The decree stipulates that the Syrian state will protect cultural and linguistic diversity, guaranteeing Kurds the right to preserve their heritage and promote their mother tongue within the framework of national sovereignty.

Among the decree’s main provisions is the official recognition of Kurdish as a national language, which will allow its teaching in public and private schools in areas with a significant Kurdish population.

Furthermore, laws stemming from the 1962 census in Hasakah province will be repealed, and Syrian citizenship will be granted to Kurds who were previously considered “unregistered.”

The decree also recognizes Nowruz, celebrated on March 21, as a national holiday, symbolizing brotherhood and the arrival of spring.

In a televised address, Al-Shara called on Syrian Kurds not to believe narratives that seek to sow discord and urged them to return to their homes to participate in the reconstruction and unification of the country.

This move comes amid tensions in northern Syria, where the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Arab Army continue to clash.

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