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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; Gorran</title>
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		<title>Kurds must look within to secure future</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2016/12/kurds-must-look-within-to-secure-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kurdistan is crossing through a unique and sensitive juncture, yet lack of unity is threatening to hamper the region at a crucial time. With Kurdistan at war with the Islamic State (IS), experiencing unprecedented economic crisis, and housing nearly two million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees in an increasingly volatile region, the challenges are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The implications of the PUK-Gorran deal on the Kurdistan political scene</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2016/05/the-implications-of-the-puk-gorran-deal-on-the-kurdistan-political-scene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 07:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent agreement between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Change Movement (Gorran) serves to shake up the Kurdish political scene from a number of angles. The once unthinkable deal was declared a win-win by both sides but highlighted the difficult state of Kurdish politics as it traverses through a highly sensitive juncture [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Working together for reform is the only real answer</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2011/04/working-together-for-reform-is-the-only-real-answer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The demonstrations and public outcries that have gripped the city of Suleimaniya have  now entered well over two months, now one of the longest across the whole of the Middle Eastin recent months. While the events have dominated the streets, parliament and various media, the current downward spiral in affairs threatens to serve as a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving forward in Kurdistan and setting the stage for change</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2011/03/moving-forward-in-kurdistan-and-setting-the-stage-for-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As demonstrations and protests across Sulaimanyia rage past its third week, what is resoundingly clear is that the Kurdistan government needs a detailed plan of action to deal with grievances and to cater for the demands and voices of the people. Ultimately, it&#8217;s the people that sway governance, and leaders and politicians can only assume [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Placing the events in Kurdistan within context</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2011/02/placing-the-events-in-kurdistan-within-context/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2011/02/placing-the-events-in-kurdistan-within-context/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The winds of change that have swept across the Middle East have been nothing short of remarkable and a breeze of fresh air in the decades of poisonous policies, repression and social stagnation that has suffocated the people. It is easy to forget that only 20 years ago, Kurdistan was subject to the same barbaric [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>In the midst of a new Middle Eastern storm, Kurdistan needs evolution not revolution</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2011/02/in-the-midst-of-a-new-middle-eastern-storm-kurdistan-needs-evolution-not-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  A socio-political earthquake has arrived in the Middle East that threatens to bury a number of regimes and rulers with it. The notion of transformation and democratisation in the Middle East has been a long-established taboo that has seemingly been smashed in a matter of weeks. Much like the last wave of global political [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The democratic will of the people cannot be ignored</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/02/the-democratic-will-of-the-people-cannot-be-ignored/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/02/the-democratic-will-of-the-people-cannot-be-ignored/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a tense political climate ensues in Kurdistan ahead of the critical national elections in March, the notion of change and evolution must be embraced, however, at a crucial historical juncture the Kurds must be careful to guide their region towards a new dawn and not a tainted past. There is nothing wrong with change, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>New political climate must not compromise Kurdistan</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/01/new-political-climate-must-not-compromise-kurdistan/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/01/new-political-climate-must-not-compromise-kurdistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s embrace the new democratic beginning in Kurdistan, not allow our historical disadvantages resurface. With escalating tensions between Change Movement and PUK a real danger &#8211; further disunity, a historical Kurdish failing, will only handicap the Kurdistan Region and benefit Kurdish rivals The unprecedented elections in the Kurdistan Region in July of last year, with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Unprecedented elections mark turning point in Kurdish democracy</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2009/07/unprecedented-elections-mark-turning-point-in-kurdish-democracy/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2009/07/unprecedented-elections-mark-turning-point-in-kurdish-democracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of how opposition fares in elections, an important platform has been set for reform, prosperity and evolvement that should not be wasted. The unprecedented, emotional and colorful election campaigns were concluded, and the time had come to cast votes on 25th July 2009, with millions of eager Kurds turning out on an historic Election [&#8230;]]]></description>
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