Kurdish National Congress of North America held its 21st annual conference

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 30/03/2009 00:00:00

On 27-28 of March, 2009 Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC-NA) held its 21st annual conference titled “The Future of Kurdistan, Thinking like a Nation” at the Legacy Hotel and Meeting Center, Rockville, MD. The topics and included:

Day 1: Welcoming Remarks, Mrs. Muazaz Amin, KNC-NA vice president

Flag Raising Ceremony

Kurdish American Youth Organization: Mrs. Sheinei Saleem, Ms. Zeen Al-Missouri, Silvoe Barawri

Dr. Goran Sabir, Heath Factors in Measuring Good Governance of a New Nation

The state of KNC and Proposed Constitutional Amendments, KNC-NA board of directors

Day 2: Welcoming and Opening Remarks, Mr. Tom Ver Ploeg, KNC-NA secretary

Supportive Letter from secretary General of KDP, read by Mr. Rebwar Salimi

Struggle for Independence, Mr. Arif Ahmadi, Independence Party of Kurdistan

Remarks by Mr. Samuel Jordan, Amnesty International

Letters of Congratulation to KNC, Mr. Gharani Ilkhanzadeh, Komala Party, Mr. Kamran Balnour, KDP, and Mr. Zagros Yazdanpanah, PAK

Halabja/Anfal Panel: Mr. Shwan Karim, Mr. Ken McCallion (Progress and legal proceedings), Mrs. Muazaz Amin, and Dr. Kirmanj Gundi

Kurdish-Canadian Panel: Dr. Fereydoon Rahamani (Greater Toronto Kurdish House), Mr. Mark Persaud

Armenian National Committee, Mr. Aram Hamparian (Kurdish American Advocacy: Grassroots make the difference)

Presidential Address, Dr. Kirmanj Gundi: The Future of Kurdistan, Thinking like a Nation

Challenges before the Kurdish Nation and the Quest for Federalism in Iraq, Dr. Mahmud Osman, Independent Kurdish member of Parliament, Iraq

History Panel, Mr. Brusk Reshvan, Dr. Rebwar Fatah (History of Media & its Impact on Nation Building), Dr. Mustefa Rechid (Current Situation of Kurds in Kurdistan Syria), Mr. Tosine Reshid (Ezidism and Ezedis in former Soviet Republics)

Update from Kurdistan-Turkey, Mr. Luqman Barwari

Language Panel: Mr. Luqman Barwari, Dr. Rebwar Fatah (The science of Kurdish language), Mr. Newzad Hirori (The Status of Northern Dialect (Kurmanjci Bakur) in Kurdistan-Iraq and the Current Trends to Standardize the Kurdish Language, Dr. Murat Kilnic (History of the Kurdish Language)

Women and Leadership Panel: Mrs. Soraya Falah, Ms. Susan Shahab Nouri, Member of Kurdistan Parliament (“The Role of Education Reform in Thinking like a Nation”, Dr. Sharon Linzey (Southern Kurdistan, Building the Culture of Life)

Current Situation In Kurdistan Panel: Mr. Azad Moradian, Overview Situation in Kurdistan-Turkey, Dr. Mahmud Osman, (Situation in Kurdistan-Iraq), Mr. Sherif Beharouz, KDPI (Situation in Kurdistan-Iran), Mr. Mustafa Rechid, (Situation in Kurdistan-Syria)

The Archetype of a Median Descendent, a satirical show prepared by Art-in-Mind.org

NewRoz Banquet: Music, honoring award ceremony, poetry, and dance

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