By Kurdish National Congress of North America
April 30, 2011, Calgary, CA
History of conflicts in the Middle East is as old as the region itself. The oldest and the most ignored conflict in the region for the past century has been the Kurdish conflict. Without their consent, the Kurds have been separated form each other and their national rights have been denied. In return, the Kurdish movement with various means has been fighting the states that have determined the destiny of the Kurds. This fighting has been without much success mainly due to unanswered questions about the lack of democratic values in the Middle East, unity among the Kurds, and opportunity for the people in Kurdistan to express freely what they prefer.
On April 29-30 the Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC-NA) had its 23rd annual conference. The theme of the conference was