Stories are beginning to emerge of Iraqis bound for Nashville who are held up by President Trump’s executive order restricting travel from some Muslim-majority nations. Nashville has one of the largest Kurdish populations in the U.S.
Watching Violence Abroad, Nashville Kurds Call On U.S. Support Against ISIS
Salih Doski was among the couple hundred people rallying for support in downtown Nashville on Friday. He doesn’t have family in the besieged Syrian town of Kobane, but he says: “Kobane today, tomorrow will be Dahook city, where my family lives.”
Nashville’s Kurds Disappointed, But Not Surprised, By U.S. Policy In Iraq
Despite Nashville Kurds rallying for independence from Iraq, they’re not getting the full support they want from Sen. Bob Corker and other U.S. foreign policy makers.
Nashville Kurds Organize Efforts To Send Medical Supplies To Iraq
They’re working with the Kurdish regional government in Washington, D.C., which will fly in medical supplies including IV fluids, band-aids and antibiotics.
Nashville’s Kurdish Community Fears For Family As Civil War Breaks Out In Iraq
Iraq may be thousands of miles away, but for Nashville’s Kurdish population, the violence there hits close to home.
Thousands Of Iraqi Expats Flock To Nashville To Vote
Some drove up to 10 hours to cast their ballots for an Iraqi national election. Nashville is one of nine cities around the U.S. to have a voting site.
Out of State Iraqis Expected to Travel to Nashville Polling Site
Iraqi expatriates from as far away as Missouri are expected to make the journey to Nashville this weekend to vote in parliamentary elections. Nashville is one of nine U.S. polling sites, and the only one in the southeast.
New Congressional Caucus Meets with Local Kurds
The founding member of the Kurdish-American Congressional Caucus met with Nashville Kurds yesterday.
Nashville Kurds Protest Turkey Resolution For Second Time
About 50 Nashville Kurds gathered outside the federal courthouse today for a small, but spirited protest of Turkey’s resolution allowing it to send troops into northern Iraq. The Turkish parliament passed the resolution earlier this month heightening tensions between the country and the Kurdish Workers’ Party, or PKK, based in Northern Iraq. The organization has […]
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