Kamal Chomani's guest appearances

Kamal Chomani

The Kurdish Edition

Rania Khalek Dispatches

Justin Podur

Imran Khan

Rania Khalek

Nina Turner

Daniel Bessner

Vijay Prashad

Ben Norton

Gideon Levy

Aziz Rana

Max Ajl

Michael Vatikiotis

Joseph Massad

Eugene Puryear

Ali Abunimah

Amira Hass

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The Game of Thrones politics of Kurdistan is fascinating and neglected, involving family and tribal dictators, international intrigue from the likes of Turkey, Iran and Israel, and the elusive PKK. Rania Khalek spoke with Kamal Chomani, a political analyst from Iraqi Kurdistan. They discussed the nuances of the political parties that make up the leadership in Iraqi Kurdistan, their relationship to the Iraqi government and its neighbors, the plight of the Yazidis, the Kurdish issue in other parts of the Middle East and more.

The Game of Thrones politics of Kurdistan is fascinating and neglected, involving family and tribal dictators, international intrigue from the likes of Turkey, Iran and Israel, and the elusive PKK.  Rania Khalek spoke with Kamal Chomani, a political analyst from Iraqi Kurdistan. They discussed the nuances of the political parties that make up the leadership in Iraqi Kurdistan, their relationship to the Iraqi government and its neighbors, the plight of the Yazidis, the Kurdish issue in other parts of the Middle East and more.

Kurdistan: Iraq’s Unknown Dictatorship, with Kamal Chomani

This episode consists of two parts: in the first part, I provide some additional notes about the History of Kurdish radios, which I talked about in the first episode, and in the second part, I talk to Kamal Chomani about the current political situation and the state of critique in Iraq and Kurdistan. Kamal Chomani is a Kurdish political analyst writing on the political affairs of Kurdistan and Iraq and a non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for the Middle East Policy. He co-founded the Kurdish Policy Foundation (KPF) in 2015. Chomani studied MA in English Literature and Post-colonial Studies at Bangalore University in India. His writing has appeared on the Foreign Policy, Al-Monitor, Jadaliyyah, The Kurdistan Tribune, Weekly Awene, Daily Hawlati, Lvin and so on.

This episode consists of two parts: in the first part, I provide some additional notes about the History of Kurdish radios, which I talked about in the first episode, and in the second part, I talk to Kamal Chomani about the current political situation and the state of critique in Iraq and Kurdistan. Kamal Chomani is a Kurdish political analyst writing on the political affairs of Kurdistan and Iraq and a non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for the Middle East Policy. He co-founded the Kurdish Policy Foundation (KPF) in 2015. Chomani studied MA in English Literature and Post-colonial Studies at Bangalore University in India. His writing has appeared on the Foreign Policy, Al-Monitor, Jadaliyyah, The Kurdistan Tribune, Weekly Awene, Daily Hawlati, Lvin and so on.

Episode 2: Politics in Iraq and Kurdistan - Interview with Kamal Chomani