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Unidentified photographs, unearthed during our research, combined with pictures sent by web site viewers, are presented here along with the stories that lie behind the images. |
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a borderless space, provides the opportunity to build a collective
memory with a people who have no national archive. Images and recollections
serve as testimony to the long and suppressed history of the Kurds.
Their culture and identity have been oppressed by the regimes of the nations within which they live. Religion, language, culture and perhaps, most importantly, a common history of persecution tie together the more than 20 million Kurds worldwide. |
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the largest ethnic group without a country of their own.They live across
the borders of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey and parts of the former Soviet
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If you have questions about this site, we'd like to hear from you. Email us at: susan@akakurdistan.com |
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Photographs courtesy of William Coupon |
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have images to contribute? This project continues a collaboration with the Kurdish community, both in Kurdistan and in exile, as well as with archivists and historians, creating an intercultural dialogue and a memory bank.
We encourage you to