Halwest Karim
Halwest Karim is a Kurdish woman from the resilient mountains of Kurdistan and a genocide survivor of the Anfal campaign. She carries a lived history of displacement, resistance, and ecological destruction. She is currently pursuing a PhD focused on the ecological and gendered impacts of the Green Revolution through an ecofeminism perspective. With a background in economics and a deep commitment to environmental justice and women’s rights, Halwest is presently serving as member of Ecology Academy in Sulaimanyah, South of Kurdistan.
Ecological Resistance and the Politics of Regeneration in Kurdistan
Across Kurdistan, the village has not been just a place of settlement; it has been a living ecological system, a web of deep interconnections among people, land, seeds, animals, water, and culture. Today, industrial agriculture drives urban expansion and centuries of political violence continue to weaken rural life. Yet a growing grassroots movement is regenerating…
The Food You Eat Is Poisoned
The Food You Eat Is Poisoned: Decolonizing Agriculture and Reviving Ecological Knowledge in Kurdistan. Farming in the mountains and plains of Kurdistan has always been more than a way to feed families; it is a way of life, a form of resistance, a connection to land holding deep memory. Long before industrial agriculture and state…