Ocalan

By George Bahgory

The world had come to believe that such popular leaders were an extinct species. Ocalan has been holding strong for over two decades, however; his sharp, fierce features, the densely planted hair and vibrant moustache seem as deeply rooted in the Kurdish landscape as his dreams of paradise lost. He remains a dyed-in-the-wool revolutionary, and may yet wrest his people's freedom from the jaws of oppression.