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February 10th 2007 – The Kurdish American Youth Organization will be holding its first official conference at Vanderbilt University followed by a celebration at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee.  Conference Purpose  The conference will be primarily focused on the role of the youth in Kurdish societies and importance of helping improve the situation for …

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Saddam Hussein used every means unimaginable by human standards to stay in power. With the help of his associates he created a country of helpless victims living in fear and insecurity. The world knew about his imposed war on Iran and Kuwait. With his execution the world also now knows he killed many Shiites who …

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This conference will be dedicated to the memory of the late Mrs. Soraya Serajeddini Previous Executive Vice President of the Kurdish National Congress  Date: March 8th & 11th, 2007 (International Women

After a long wait for a fresh idea to the deteriorating state of Iraq, the so called expert analysis of the Iraq Study Group failed to offer any fair and just solutions. The report failed to recognize that one goal of the war to bring institutional democracy to Iraq and the Middle East, while it …

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On August 28, 2006, the US State Department announced the appointment of former USAF General Joseph Ralston as a “Special Envoy for countering the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK).

This is a historic day to see Saddam and six of his assistants who masterminded the use of chemical weapons and Anfal operations against the Kurdish people during 1980

On July 24, 2006 in the city of Millersville in the state of Maryland, USA, the Executive Vice President of the Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC), and the chairperson of the Committee on Democracy and Freedom for All Iranians and Kurdish Human & National Rights died suddenly. Soraya Serajeddini (Nakshbandi) had a severe …

Champion of Kurdish democratic movement Soraya Serajeddini passes away Read More »

By: Dr Saman Shali.  Now that the Turkish government and the Islamic Regime of Iran are on the same political wavelength, Turkey is increasing pressure for military action against the Kurds, targeting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Northern Kurdistan, and Party for Life and Freedom in Kurdistan (PJAK) in Eastern Kurdistan, and the Kurdish …

Iran and the Middle East Crises Read More »

A KNC-NA statement on KRG On May 7th 2006, Mr. Nechirvan Barzani, the prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Hawler, officially announced the unification of both administrations in Southern Kurdistan. On behalf of the Kurdish National Congress of North America, Dr. Saman Shali, the president of our organization participated at the unification ceremony …

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The recent turn of events in Northern Kurdistan has great cause for concern. Turkey, a so called democratic country which is in preparation to become a full member of the European Union, must offer an explanation to the public regarding this issue. A government that is in pursuit of joining an association of democratic nations …

Turkey Continues its Brutal Suppression of Kurds Despite the EU Bid Read More »