An Iranian Sunni Kurd couple sit near their relatives at a recreational area in Marivan, Kurdistan province, 2011. Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters MER Article The New Wave of Politics in the Struggle for Self-Determination in Rojhelat In an attempt to decolonize Kurdistan, at least discursively, Kurds refer to the Kurdish region of Iran as Rojhelat, instead of Iranian Kurdistan. Rojhelat, meaning “the place where the sun rises,” refers to the eastern portion of Kurdistan—the Kurdish homeland that stretches across four countries. This terminology has been Sardar Saadi • 14 min read