Nazhad Osman – Activists
We live in a phase where, in an unspoken and unacknowledged manner, subalternity has become institutionalized within the official hierarchies of zones marked in green, yellow, blue, and indigo.
Today, the subalterns of society are divided: into the subalternity of the poor, the dispossessed, and the unemployed—those marginalized to the point of dehumanization—and into the subalternity of the privileged, who play the flute of power, worship status, and command others as if by divine right.
In today’s Kurdish society, a new model of subalternity has emerged—one that demands recognition on its own terms, despite the fact that those in the high palaces remain unaware of this emerging voice from below.
Why should one be considered subaltern only when not summoned?
Why is there so much dormant dignity within that refuses to yield to imposed limits?
Why must one’s identity and agency be owned by others, and one’s simple rights be framed only as a favor granted by distant authorities?
Why is one so weakened as to lack even the capacity to resist or be angry?
Why shouldn’t one question a leader who commits a crime or wrongdoing?
This is a deeply dangerous moment. In the silence of individuals and the absence of collective outcry, the nation is slowly being transformed into a unified terrain for producing subalternities of various forms—of wealth, political party, gender, office, and interest.
Must you, the subaltern, remain forever bound, your narrative marketed like a bottle of French perfume for the pleasure of your masters?
Should we be denied the path toward fundamental change and the establishment of a truly free world—especially when there is no doubt that one day, the sun of liberation will rise?
