He studied political science at the University of Amsterdam between 1995-1997, and completed his PhD in humanities in 2010.
Kanie has a wide range of publications in Kurdish, English and Dutch.
[4] He is also an influential public intellectual in Kurdistan and a well known author of many books and articles.
He is one of the editorial board members of "Rahand", a Kurdish intellectual magazine.
[1] He also regularly published in the Dutch daily newspaper Trouw and appeared on television in the news commentary programs Nova and Netwerk.