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Foundation established in the city of Dubai on 15 September 2004
Definition: Kurdish cultural, professional and independent
institution non-partisan - Foundation goals: seek to
serve and develop Kurdish culture and delivered to fellowship of
Arabs and the world-literature-art-folklore-seminars-lectures-the
printing and publication of books - newspapers and magazines
exhibits of art and theatre festivals - the sessions of the language
and computer ... etc.
- Funding: activities of the
Foundation and sponsored by the Kurdish businessman owner of a group
of companies Arif Ramadan .
The idea of America-Kurdistan Friendship lobby or league started early this
year when a group of American, and Kurds met in Kurdistan of Iraq. Today,
we would like to announce to the world, in particular to the American and
the Kurds the formation of America-Kurdistan Friendship League (AKFL) as NGO
to promote friendship among the people of America and Kurdistan.
The principle goal of the AKFL is to provide Americans with a deeper
understanding of Kurdish life, and living. To develop personal
relationships and long-term cultural cross-fertilization between the two
societies, with the hope of providing Kurds with best of American values,
and enhance democratic, and civil institutions that would bring Kurdistan in
closer partnership with the West
Currently we are recruiting a number of congressional representatives,
senators, business leaders, academia individuals, and so on to be Board
members of AKFL, the current members are:
Mr. Sherkoh Abbas
Mr. Charles Kahn
Ms. Maureen Lynch
Mr. Foster Friess
Mr. Husein Yezdanpena
Mr. Brian Perion
Mr. Josiah J. Puder – Counsel
Mr. Joseph Puder
Dr. Djowan Sevinik
Mr. Lance Silver
Dr. Jack Wheeler
AKFL will hold an inaugural press conference within a few months in
Washington DC to present AKFL to the world.
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*America-Kurdistan Friendship League –AKFL*
*BACKGROUND*
For over 100 years, 50 million Kurds in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria have
been denied self-determination, independence, cultural autonomy, and even
most basic human rights. Kurds fell victims to Saddam Hussein's sadistic
bloodletting, to fanatical Iranian mullahs and before that the Shah; various
Turkish governments, and Assad's ethnic cleansing in Syria.
Kurdish cultural heritage extends over a 4000-year history, to the ancient
Medes that ruled Persia. Until recently, the Kurdish language, religion,
history and way of life has been suppressed in Iraq. The demise of Saddam's
dictatorship, and the regional autonomy of Iraqi Kurdistan, has created a
Kurdish cultural Renaissance in Iraqi Kurdistan.
In Syria, Iran, and Turkey however, the condition of Kurdish minorities is
still deplorable, and most basic human rights, not to speak of cultural
autonomy, are being denied and the respective governments or regimes have
supported policies of oppression against Kurds.
*MISSION***
AKFL will seek to acquaint Americans of all aspects of Kurdish life
including Kurdish Islam, the role women play in Kurdish society, Kurdish
history, its expressive arts, and current politics.
AKFL will organize symposiums and conferences that would bring Kurdish and
American leaders together in US and Kurdistan.
AKFL will seek to promote peace and democracy in the Middle East, as well as
religious tolerance and friendship between Arabs, (Israeli) Jews, Kurds,
Persians, and Turks.
The AKFL will initiate trade, commerce, investment, and educational
exchanges between America and Kurdistan. AKFL would organize student
exchanges as well as missions of American businesspersons in search of
investment and trade with Iraqi Kurdistan (expanded to Syria and Iran once
peace and democracy prevail in these countries).
*OUTCOME*
The principle goal of the AKFL is to provide Americans with a deeper
understanding of Kurdish life, and living. To develop personal
relationships and long-term cultural cross-fertilization between the two
societies, with the hope of providing Kurds with best of American values,
and enhance democratic, and civil institutions that would bring Kurdistan in
closer partnership with the West.
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