Snur Karim

Leader of Islamic Union of Kurdistan visits Turkey for talks

Bahadin announces the trip on his social media accounts

VOA Kurdish: Exhibition for young entrepreneurs set up at Sulaimani University 

Kurdish woman works to revive abandoned hometown

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.

Syrian Kurdish Journalist Missing 3 Months after Arrest in Iraqi Kurdistan

Journalist’s whereabouts is unknown by his family

Kurdish Woman Leaves US to Open Winery in Ancestral Homeland

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’s Notebook: Arrest at Iraqi Kurdistan Protest ‘Violated’ Rights 

Reporter for VOA’s Kurdish Service says security agents confiscated her phone, forced her to sign unread document after arrest at protests 

8 Years Later, Yazidi Mothers Still Waiting for Missing Children

Since the Islamic State group attack of 2014, Yazidi refugees have been living in camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq