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But I found the memory of those voices stayed with me they are actually laments that professional mourners sing in Arabic and in Kurdish.
NPR: Kim Kashkashian's Vocal Viola
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Information about the Sulaymaniyah region will be collected from Kurdish and Arabic sources in Iraq, in addition to several references from abroad.
UNESCO: OFFICE FOR IRAQ
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Working with the Kurdish opposition, the US-based Center for Democracy in the Middle East operates a satellite television station that runs limited broadcasts into Syria in Kurdish, Arabic and Persian.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: As Syria prepares for war
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The campaign, known as Anfal in Arabic, was intended to eradicate Kurdish fighters and civilians from Kurdistan.
NPR: A Lethal First Chapter in Iraq's Gas Attacks
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Turkish and Kurdish-speaking Alevis also share less affiliation and family ties with the Syrian regime than do the Arabic-speaking Alawis but people from both groups have become unsettled by Ankara's increasingly hawkish Syria policy.
WSJ: Turkey's Shiites Fear Contagion
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They all belonged to Alevis, a Turkish and Kurdish-speaking Shiite offshoot who vastly outnumber Arabic-speaking Alawis.
WSJ: Turkey's Shiites Fear Contagion
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Competing alongside Assaf for the top spot is the show's first non-Arabic speaking finalist, Parwas Hussein, who is Kurdish, and Iraqi contestant Mohanad Marsoomy.
CNN: 'Arab Idol's' first contestant from Gaza grabs spotlight
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IRBIL, Iraq (AP) At an elite private school in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, children learn Turkish and English before Arabic.
NPR: 10 Years After US Invasion, Kurds Look To The West
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Mr Bauer, an Arabic speaker, had been studying the Middle East and planned to report on forthcoming Kurdish elections in Iraq for the California-based New America Media (NAM), said the group's executive director, Sandy Close.
BBC: Iran questions detained Americans