Vera B. Saeedpour, Scholar and Archivist of the Kurdish Culture, Dies at 80

Posted by KSSO in News on 09. Jun, 2010 | No Comments

“A chance meeting in midlife led to a lifelong interest in an obscure, long-oppressed ethnic group.”

On the 30th of May, 2010, Vera B. Saeedpour, a longtime friend to and scholar  on the Kurdish nation died at the age of 80. She spent many years of her life dedicated to highlighting and raising awareness of the plight of the Kurdish nation in the Middle East, as well as helping to preserve Kurdish culture through the establishment of a library and museum.  Read More…