In Iraqi Kurdistan, one woman is working to bring life back to her village that was abandoned 38 years ago. Speaking to VOA, Khuncha Omer explained how planting trees and taking care of the land has given her a bigger purpose to strive for.
Journalist’s whereabouts is unknown by his family
Tanya Fuad is a Kurdish woman who moved to the heart of Kurdistan’s Sulaymaniyah province after living in the United States for 50 years. Now, she is uncorking a new chapter for women in the region by opening a winery. VOA’s Snur Karim filed this story, narrated by Rikar Hussein.
Reporter for VOA’s Kurdish Service says security agents confiscated her phone, forced her to sign unread document after arrest at protests
Since the Islamic State group attack of 2014, Yazidi refugees have been living in camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
