Rebwar Fatah

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Dr. Rebwar Fatah is a contemporary Kurdish writer and journalist. He is the director, editor and founding member of the Kurdish news and commentary web site KurdishMedia.com [1],[2],[3]. He is one of the influential Kurdish advocates in the Diaspora. His ideas and proposals have been influential in the understanding of the Middle East, in particular Kurdistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey and equally important in influencing the West’s foreign policy on the Middle East.

[edit] Life

Dr Rebwar Fatah moved to live in exile in London in 1982. He has extensively contributed to the understanding of the Middle Eastern issues, including West’s foreign policy. He has written numerous articles, given talks and interviews, in both Kurdish and English, on the socio-political situation of the Middle East. He works as a Middle Eastern specialist.

His first article in Kurdish in a national Iraqi paper (Hawkari) appeared in 1972 and in the last several years he has produced and edited hundred of news items and articles for publications on daily basis.

He holds BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from London and University College London (UCL) respectively in Physics, Solid State Physics and in optical transmissions for sensing applications. He worked in executive and commercial positions for reputable British and international cooperatives and institutions for over 20 years. He worked for University of London and University College London (1983-1989); British Telecom (1989-97); Fujitsu (1997-2000); Nortel Networks (2000-01); 186k (2001-02). He has published over 100 papers as part of his professional work and given talks in numerous conferences and seminars.

He was born in Sulaimaniya city in Iraqi Kurdistan.

[edit] Positions

Foundering member and the director of KurdishMedia.com, 1998-now
Regular contributor to the Australian SBS Kurdish Radio, Sydney, 2000-now
Contributing writer to Soma Diget, February 2006 - now
Regular contributor to the BBC London Live radio, 2001-02
Columnist in a cultural Australian-Kurdish weekly newspaper, Chira (The Lamp), 1998
Founding member and media coordinator of a Kurdish language Internet site Kurdish Language Technology Initiative (Kurd_lal) 1996-2000
Founding member and Editor-in-chief of an English newsletter Hawkar, London, 1992-94
Foundering member, columnist and Editor-in-chief of the cultural Kurdish newsletter, Jîni Niwê (New life), London, 1990s
Member of the Executive Committee of the British Refugee Council for 3 years in the 1990s