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Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace

Advancing understanding of Kurdish people, history, and culture through dialogue and scholarship

Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace is a research initiative at the 헤라카지노 도메인 of International Service at 헤라카지노.

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A vibrant history; a challenging future

A people both ancient and indigenous to lands of the Middle East, the Kurds today represent the fourth largest ethnic group in the region. But the Kurds have never had a permanent, independent state. Who are the Kurds, and how has their culture come to signify so much about the beauty—and the challenges—of a most beautiful and challenging area of the world?

The Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace will use our platform to grow recognition of the long and rich history and cultural traditions of the Kurdish people. We’ll also work toward understanding of the onerous challenges faced by the Kurdish communities in the Middle East, including oppression and genocide. We’ll also draw attention to the positive contributions of the Kurdish diaspora worldwide.

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This initiative is focused on four pillars:

  1. Education
  2. Empathy
  3. Community
  4. Advocacy

Our team will use publications, media commentary, public events, and social media to advance these pillars and a positive understanding of the Kurdish people.

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The Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace facilitates policy and scholarly engagement through private and public panel discussions, public events, and conferences that critically examine and analyze contemporary and historical issues affecting the Kurdish people.

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The Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace is led by the Mustafa Barzani Scholar of Global Kurdish Studies, Yerevan Saeed. We are a passionate and motivated community. Interested in joining the team? Reach out to kurdishsis@american.edu.

Meet the team

The Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace includes the Barzani Peace Fellowship, a scholarship opportunity for graduate students. The fellowship stands as a beacon of hope for students passionate about Kurdish affairs, offering a unique scholarship opportunity to cultivate a new generation of leaders committed to fostering peace, understanding, and positive change.

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The Kurds are one of the world's largest ethnic groups without their own independent state. Their historical homeland, Kurdistan, stretches across parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria.

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In the Media

2025 Publications

  •  (via New Lines Institute)
  •  (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington

2024 Publications

  •  (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)
  •  (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)
  • (via New Lines Institute) (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)
  •  (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)
  • (via The Wilson Center)
  •  (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)
  •  (via The Hill)

2023 Publications

  • (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)
  • (via Washington Institute's Fikra Forum)
  • (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)
  • (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)
  • (via Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington)

2025 Interviews and Media Appearances

  • (via Kurdistan Chronicle)
  •  (via VOA News)

2024 Interviews and Media Appearances

  • (via The National)

  •  (via S&P Global)

  • via (Kurdistan 24)

  •  (via Kurdistan Chronicle)

  • (via alSharqiya TV)

  • (via Rudaw Podcast)

  •  (via The New Region)

  • (via NRT News)

  • (via VOA News)

  • Happy Nowruz! Five Facts About the Persian New Year  (via 헤라카지노)

  • (via Kurdistan Chronicle)

  • (via Kurdistan Chronicle)

  • (via VOA News)

  • (via Channel 8)

  • (via Kurdistan in America)

  • (via Rudaw TV)

2023 Interviews and Media Appearances

  • (via Amwaj Media)

  • (via The New Arab)