b'THE REST OF US STORIESA NationWithoutBordersAfter the first World War ended, the Treaty of Lausanne was eventually signed in 1923. Subsequently, what are now known as the modern borders of the Middle-East were drawn, creating the countries that are currently recognised. Kurds in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey have sought their own homelands ever since. A Nation Without Borders establishes what should have been the reality for the 28 million Kurdish people living across those areas.A Nation Without Borders explores the cultural oppression suffered by the Kurds, which they continue to suffer at the hands of other states. By borrowing visual elements from J. R. R. Tolkiens maps of Middle-Earth from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, it was possible to create a fantasy map to include the 28 million indigenous people of the rocky region of the Middle East into the map of the world. The redrawing of the borders also includes important Kurdish cities and cultural references.The fourth largest ethnic group of the Middle East identify as Kurdish. They speak their own language, tell their own stories, and live as a community scattered mainly through four separate countries - a nation without borders.Submitted for the second-year optional module Art and Law.Daniel Khaled22'