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The Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC-NAL organized a seminar on<\/p>\n\n\n\n
July 23, 2011 in Irvine, CA titled: Hope, Trauma, and Resilience, the Case of Rojhallat of Kurdistan. Guest speakers included Mrs. Sohyela Qazi, and Dr. Kajal Rahmani in addition to some of the KNC-NA directors and other local personalities in Southern California. Following is a short script of the program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rojahllat of Kurdistan resembles a battered woman separated from three living sisters. She has witnessed various traumas, her hopes have been crushed many times, yet she remains resilient and plans not to give up until she is free. The lives of many of her children remind us of orphans abused by an antisocial, manipulative, and violent step father, the central government of Iran. Some of the offspring of the traumatized Rojhallat of Kurdistan include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qazi Muhammad (1893-1947) was the founder of Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran, ascended to the presidency of the short lived Republic of Kurdistan in Iran, and was hanged in public in March 1947. According to some reports the Iranian monarch of the time had later apologized to Qazi’s family for taking Qazi","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
July 23, 2011 The Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC-NAL organized a seminar on July 23, 2011 in Irvine, CA titled: Hope, Trauma, and Resilience, the Case of Rojhallat of Kurdistan. Guest speakers included Mrs. Sohyela Qazi, and Dr. Kajal Rahmani in addition to some of the KNC-NA directors and other local personalities in …<\/p>\n