Kurds Dancing with Wolves: Justice & Conscience

Justice in the Light of Conscience is the first volume in an ambitious and deeply reflective series, The Kurds' Dancing with Wolves-a collection of selected political writings spanning from 1975 to 2010. This series will unfold across 8 to 10 volumes, chronicling decades of thought, struggle, and the relentless pursuit of justice. At its core, it is a meditation on power, oppression, and the moral imperatives that shape the destinies of nations and individuals alike.
In this inaugural volume, the author brings together articles written in 2009 alongside diary entries, forming a compelling narrative that seeks to illuminate the Kurdish-Turkish conflict through the lens of conscience and justice. More than a political treatise, this book is a philosophical inquiry into the very nature of justice-its fragility in the hands of power, its distortion under the weight of historical grievances, and its indispensable role in forging a lasting peace.
Justice, as explored in these pages, is not merely a juridical concept, nor is it the passive outcome of treaties and negotiations. It is a living force, an ethical compass that must guide societies if they are to transcend cycles of violence and retribution. Yet, history bears witness to the tragic paradox that those who most often invoke justice are the very ones who subvert it. The law, instead of serving as an instrument of fairness, frequently becomes the scaffold upon which the dreams of the oppressed are hung. Democracy, too, is unmasked in this work as a double-edged sword-one that can liberate as easily as it can enslave, depending on who wields it and how its principles are applied.
But this book is not merely a chronicle of injustice. It is also a manifesto for peace-not the fragile peace of silence and submission, but a dynamic and courageous peace that acknowledges the wounds of the past and seeks to heal them through truth and reconciliation. The author does not offer simplistic solutions or utopian visions, but rather a deeply reasoned argument for why peace is both necessary and possible. The articles dedicated to solutions go beyond theoretical musings; they are a testament to the belief that understanding is the first step toward resolution, and that the pursuit of peace is an obligation shared by all who claim to be part of humanity.
Justice in the Light of Conscience speaks to those who refuse to accept oppression as an inevitable feature of existence. It is for the dissident and the dreamer, the scholar and the activist, the historian and the citizen who seeks to understand the forces that shape our world. The writings contained within are neither neutral nor detached; they are infused with the passion of lived experience and the unwavering conviction that justice, though often obscured, is never beyond reach.
As the first step in a broader intellectual and moral journey, this volume lays the foundation for what is to come. In the following books of The Kurds' Dancing with Wolves, the author will continue to explore the intersections of history, identity, resistance, and the unyielding quest for dignity. But for now, this book stands as both an invitation and a challenge-to think, to question, and above all, to never abandon the pursuit of justice.