Fierce fighting has left more than 150,000 Kurdish civilians displaced. A deal announced Friday leaves many Kurds remain skeptical, including members of Nashville’s community.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 4: The Kurdish American Dream
For more than three decades, Kurdish refugees have found a safe place to land in Nashville. But the newest arrivals are experiencing a more skeptical reception.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 3: Safety Zone
When a wave of Kurdish refugees came to Nashville, they quickly got to work.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 2: The Ones Who Face Death
WPLN reporter Rose Gilbert takes a journey through the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan and into generations of one Kurdish family.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 1: The Enemy Within
WPLN’s Rose Gilbert dives headlong into one family’s migration odyssey from Iraqi Kurdistan to Nashville.
My meeting with the first female mayor of Halabja, Kurdistan
My first impression of Halabja is of narrow, mostly empty streets; I imagine everyone is inside somewhere, out of the blazing sun. I have a chance to interview Mayor Nuxsha Nasih, who made headlines in 2016 when she became the first woman to be appointed mayor here.
A road trip through Iraqi Kurdistan: checkpoints and deep political divides
Halabja is known for its excellent pomegranates, but it is best known as the site of a devastating 1988 chemical attack that killed thousands of Kurdish civilians, and injured thousands more.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 4: The Kurdish American Dream
For more than three decades, Kurdish refugees have found a safe place to land in Nashville, but the newest arrivals are experiencing a more skeptical reception.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 3: Safety Zone
When a wave of Kurdish refugees came to Nashville, they quickly got to work.
The Country In Our Hearts, Ep. 1: The Enemy Within
We dive headlong into one family’s migration odyssey from Iraqi Kurdistan to Nashville.
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