Wladimir van Wilgenburg is a Dutch journalist and author writing predominantly about Kurdistan. He has written for Al-Monitor, Kurdistan 24, Al-Jazeera, and Foreign Policy, amongst others.[1] He lives in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.[2]
Wladimir van Wilgenburg | |
|---|---|
| Education | Conflict studies and Kurdish studies |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Notable work | The Kurds of Northern Syria |
Biography
editHis interest for the Kurds began early in secondary school, as he wrote a thesis comparing Armenians and Kurds. Further on he wrote for the Kurdish focused blogs Azady.nl and Halwest.nl. In 2009, he began an internship at Rudaw in Iraqi Kurdistan.[3] Van Wilgenburg received a Master of Arts in conflict studies from the University in Utrecht in 2011 and another one in Kurdish studies from Exeter University in 2013.[1]
He is also a researcher for the Jamestown Foundation and his articles are published by the Atlantic Council.[4] He lives in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.[2] He co-authored the book The Kurds of Northern Syria, together with Harriet Allsop, which was published by I.B. Tauris in August 2019.[5]
Controversies
editHe was prevented from entering Turkey twice, once in 2007 and an other time in 2014. In 2014 he had a connecting flight at the Istanbul Airport on his way to the Sulaymaniyah Forum hosted in the American University, Iraqi Kurdistan.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wladimir van Wilgenburg". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ a b Bloomsbury.com. "Bloomsbury - Wladimir van Wilgenburg - Wladimir van Wilgenburg". www.bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "Wladimir van Wilgenburg". Let's Get Mental. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "The Kurdish Dilemma: Counterterrorism and Realpolitik in Iraq". Atlantic Council. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Bloomsbury.com. "The Kurds of Northern Syria". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Wilgenburg, Wladimir van (2014-03-10). "Still banned from Turkey". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2020-04-02.