In this issue of Kurdish Studies, the eleventh since our first publication five years ago, we are again fortunate to have a thought-provoking collection of pieces covering a variety of different topics pertaining to the culture, history, and politics of the Kurds. This issue includes two original pieces written by Sacha Alsancakli and Aram Rafaat respectively, as well as a translation by Ethem Çoban of Joachim von Elbe’s 1929 piece Der englisch-türkische Mossulkonflikt [The English-Turkish Conflict of Mosul].