PERSPECTIVES OF A PERMANENT WORLD KURDISH CONGRESS

The overall goal of the first World Kurdish Congress 2011 (Rotterdam) is to establish a network among Kurdish and non-Kurdish scientists, prominent businessmen and throughout the cultural community in order to bring global recognition to Kurdistan as a nation that want to progress and become an active part of the modern society. We want through multidisciplinary network among Kurdish and non-Kurdish scientists participate actively in the formation of institutions and international relations.

One of the goal is advancing awareness about national and international relations among decision makers in different countries for Kurdish human rights and national identity. This will be achieved by networking and organizing world congress and symposium, workshop and presenting popular scientific seminars for the Kurdish and non Kurdish people worldwide. We want also to build a bridge between Kurdish people from Kurdistan and abroad by independent committee to provide the leadership in Kurdistan with a long-term strategy of studies for Kurds and Kurdistan (a ‘Think Tank’ type committee).

The congress will be open by the speech of Leyla Zana, the Kurdish member of Turkey Parliament and the European Parliament’s Sakharov human rights award winner with more than thirty speakers discussing in eight sessions.

Some of the speakers are Dr. Karianne Westrheim, Chair of the EU Turkey Civic Commission, Norway; Professor Peter Herrmann, University College of Cork, Ireland; Mrs Gissou Nia, International Criminal Court, The Hague; Mr. Mazhar Kaleghi, Kurdish Heritage Institute, Kurdistan; Dr. Saman Shali, Iraqi Telecom; Dr. Marianna Charountaki, University of Exeter, UK. Dr. Rang Noory Shawis, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, UK; Mr. Hemin Hawarmi, KDP Foreign Relations, Erbil and Mrs Kathryn Cameron, President of Leadership Council for Human Rights, Washington DC, Hans Branscheidt (MESOP/EUTCC) Frankfurt and Dr. Carol Prunhuber, Journalist and writer.

The scientific program has been developed by leading Kurdish scientists, USA – Academy Award winner 2010, Professor Alan Dilani and Professor Almas Heshmati, from Korea University.