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Send us a textIn this episode of the Kurdistan in America podcast, brought to you by the KRG Representation in the US, host Delovan Barwari explores the Lincoln-Duhok Sister City initiative. This collaboration through university partnerships focuses on key areas like education, healthcare, cultural exchange, and community development, all while emphasizing the importance of unity within both communities to build a stronger future.Joining Delovan are four members of Lincoln's Yazidi and Kurdish community, all part of the working group: Dr. Falah Rashoka, PhD in Nutrition and Health Sciences; Dr. Hadi Pir, PhD in Education and advocate for community development; Layla Younis, an International Development professional; and Kak Haroon, a graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Delovan is also part of this working group, helping to advance the initiative.The episode delves into the origins of the UNMC-University of Duhok partnership, efforts to expand collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the impact of this initiative on Yazidi and Kurdish students. It also highlights how this partnership strengthens ties between Duhok and Lincoln.Stay tuned for this inspiring conversation on the power of unity and the importance of partnerships in addressing shared challenges and creating meaningful connections.

William has just returned from a week in the mountain city of Dohuk in Northern Iraq, where he met, at the Middle East Peace and Security Forum, some of Donald Trump's advisors. Meanwhile, the whole world has gone crazy, with Turkish sponsored extreme Islamist militia trying to overthrow Bashar al Assad and restart the Syrian civil war.Support the showReflections and observations from William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation

Send us a textIn this episode of the Kurdistan in America podcast, host Delovan Barwari is joined by Emma DeCaro and Dr. Karwan Al-Dosakee to discuss the Kurdistan Deaf Human Rights Initiative, a transformative project aimed at advancing the rights and services for the deaf community in Kurdistan. They shed light on the challenges faced by deaf individuals, such as the lack of access to sign language education beyond the 9th grade and the very limited opportunities available from 1st to 9th grade.Emma, Dr. Karwan, and Delovan discuss how the first phase of the project trained sign language interpreters at the American University of Kurdistan in Dohuk and established an advisory committee that includes key stakeholders from the deaf community and government ministries. Funded by the US Embassy through IREX, the second phase is now ending, focusing on laying the groundwork for standardizing a Kurdish Sign Language (KuSL) documentation process with its natural variations. This process can ultimately support the development of a community-based dictionary to increase opportunities for Deaf education and interpreter training.This episode offers an in-depth look at the impactful work of the Kurdistan Deaf Human Rights Initiative, a project that began at the KRG Representation and is supported by the KRG, NGOs, and international partners to improve education, accessibility, and rights for the deaf community across Kurdistan.Tune in to this important discussion on the needs of the Deaf community in Kurdistan. The full transcript, interpreted in Kurdish Sign Language (KuSL), is also available on YouTube—click the link here—with interpretation by Ahmed Ali.

In the final part of the second series of My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, we speak with Jeremy Fowler a non-Kurdish speaker about his thoughts on the language and his opinion on standardising the Kurdish alphabet. Jeremy Fowler is British who has lived with his family in Dohuk, Kurdistan Region for more than 10 years. He was an English language consultant and former Kurdology lecturer at Newroz University. During his stay in Dohuk, he learned the Kurdish language, which he speaks fluently now. He is also a writer and researcher - Jeremy Fowler welatiyekî Brîtanî ye ku zêdetirî 10 salan li gel malbata xwe li bajarê Dihokê yê Herêma Kurdistanê dijîya. Ew li wir şêwirmendê zimanê Îngilîzî bû û mamosteyê berê yê Kurdolojiyê li Zanîngeha Nawroz bû. Di dema xwe ya li Dihokê de fêrî zimanê kurdî bûye, niha jî bi rehetî diaxive. Birêz Fowler herweha nivîskar û lêkolîner e jî. Di beşê dawî yê zincîreya duyemîn a Zimanê Nasnameya Min e de, em ji birêz Fowler wekî biyaniyekî ku fêrî Kurdî bûye, li ser ramanên wî yên li ser ziman û nêrîna wî ya li ser standardkirina alfabeya Kurdî dipirsin.

Suraya Talk is a weekly program broadcasted on Radio Al-Salam, in Syriac, from Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan by Dilan and Rozalya. Suraya Talk hosts a guest every week to discuss current events within the community in Iraq or elsewhere.

Naseem Sadiq submitted this report detailing the flash floods that claimed three lives in Duhok. The floods caused extensive destruction and damage to numerous properties. Among those affected were Manhal Minas Jangeel, an Assyrian resident, and his wife. They recounted the terrible experience of witnessing their home inundated with muddy water rising to over two metres.

On March 3, 2024, a press conference took place in Baghdeda (Beth Khdida), where ADM and Abnaa Alnahrain jointly announced their agreement to unite. Further steps are underway to finalize the agreement. Ninos Emmanuel interviewed SBS contributor Nassem Khubo from Dohuk, who shared insights on this development.

Naseem Sadiq from Dohuk reports on the Iranian attack during which a ballistic missile struck a home in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in mid-January, 2024, killing four civilians and injuring six others.

In this episode we hear from J, who spent 11 years with his family in Northern Iraq living amongst the Kurds. We discuss ISIS (aka Daesh / the Islamic State), the connections that the Kurds have with the ancient Medes (as mentioned in the Bible), eco-tourism and archaeology, and the role that statehood (or lack of it) has for the Kurds. We also discuss the Californian, Roger Cumberland, a missionary to the Kurdish people who was martyred in 1938. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_CumberlandNB. Kurdistan is a term that Kurds may appreciate since it speaks of their dreams and aspirations for unity and statehood, but for others in Turkiye, Iraq, Iran & Syria it is a term imbued with a very negative political meaning, one that relates to separatism and division.For more on the Kurds, read:Ethnic Realities and The Church, Lessons from Kurdistan by Robert BlincoeFor J's sermon at the International Church in Dohuk, entitled What the Bible says about Kurds, click here._________________________________________________________________________________Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.matt@frontiers.org.ukYou can find out more about us by visiting www.frontiers.org.ukOr, if you're outside the UK, visit www.frontiers.org (then select from one of our national offices). For social media in the UK:Instagram: frontiers_ukFacebook: @frontiersukfriendsAnd do check out the free and outstanding 6 week video course for churches and small groups, called MomentumYes:www.momentumyes.com (USA)www.momentumyes.org.uk (UK) _________________________________________________________________________________

Naseem Sadiq from Dohuk participated in the 75th anniversary of the UN Day of the Declaration of Human Rights. He delivered a lecture at the conference organised by the HR Commission in the Kurdistan Region. He spoke about the indigenous people of Iraq, the Assyrian Christians and the lack of many human rights towards the minorities in the region.

Amid the ongoing employee salary crisis in the region, where government employees have not received their pay for three months, the Mar Narsai Health Centre in Dohuk is taking a compassionate step. They are offering discounted pathological tests every Saturday and Monday, easing the burden on citizens with limited incomes. We spoke to Atra Barkho, the centre's director, to understand more about this initiative.

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Under the slogan “Camps are spaces for integration and development", the Assyrian Women's Union launched its summer camp last Thursday evening in Dohuk. Nassem Sadiq reports.

Naseem Sadiq's report sheds light on the extensive meetings that Masoud Barzani conducted with different factions and groups in the Bahdinan region (Dohuk).

Assyrians of Dohuk commemorated the 90th anniversary of the Semele Massacre with a lecture prepared and presented by Mr Evan Gorbeel, President of Diana assyrian Cultural Centre, at the Hall of Mar Narsai Church of the East in Dohuk-Nohardra

A mysterious helicopter crash in northern Iraq a few weeks ago, is adding the latest sore point between Turkyie and its southern neighbor. The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced it was closing its airspace for flights to and from Sulaimaniyah airport in northern Iraq, citing intensified activities in the region by the PKK terror group. The decision came after two helicopters crashed in Dohuk, killing all those on board. But what alarmed Turkiye, was the aircraft had been carrying PKK-linked terrorists from Syria. The incident fueled claims by Ankara that the PKK was in possession of helicopters, and that it had infiltrated Sulaymaniyah airport. The helicopter's route also raised eyebrows, as it used an irregular flight plan to reach Sulaimaniyah airport from the YPG-controlled city of al-Hasakah in Northern Syria. The closure follows a similar ban placed backed in 2017, after Turkey criticized continued PKK activities in the area. Ankara has launched several operations against the PKK and its affiliates in recent years, including Operation Claw-Sword in Northern Syria and Iraq Guests: Rich Outzen Former US Diplomat Ahmet Uysal Director at ORSAM

Behzad Mazuri, who officially declared himself to be the bishop of a Christian Baptist Church in Dohuk, has outraged Muslim Kurds by insulting Islam in a video recently surfaced on social media, which he claims, was published years ago.

The 15th exhibition of grapes and honey, which is held by the General Directorate of Agriculture in Dohuk, with the wide participation of farmers and beekeepers from various villages in Dohuk Governorate. The exhibition displayed dozens of grapes, along side with the local product of honey. To find out more details about the exhibition, the number of participants and to know the most important challenges facing farmers in marketing their local products, SBS Assyrian spoke to agricultural engineer (Ibtisam Sadiq)regarding this exibition.

Professor Jan Ilhan Kizilhan is a psychologist who specialises in treating victims of sexual violence in times of war such as Yazidis. He runs a project in Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where he trains psychologists to support survivors. In 2015, he helped 1,100 Yazidis, including Nobel laureate Nadia Murad, move to Germany for psychological assistance. Professor Kizilhan says that survivors of the Yazidi genocide, especially women, need huge assistance mentally and psychologically. - Profesor Jan Ilhan Kizilhan pisporê derûnî û dermankirina mexdûrên ku tundûtujiya zayendî ya di dema şer de li wan bûye de ye. Herweha karmendên Neteweyên Yekbûyî di warê derûniyê de perwerde dike. Ew projeyekê li Dihokê li Herêma Kurdistana dimeşîne û tê de psîkolojan fêr dike ji bo piştgiriya rizgarbûyên ji destê DAIŞ bike. Di sala 2015 de, wî alîkariya 1,100 êzîdiyan kir, ku di nav wan de xwediya xelata Nobelê Nadia Murad bû, ji bo alîkariya derûnî biçin Almanyayê. Profesor Kizilhan dibêje, kesên ku ji jenosîda Êzidiyan rizgar bûne, bi taybetî jin ji aliyê derûnî ve pêwîstiya wan bi gelek alîkariyan heye. Ger hûn yan kesekî ku hûn nas dikin piştgirî yan agahdarî li ser depresiyon û rewşa derûnî, telefone Beyond Blue 24/7 li ser 1300 22 4636 yan Lifeline li ser 13 11 14 bikin.

Astana Zirvesi'nden evvel Çarşamba yazımızı hem Ortadoğu'daki hem Avrupa'daki gelişmelerin Doğu- Batı ilişkileri özelinde geldiği son durum üzerine kurup, şöyle bağlamıştık; “... Dünyanın hali bu iken.. Zirveden çıkacakların büyük resme de bir şeyler söylemesi gerekmiyor mu”?... Bizde merak, Suriye'ye yönelik müstakbel harekâta İran ve Rusya'nın ne diyeceğine odaklanıyordu. Önemli bir başlıktı ama 'en kötü senaryo' olan karşı çıkmaları halinde dahi Türkiye bunu yapacak askerî ve politik güce sahipti... Nitekim zirvede bu olasılığın hoşlarına gitmediğini söylediler ama itirazlarını öteye götürmediler. Kaldı ki, ABD de karşı ama Rus ve İran itirazlarının niteliği ondan farklı. Mesele de bu zaten. Bu haliyle Ankara-ABD, Rusya ve İran'a rağmen-harekâtı gündeminde tutmaya devam ediyor... ««« Peki... Zamanlaması, şartları müsait 'Büyük Resim'in seyir defterine ek yapıldı mı? Hem de nasıl; Ankara-Moskova-Tahran hep birlikte, Amerika'ya, Suriye'den 'çık git' dedi. Üstelik konu Suriye olduğu için Fırat'ın doğusu ile ilgili olmakla beraber, müstakil de sayılmayabilir. Hissediyoruz ki, bu üç büyük ülke, ABD'nin tüm Ortadoğu'daki varlığından rahatsız... Bu hem yeni hem büyük hem ABD'yi son derece rahatsız edecek bir duruş. İyi anlaşılması gerekiyor... Üç ülke de, bölgede 'öz-yönetim', 'Özerk Yönetim' olarak şekillendirilmeye çalışan, ucunun varacağı yer ayan-beyan ortada yapılanmaya karşı olduklarını imza altına aldılar; “Terörle mücadele kisvesi altında sahada yeni gerçeklikler yaratılmasına dair her türlü girişimi reddediyoruz”!.. Ortak açıklama, bu yönde bir seri maddeyi resmen dillendiriyor ve hepsinin odağında da ABD bulunuyor. Petrol gelirlerinin gittiği adresler, sadece belli alanlara uygulanan belli alanları muaf tutan yaptırım kararları, komşuların sınırlarını tehdit eden ayrılıkçı politikalara ilişkin cümleler hep aynı adresi gösteriyor... Esasen, resmi metni de aşarak toplantı sonrası üç ülke liderinin ayrı ayrı yaptığı aynı açıklamalar da tartışmaya yer bırakmıyor. Hem Putin hem Reisi'yle birlikte Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan da, “Amerika orayı terk etmek durumunda” cümlesini kurmuş bulunuyor... Washington, “durumunda” yı “zorunda” olarak okumalıdır!.. Amerika köpürüyordur. Bir ihtimal, Türkiye'yi ayrı t utarak Rusya-İran işbirliğine saldıracaktır. Ama Ankara ABD'yi ayrı tutmuyor!.. Dohuk'ta ne yaşandı... Bu iftiranın üzerine konuşmayı, yazmayı dahi zül saymak gerekiyor. Ancak arkasını anlamak zorundayız, çünkü olay ciddi anomali gösteriyor... Ne Türkiye devleti ne de halkı, masum sivillere zarar verilmesini kabul etmez. Bunu yapmaktansa kendisine risk yaratan anlarda dahi fedakârlık göstermiştir. Nitekim bugüne kadar gerçekleştirilen sayısız askeri/istihbari operasyonlarda en kara düşmanlar dahi 'sivillere yönelik yanlışlarla' Türkiye'yi suçlayamadılar. Ankara'nın böyle bir sicili hiç olmadı...

Günaydın. Cengiz İnşaat, Danıştay'ın Cennet Koyu kararının parseldeki mülkiyet hakkını etkilemediğini söyledi. Irak, Dohuk'taki saldırıdan Türkiye'yi sorumlu tuttu. Türkiye, Avrupa oyun sektöründe en çok yatırım alan ülke oldu. Bugünün bülteni Jotform destekleriyle ulaşıyor. Fotoğraf: onedio

Hannah and Colleen continue their conversation about tourist sites in Iraq near Dohuk in this mini episode! Learn more at www.ServantGroup.org/Iraq and email Hannah at hannah@servantgroup.org with questions, comments, or suggestions!

Photo:  “Our operation was carried out in response to the recent aggression on the outskirts of Kirkuk and Dohuk,” the statement by the new Ahrar Sinjar (Free People of Sinjar) group said. “These drones hit the intended targets with high accuracy, as a result of which the occupiers suffered material and human losses" Here:  A Yazidi chief in Bashiqa, Iraq - picture by Albert Kahn (1910s) #Iraq: Yazidis in war.  Michael Knights is the Jill and Jay Bernstein Fellow at The Washington Institute.   Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1   https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/ahrar-sinjar-fasail-employment-yazidi-community https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-707361 Michael Knights is the Jill and Jay Bernstein Fellow at The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of Iraq, Iran, and the Gulf states. He is a co-founder of the Militia Spotlight platform, which offers in-depth analysis of developments related to the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.

Hannah and Colleen walk you through the favorite tourist sites for both locals and foreigners in Northern Iraq. Part two with the sites around Dohuk will come next! Some of these tourist sites in Iraq may surprise you! Learn more at www.ServantGroup.org/Iraq and email Hannah at hannah@servantgroup.org with questions, comments, or suggestions!

Celebrating Christmas in Iraq this year was faced with a few challenges for Christians and Assyrians in Iraq, with the current weather and the concerns surrounding the health and safety of faithful. Our reporter from Iraq, Naseem Sadeq, gives us a detailed look on what took place during the celebrations over the Christmas weekend. Naseem reports on the community members' efforts to attend church services, gather with family and friends and continue to keep safe and healthy while celebrating this festive season. A tradition that continued was the annual Christmas tree photos in Dohuk. 

A weekly report providing an update on the current affairs relating to our community in northern Iraq.

In recent weeks, more than twelve Assyrians died because of the coronavirus complications. Most of the infections happened because of carelessness of the community.

Just how free are journalists in Iraq's Kurdistan Region to report on the facts and what kind of pressure do they face from the ruling KRG authorities? Against the backdrop of a current (15-02-2021) trial against journalists in Dohuk after a demonstration calling for press freedoms, Abdulla Hawez, an independent researcher on Kurds and the KRG, speaks to Siyaset to shed light on some of these issues and how they tie into local governance.

Our correspondent Nassem Sadiq informed us that Duhok Governorate Council convened to elect the deputy governor of Dohuk and a number of general directors in the governorate.

The Syriac study Directorate was without a director for two years, and Mr. Muayad Shleemon was appointed to the position recently. Our correspondent, Naseem Sadiq, met with him in Dohuk to inform us about his plans and the problems that he will work on solving.

Our reporter, Naseem Sadiq, quoted health authorities in Dohuk as saying that there is still fear of returning Covid-19 infections.

Alors que l'Iran semble faire face à une deuxième vague de coronavirus, la petite région frontalière du Kurdistan irakien s'inquiète elle aussi. Le ministre de la Santé a annoncé mardi que 75% des cas dans la région avaient été déclarés durant le dernier mois. Une urgence sanitaire pour certains, une manipulation politique pour d'autres afin de contrôler une population en colère. En mars dernier les autorités du Kurdistan irakien ont rapidement imposé un confinement strict et militaire. Mais face à la nécessité de nourrir leur famille les habitants de la région autonome ont vite repris le chemin du travail. Une réaction que ce policier qui préfére garder l'anonymat comprend entièrement. « Aujourd'hui il n'y a plus aucune confiance entre les autorités et le peuple. Alors au début on a voulu installer un confinement, nous avons tous reçu des consignes en tant que forces de l'ordre afin de faire respecter ce confinement. Mais les gens ont refusé de respecter ces ordres. Rapidement le gouvernement a été obligé de faire marche arrière. » Ce policier comme beaucoup de ces collègues a refusé de se battre contre un peuple dont il partage les difficultés. Depuis des années des manifestations violemment réprimées accusent le gouvernement du Kurdistan irakien de corruption. Notre interlocuteur, une fois son service terminé, a lui-même rejoint les rangs des manifestants. « Les manifestations qui ont eu lieu ces derniers jours ont été causées par l'injustice qui règne au Kurdistan. Un exemple : nous sommes en juin, et nous fonctionnaires, n'avons toujours pas reçu notre salaire de février. C'est une catastrophe. Les gens vivent dans la misère. Si on ne vous donne pas de salaire ni de quoi répondre aux besoins de première nécessité. Vous êtes obligé d'agir, de parler. » Malgré la peur du Covid-19 dans une région au système hospitalier défaillant, la colère de la population n'a fait qu'empirer face à la gestion de la crise sanitaire puis économique par les autorités. Les différents partis politiques s'accusent mutuellement d'aggraver la situation pour en tirer profit. Dans la rues, les manifestants refusent d'abandonner leur mouvement. Delshad Babani est l'une des figures des manifestations depuis années. « Aujourd'hui, si le gouvernement continu d'utiliser le coronavirus comme une excuse pour nous contrôler nous aurons deux choix : Le premier est de manifester en respectant les distances de sécurité. Dans ce cas, nous devrons rester encore longtemps dans la rue. L'autre solution demande beaucoup de discussion. Nous sommes actuellement en contact avec d'autres comités de manifestants. Nous voulons nous unir et marcher ensemble jusqu'à la capitale Erbil. Si on nous empêche d'y entrer nous voulons que les consulats, le parlement irakien, le monde entier soit au courant. Que tout le monde sache que la vie de nos citoyens est en danger. » Ces derniers jours, les manifestations ont atteint des villes généralement plus contrôlées de Dohuk et Erbil. Elles ont été rapidement étouffées par plusieurs dizaines d'arrestations et disparitions.

The number of people infected with Covid-19 is increasing in the Kurdistan Region, as the number has reached 863.How did the infection in the city of Dohuk changed from zero to this big number

Join the Newave as they take a trip down memory lane to the day they first met and their first impressions of each other. They also go into detail about their Nohat days back in Dohuk, Kurdistan, and all the trouble they faced trying to fit in and adapt to their new environment, making friends with other Diaspora Kurds,  fighting with teachers, protesting their principal out of school, and many more!  Music Credit: Eyaz Yosif Follow us on our Socials!  instagram: @newavepodcast   @paellos @serhatyet_paellos                        @fufucreations  @nuveenbarwari   Twitter: @nuveenbarwari @paellos96 @newavepodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newave/support

A media official for the health of Dohuk - northren of Iraq confirmed that there are people stuck outside the province and want to enter.

Duhok Governor Farhad Atrushi announced that the province is devoid of coronavirus, Thanks to everyone's cooperation for abiding by the laws.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities and organisations in Kurdistan region started implementing rules for social distancing and started awareness campaign to minimise the spread of COVID-19.

Liz Habel war kürzlich für eine Woche in der Autonomen Republik Kurdistan zu Gast. Sie berichtet von den Eindrücken und ihren Erfahrungen, die sie in den größeren Städten Erbil, Dohuk und der Region Mosul gemacht hat. Wir erfahren einiges über die Kultur und die Menschen vor Ort: Lebensweise, Zukunftserwartungen und das Verhältnis zur westlichen Welt.

As part of the activities of the Assyrian Australian Association, a lecture was organized by Father Shlimon Isho, The President of the Oriental Cultural Center ( Beth Mardootha d Mathenha) in Dohuk, on February 16, 2020, attended by a crowd of intellectuals. Mrs. Sanaa Gorgis presented a brief biography of the lecturer and then Mr Isho began his lecture with a historical interpretation of the relationship of language and nationalism, saying :” We have different names as Chaldean Syriac Assyrians

Due to heavy snowfall, Dohuk's roads were blocked, causing numerous collisions across the city. Markets were disrupted, and the city saw shopping centres and many businesses close their doors to customers.

The President of the Oriental Cultural Center ( Beth Mardootha d Mathenha) in Dohuk, Father Shlimon isho, said it is absolutely necessary to establish a fund to support students who want to acquire higher degrees in language.He added language is the element that unites us and gives us national identity because we have lost other elements such as the homeland and power.He said that he will focus on language as a national identity in his lecture to be hosted by the Assyrian Australian Association on Sunday February 16, 2020 at the hall of the late Mar Dinkha IV at the St Hurmizd Assyrian primary school in Sydney.

A team of Italian and Iraqi Kurdish archaeologists working in northern Iraq have uncovered ten stone reliefs that adorned a sophisticated canal system dug into bedrock

Traumatisiert, verletzt, mittellos: Seit der türkischen Militäroffensive in Nordsyrien sind viele Kurden in den Irak geflüchtet. Sie sind die großen Verlierer der türkisch-russischen Vereinbarung. Gibt es eine Perspektive für die Kurden?

Dopo un lungo incontro (si parla di circa 7 ore di colloquio) il presidente turco Erdogan e il suo omologo russo Putin hanno raggiunto un accordo per una tregua nel nord-est della Siria. Un cessate il fuoco di 150 ore per permettere il ritiro completo delle milizie curde e pattugliamenti congiunti delle truppe turche e russe oltre il confine turco.Restano però molto forti le preoccupazioni per il rispetto dei diritti umani nella safe zone: non è chiaro se la nuova situazione amministrativa che si andrà a creare potrà permettere l'accesso agli operatori umanitari.Ne parla Luca Cafagna, project manager di Un ponte per... Centro operativo per la Siria di Dohuk.

Dopo un lungo incontro (si parla di circa 7 ore di colloquio) il presidente turco Erdogan e il suo omologo russo Putin hanno raggiunto un accordo per una tregua nel nord-est della Siria. Un cessate il fuoco di 150 ore per permettere il ritiro completo delle milizie curde e pattugliamenti congiunti delle truppe turche e russe oltre il confine turco.Restano però molto forti le preoccupazioni per il rispetto dei diritti umani nella safe zone: non è chiaro se la nuova situazione amministrativa che si andrà a creare potrà permettere l'accesso agli operatori umanitari.Ne parla Luca Cafagna, project manager di Un ponte per... Centro operativo per la Siria di Dohuk.

What's going on in Kurdistan in northern Iraq? Who are the Kurds? What is their status within Iraq? Michael McClellan, career American diplomat and current President of the American University of Kurdistan Foundation was at the Tennessee World Affairs Council for a standing room only Global Town Hall on March 20, 2019 to talk about these questions and about AUK and its exchange programs with Tennessee Universities. This topic plays on a common Kurdish saying, but leaves open the possibility to talk about a wide range of topics and will allow a Q&A to go all over the place. One of the central points I want to make is that Kurds finally have the chance to run their OWN educational system and they are making choices that will benefit Kurds throughout the world. By establishing two American-style universities, Kurds are preparing for a future that can go either way and that is the vital thing now. Also, it is a chance to promote Kurdish culture and language globally, an opportunity that Iran, Turkey, and Syria do not afford the Kurds, but Iraq does. Kurdistan is one of the very few bright lights in the Middle East – the cornerstone of stability and a model of tolerance and diversity for the entire region. McClellan’s brief will be upbeat, but realistic, will address independence/autonomy, but focus on the positive role of education in advancing the cause of the Kurds. About Michael McClellan Michael McClellan became President of the American University of Kurdistan Foundation in August 2018. Prior to that, he was Diplomat-in-Residence at Western Kentucky University and a Recruitment and Outreach Officer with the U.S. Department of State, responsible for recruiting for the U.S. Foreign Service by increasing awareness of the many internship, fellowship, and career opportunities available with the Department. During his three decades with the U.S. Information Agency and the U.S. Department of State, Michael served as a Public Diplomacy Officer in Yemen, Egypt, Russia, Serbia, Germany, Kosovo, Ireland, Iraq (twice), Ethiopia, and South Sudan, where he served as Deputy Chief of Mission. He was also Diplomat-in-Residence at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He retired in 2014 with the rank of Minister-Counselor. Michael’s work in Public Diplomacy focused on press and media, often as the official Embassy Spokesman. He was Spokesman in Kosovo right after the NATO bombing campaign and then in Iraq when the U.S. military withdrew in 2011. However, Michael’s proudest accomplishment in the Foreign Service was founding the American University in Kosovo, which opened its doors in 2004 and continues educating Kosovo’s youth from all communities to this day. As a Public Affairs Counselor in several embassies, Michael oversaw the Public Diplomacy grants to local NGOs and was responsible for ensuring compliance of grantees with USG regulations. Throughout his career, Michael maintained a lifelong interest in photography and religions, which culminated in a book on Egypt’s Coptic Church monasteries that was published by the American University in Cairo Press and extensive outreach on Muslim-Christian interfaith understanding during several overseas assignments. Later in his career, working mainly in Africa, he promoted organic and sustainable farming and Appalachian culture. A Kentucky native, Michael has a B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Louisville, an M.A. in Photojournalism and International Relations from Syracuse University, and completed doctoral studies in International Communication at Indiana University in Bloomington. As a diplomat, Michael spoke Russian, Arabic, and German, as well as some Serbian and Albanian. He lives in Dohuk, Kurdistan, as well as Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he has a small organic farm and keeps bees.

Alexander Paul David – Has been an active member of the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa) since 2009. He is the Illinois Sector Director of the Movement, and participated in the 8th conference of the Assyrian Democratic Movement, which took place on March 2017 in Dohuk, Iraq. He is a Co-Founder and Board Member of the Nineveh Plain Defense Fund, a direct funding organization for the Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU). Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Alex graduated from DePaul University with a BS in Accountancy and is an avid golfer in his spare time. Email: apdavid0330@gmail.com Twitter: @APDavid33 The Assyrian Podcast is brought to you by Tony Kalogerakos and the injury lawyers of Illinois and New York. If you know anyone that has been in a serious accident, please reach out to Tony Kalogerakos. Tony has been recognized as a Top 40 lawyer, and a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Publication and has obtained multiple multi-million-dollar awards. Tony can be reached at InjuryRights.com or 847-982-9516.

Our Reporter Naseem Sadiq filed this report about the feelings and celebrations of our people in northern Iraq during Christmas time.

L’operazione militare avviata dalla Turchia nel cantone di Afrin, nel nord ovest della Siria, è un elemento in parte di novità e in parte in continuità con l’ostilità storica che caratterizza i rapporti tra Ankara e i curdi, tanto in Turchia quanto in Siria. Si fanno molte analisi e si danno molti sguardi “dall’alto”, ma sul terreno la questione è estremamente delicata, perché riguarda un territorio che vive una condizione di conflitto, e quindi di necessità, piuttosto radicata.Per provare a capire che cosa significa l’avanzata turca per il cantone di Afrin ci siamo messi in contatto con Roberta Rodriguez, Communication Focal Point per la Siria per Un Ponte Per…, organizzazione non governativa attiva da più di 25 anni in Medio oriente. Lei si trova a Dohuk, nel Kurdistan Iracheno, e di lì coordina in remoto alcuni progetti sul territorio. Le diamo il benvenuto e le chiediamo innanzitutto di fare il punto sulle sue attività per quel territorio.

L’operazione militare avviata dalla Turchia nel cantone di Afrin, nel nord ovest della Siria, è un elemento in parte di novità e in parte in continuità con l’ostilità storica che caratterizza i rapporti tra Ankara e i curdi, tanto in Turchia quanto in Siria. Si fanno molte analisi e si danno molti sguardi “dall’alto”, ma sul terreno la questione è estremamente delicata, perché riguarda un territorio che vive una condizione di conflitto, e quindi di necessità, piuttosto radicata.Per provare a capire che cosa significa l’avanzata turca per il cantone di Afrin ci siamo messi in contatto con Roberta Rodriguez, Communication Focal Point per la Siria per Un Ponte Per…, organizzazione non governativa attiva da più di 25 anni in Medio oriente. Lei si trova a Dohuk, nel Kurdistan Iracheno, e di lì coordina in remoto alcuni progetti sul territorio. Le diamo il benvenuto e le chiediamo innanzitutto di fare il punto sulle sue attività per quel territorio.

In this episode you will meet Becky Bakr Abdulla, Media Coordinator in Iraq at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Listening to this episode will really give you an understanding of the importance of communications and what it means to be working in a conflict situation for an international organization such as the NRC. Becky Bakr Abdulla, a 27-year old from Oslo, Norway, is in the beginning of her career with the Norwegian Refugee Council, the NRC. In a short while she has gone from graduating university, via an internship, to being sent right into a field role as a Media Coordinator, where she’s dealing directly with the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. Becky is also a child of refugee parents from Kurdistan, which is located in the northern part of Iraq, where she is currently based. – Obviously that sort of background has always given me an interest in more than just in a region border. I’ve always had an interest in travelling, in learning more about other cultures and other nationalities. So when it was time for me to study and decide on something to study, I started off in Rome, in Italy, and I did some courses there in philosophy. And then, I did some courses in sociology before I decided that media communication sounded very interesting. So that’s my background. It’s within media and communication, and it’s given me a nice platform for the work I’m doing now with NRC, where I’m the Media Coordinator. And I’m also based abroad. So I find myself in a very satisfying position, Becky says. Working with the humanitarian crisis in Iraq Becky is stationed in Erbil, the capital city of the Kurdistan region in the northern part of Iraq where the majority of the population are Kurds. With 3.4 million people currently displaced inside their own country and, in addition, the Kurdistan region of Iraq have taken in approximately 250,000 Syrians. This means that Iraq is in an ongoing crisis currently now, escalating into becoming a humanitarian crisis on a very big level. – We see that there’s a lot of attention on Syria, rightly so, but Iraq is definitely forgotten when it comes to the human stories, the human testimonies, the human suffering that we so desperately need more to focus on. And that’s also been extremely rewarding and something I’m very proud of myself and my team down here is that we’ve now managed with Fallujah to show the rest of the world through BBC, through Al Jazeera, through CNN, through New York Times, through dozens of different media outlets, that these are the people of Iraq, these are the civilian and innocent women, children, elderly that are taking the biggest fall for what’s going on here. And that’s been extremely rewarding, Becky says. With her job also comes a lot of traveling. So for the last month, she has been based in Baghdad, covering the Fallujah crisis and response. But she also travel to other parts of the country, to a city called Kirkuk and also to Dohuk, which is a city in the northern part of Kurdistan where most of the Syrian refugees are currently located. According to Becky the Iraq crisis is a forgotten crisis in the sense that Iraq is all over the news almost on a daily basis, but the focus tends to be with the military and the political narrative. Read the whole article about Becky here: https://unjobfinder.org/podcasts/making-the-world-know-what-is-going-on---becky-bakr-abdulla-at-the-nrc

1-Migranti. Caos Grecia. A cinque giorni dall'entrata in vigore dell'accordo tra Europa e Turchia nessuno ha capito cosa stia succedendo. Il reportage di Esteri dal porto del Pireo (Margherita Dean).2-Non solo ISIS. Il governo iracheno alle prese con una grossa protesta di piazza. Dietro ai manifestanti anche i leader della comunità sciita, al-Sistani e Moqtada al-Sadr (Stefano Nanni, Un Ponte Per/Osservatorio Iraq, Dohuk, nord Iraq).3-Diario cubano. Diritto alla salute, dove nonostante i successi del passato la rivoluzione è in difficoltà (Marcello Lorrai).4-Nepal. Tre linee ferroviarie per rilanciare i legami commerciali tra Pechino e Kathmandu. L'India non gradisce (Gabriele Battaglia, Pechino).5-Enciclopedia della globalità. Il dilemma dell'Unione Europea: come definire l'economia cinese? (Alfredo Somoza)

1-Migranti. Caos Grecia. A cinque giorni dall'entrata in vigore dell'accordo tra Europa e Turchia nessuno ha capito cosa stia succedendo. Il reportage di Esteri dal porto del Pireo (Margherita Dean).2-Non solo ISIS. Il governo iracheno alle prese con una grossa protesta di piazza. Dietro ai manifestanti anche i leader della comunità sciita, al-Sistani e Moqtada al-Sadr (Stefano Nanni, Un Ponte Per/Osservatorio Iraq, Dohuk, nord Iraq).3-Diario cubano. Diritto alla salute, dove nonostante i successi del passato la rivoluzione è in difficoltà (Marcello Lorrai).4-Nepal. Tre linee ferroviarie per rilanciare i legami commerciali tra Pechino e Kathmandu. L'India non gradisce (Gabriele Battaglia, Pechino).5-Enciclopedia della globalità. Il dilemma dell'Unione Europea: come definire l'economia cinese? (Alfredo Somoza)

1-Migranti. Caos Grecia. A cinque giorni dall'entrata in vigore dell'accordo tra Europa e Turchia nessuno ha capito cosa stia succedendo. Il reportage di Esteri dal porto del Pireo (Margherita Dean).2-Non solo ISIS. Il governo iracheno alle prese con una grossa protesta di piazza. Dietro ai manifestanti anche i leader della comunità sciita, al-Sistani e Moqtada al-Sadr (Stefano Nanni, Un Ponte Per/Osservatorio Iraq, Dohuk, nord Iraq).3-Diario cubano. Diritto alla salute, dove nonostante i successi del passato la rivoluzione è in difficoltà (Marcello Lorrai).4-Nepal. Tre linee ferroviarie per rilanciare i legami commerciali tra Pechino e Kathmandu. L'India non gradisce (Gabriele Battaglia, Pechino).5-Enciclopedia della globalità. Il dilemma dell'Unione Europea: come definire l'economia cinese? (Alfredo Somoza)

Cien millones de cristianos perseguidos en el mundo por su fe Cáritas ha publicado su informe sobre la situación de la Iglesia perseguida: «En Corea del Norte, entre 50 y 70 mil están en campos de concentración». En menos de un año, han sido asesinados 4.344. El país más hostil contra los grupos religiosos es Siria. En total, en el mundo, hay cien millones de cristianos perseguidos por causa de su fe. No es casual la fecha de la publicación: pretende recordar: «la irrupción, hace un año, de los hombres del EI en Mosul y el inicio de un éxodo que en pocas semanas llevó a más de un millón de personas a refugiarse en la región iraquí del Kurdistán, acogidas principalmente en las zonas de Erbil, Dohuk y Zakho». Este es el motivo, explica la Cáritas italiana, de la fecha de publicación del informe «Perseguidos. Cristianos y minorías entre el terrorismo y la migración forzada», que «profundiza de manera particular el drama de las más de 100 millones de víctimas de discriminaciones, persecuciones y violencias perpetradas por los regímenes totalitarios o por los seguidores de otras religiones». El informe subraya las palabras que pronunció en octubre de 2013 el cardenal Jean-Louis Tauran, Presidente del Pontificio Consejo para el Diálogo Interreligioso además de Camarlengo de la Santa Iglesia Romana: «El cristianismo es la religión más perseguida del planeta». En Corea del Norte hay entre 50 y 70 mil cristianos en campos de concentración. Y los países en los que los cristianos sufren mayores persecuciones (y con mayor intensidad) son: Somalia, Irak, Siria, Afganistán, Sudán, Irán, Paquistán, Eritrea y Nigeria. Desde noviembre de 2013 hasta el 31 de octubre de 2014, los fieles asesinados «por razones estrictamente relacionadas con su fe fueron 4.344», indica el documento de la Cáritas, «mientras las iglesias atacadas por la misma razón fueron 1.062». Es «una barbarie que, además, afecta a muchas otras minorías religiosas y étnicas, y que revela un incremento alarmante de la intolerancia», precisa la Cáritas. Siria encabeza la lista de los países en los que más se persigue a las minorías y a los grupos étnico-religiosos. Desde 2001 se está librando una guerra intestina, que «inicialmente pretendía la desestabilización del régimen de Bashar al-Assad, mientras que ahora están en el blanco principalmente objetivos políticos y los grupos religiosos no tanto como elementos confesionales sino como posibles opositores políticos». Así pues, «con respecto a lo que han difundido los medios internacionales de comunicación, los cristianos en Siria son una de las varias minorías perseguidas no tanto como seguidores del cristianismo, sino porque se encuentran en un escenario de enfrentamiento político muy grande, dominado por las milicias gubernamentales de Assad y por los grupos armados revolucionarios»; este es un conflicto que ha ido empeorando y se ha vuelto mucho más inestable debido a la difusión, «a partir de 2013, de los seguidores del EI en el territorio sirio, que acentúa el aspecto declaradamente persecutorio en contra de las minorías religiosas, étnicas y de otros musulmanes que no aceptan su línea extremista». Después siguen en la lista Somalia, Sudán, Afganistán, Irak, la República Democrática del Congo, Paquistán, Myanmar, Sudán del Sur y la República Centroafricana. En la lista de los países con el mayor número de persecuciones (y con mayor intensidad), «han ganado posiciones significativas Siria, Irak, la República Centroafricana, Egipto, China, Rusia y Ucrania. En particular, en relación con las últimas tres naciones citadas, hay que notar que China ha ganado 15 posiciones este año, situándose en el 29º lugar, precedida por Ucrania (en el 21º lugar), que ha ganado 39 posiciones». La Iglesia y las Cáritas italianasFrente a las emergencias, en particular en Irak, «la Iglesia local se ha movilizado para acoger en los patios, en las iglesias y en cualquier espacio disponible», subraya el director de la Cáritas italiana, don Francisco Soddu, al recordar la visita que hizo en compañía del Secretario de la Conferencia Episcopal de Italia, mons. Nunzio Galantino, en el mes de octubre de 2014, a los campos de prófugos de Erbil. «La Iglesia italiana -se añade- ya había promovido una jornada de oración, el 15 de agosto». El compromiso de Cáritas se concentró en proyectos de asistencia en las diócesis de Erbil y Dohuk, «con un gran programa por más de más de un millón de euros a favor de 13 mil familias de cristianos y de la minoría de los yazidíes, obligadas a huir de sus lugares de residencia. Desde 2003 hasta la fecha, el apoyo económico de la Cáritas italiana a los proyectos de la Cáritas de Irak y de la red de organizaciones relacionadas con la Iglesia local fue de 3,3 millones de euros». En el informe también aparece la historia de Kharya Yossuf Abood, de 55 años: «Antes de que Mosul fuera tomada por el ejército del Estado Islámico, yo y mi familia huimos en dirección de la cercana localidad de Hamadania, con la esperanza de ponernos al seguro. Eran las 5.30 de la mañana del 6 de agosto cuando nos despertaron en Hamadanja los hombres del EI, que tocaban con insistencia a nuestra puerta. Nos dieron tres opciones: convertirnos al Islam y ser fieles al nuevo Estado Islámico; pagar el rescate para nuestra salvación, la llamada ‘yizia'; o morir decapitados. Mientras nos hablaban, hacían gestos con la espada alrededor de mi cuello y después la apoyaban con fuerza contra mi garganta». Prosigue: «Fuimos prisioneros del EI durante diez días, encerrados en una casa detrás del hospital de Hamadania. No teníamos agua, electricidad ni comida. Los hombres del EI cocinaban para ellos mismos y cuando habían acabado de comer arrojaban a las mujeres de mi familias sus restos, como si fuéramos perros. En lo personal, no comí ni bebí nada. Y todavía ahora me cuesta retomar una alimentación normal». Kharya y su familia fueron liberados después del pago de su rescate: «Volvimos hacia Mosul, con la esperanza de dirigirnos a Dohuk, ciudad libre de la amenaza del EI. Desgraciadamente, en la frontera nos topamos con las tropas regulares de los peshmarga, que no nos dejaron atravesarla, porque temían que fuéramos terroristas infiltrados. Nos rechazaron, pues, una vez más hacia Hamadanja, en donde el ejército del EI nos secuestró nuevamente y nos quitó nuestros documentos, incluidos los pasaportes y las identificaciones personales. Afortunadamente entre ellos había un hombre de Hamadanja que conocía y que nos perdonó la vida». Otros canales de comunicación de Magnificat TV de los Franciscanos de María: Podcast:http://goo.gl/FRhNmS Youtube : http://goo.gl/slj8LL Twitter: https://twitter.com/MagnificatTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Magnificattv

Intervista a Lirio Abbate giornalista de l'Espresso , Carmela Giglio giornalista del GRR esteri a Dohuk ai confini con la Turchia.