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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FROM RGHIT MRS.LAILA NORY ( SECRETARY ) MRS. AISHA HASSAN (TREASURER) MRS. SUZAN AMIN ( MEMBER ) MRS. JOUANA ASSADI ( PRESIDENT ) MRS NASRIN YOUSIF (PUBLIC RLATION OFFICER )

KWSV members meeting

our Kurdish Women's Folk Dance Group awarded for participation in Whittlesea City Council Refugee Week 2006

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE meeting with Iraqi Oil Minister, Dr Hussain al-Shahristani

KurdishMedia.com is an independent information provider, not affiliated to any political or non-political organisation. Its vision is to become a one-stop-shop information provider on Kurds and Kurdistan.

Amnesty International Australia (AIA) is part of a worldwide movement of more than 1.8 million people who campaign for internationally recognised human rights to be respected and protected.

VicHealth is The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, and is the peak body for health promotion in Victoria.

The NMRC was initially established in 1984 to provide settlement services for migrants and refugees living in the North-East region incorporating the municipalities of Yarra, Darebin, Whittlesea, Banyule, Nillumbik and Moreland. The NMRC offers services to over 67 different ethnic and language groups and employs staff fluent in over 17 relevant community languages.

The Office of Women's Policy turns women’s ideas into government action! Located in the Department for Victorian Communities, the Office of Women's Policy (OWP) provides strategic policy advice to the Victorian Government, with the aim of creating better outcomes for all women. By working across the whole of government, the OWP coordinates and monitors government policies and programs that impact on women and their families. These policies and programs reflect women’s needs and concerns and focus on four themes: Representation and Equity Education, Work and Economic Independence Health, Wellbeing and Community Strengthening Justice and Safety.

It aims at promoting Kurdish cinema and culture. And encouraging young and new Kurdish film directors and producers in Kurdistan and abroad. Best three films will be awarded.

kurdish culture and music. Kurdish Video Clips, Music, Photo Galleries and links can be found here. Everything that is related to Kurdish culture generally and kurdish music specially. If you are an artist and would like to publish your music then you are welcome. If you don't like your products published here then you are also welcome to contact us.

Welcome to SBS Radio's Kurdish Language Program. The Kurdish Language Program has been a part of SBS Radio since 1985. We offer extensive coverage of news relating to Kurds, as well as international and national news, followed by a variety of segments, including current affairs, cultural, educational and other issues of interest to our listeners. Our stringers present reports from Kurdistan and Europe. The program is often enriched by Kurdish music of different times and places. We conduct interviews with prominent Kurdish politicians, intellectuals and artists on issues related to all parts of Kurdistan and Kurdish culture everywhere without neglecting matters related to settlement, education and community affairs in Australia. Our program reaches Sydney and Melbourne and is on air one hour per week from 10.00 - 11.00 p.m. every Saturday. The time is limited but we endeavour to present a rich and colourful program every week. Now you can listen to our program any time you like right from the link on this website.

About the Kurdistan Regional Government Structure of the KRG The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) exercises executive power according to the Kurdistan Region’s laws as enacted by the democratically elected Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA). The current government, led by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, assumed office on 7 May 2006. The government coalition consists of several political parties. The coalition reflects the diversity of the Region’s people, who are Chaldeans, Assyrians, Turkmen, Yazidis, Kurds and others living together in harmony and tolerance. The parties in the coalition government are the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Kurdistan Toilers Party, Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party, Kurdistan Islamic Union, Kurdistan Communist Party, the Islamic Group and the Turkman Brotherhood Party. Among the cabinet members are a Chaldean, an Assyrian, a Yezidi, a Faili (Shia Kurd) and an independent Turkoman.