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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Turkish Kurds rejoice after call to end armed struggle - The National

Turkish Kurds rejoice after call to end armed struggle

Arabic News Digest
Mar 29, 2013

The 15 million Turkish Kurds rejoice and hope after Ocalan calls for an end to armed struggle

Turkey's Kurdish community of 15 million has celebrated Nowruz - a time-honoured pre-Islamic festival marking the start of the spring and the beginning of the New Year on the Persian calendar - with more excitement and optimism than in many years, Kuwaiti academic Mohammed Al Yusefi wrote in yesterday's edition of the Dubai-based newspaper Al Bayan.

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