By: Zahida Efrini (Haji-Moustafa)
KNC-NA 23rd Annual Conference, April 30, 2011, Calgary, Canada
Rojbash. Good morning ladies and gentlemen and fellow youth. I would like to thank KNC-NA for giving me this opportunity to speak on behalf of the Kurdish youth from across the world. I am a Kurdish youth myself from the Syrian region. A Kurdish youth is one of diverse culture, rich history, and ideas. Over the years, we have gradually began to lose touch with who we truly are because we have been so integrated in our host countries and its cultures, we began to forget where we come from, our culture and most importantly our language. A blurred path has been paved for us-the new generation. The bond that once united us has been broken by past wars and treaties between the powerful states. As globalization continues and our world evolves, we need to evolve our ideologies and the way we approach different matters while remembering our origins.
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