 facts about the 1962 special Census of al-Hasakah
The 5th of October 2019 marks the 57th anniversary of the special census of al-Hasakah province, northeastern Syria, which is largely populated with ethnic minorities having different religious affiliations, including …
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Kurdish-Kurmanji: “Pelika sor a ku pê re bû, yek ji sedemên rêderdiya wî bû”
by authorDema ku "Mamo" xwendekarê zanîngehê, ji aliyê hêzên ewlekariya Sûriyê ve rastî lêdan û pîskirina bi peyvan hat, ji ber ku ew yek ji Kurdên Sûriyê yên bê nasnametî "ejnebî" …
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When he was a university student, Ma’mou was beaten and humiliated by the Syrian security services agents, just for being a stateless Syrian Kurd. He once was slapped in the …
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At last, after long years of bitter, suffering and deprivation of his most basic rights, Muhammad finally managed to realize his dream and obtained the Syrian citizenship. Muhammad Hasan Omar …
