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Podcast: Interview with Kurdish student about Kurdish human rights in the Middle East

March 22nd, 2008Esra'a (Bahrain)

A few weeks ago, I spoke with two Kurdish students about their human rights in the region as well as the recent conflict that took place between PKK guerillas in Iraqi (Northern) Kurdistan and Turkey.

Unfortunately the sound quality wasn’t the best (though it gets better a few minutes into the podcast.)

Some highlights include:

  • A brief background about the conflict and why it took place, as well as the recent developments of it
  • Why many Kurds want their own state
  • How they are being treated throughout the region
  • “They [Kurds] want to be able to say they are Kurdish without feeling threatened.”

    • I did not include the interview with the second student because I felt that they both deserved their own separate podcasts.

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    4 Responses to “Podcast: Interview with Kurdish student about Kurdish human rights in the Middle East”

    1. #1 Campaign to Revamp KurdishRights.org - Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead - March 23rd, 2008 at 1:16 am

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    2. #2 Omar - March 23rd, 2008 at 2:42 am

      This is an excellent podcast, really well done.

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    4. #4 Interview with another Kurdish student - Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead - April 1st, 2008 at 10:57 am

      [...] with another Kurdish student Author: Esra’a (Bahrain) – April 1, 2008 Following up on this previous interview, I conducted another interview with a Kurdish student to represent more perspectives on the Kurdish [...]

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