Kurdish Studies and Student Organisation

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

“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.

In 1981 the first Kurdish Program in the United States was established in New York City by Vera Beaudin Saeedpour, widow of Homayoun Saeedpour, a Kurd from Sanandaj in Iran, with the aim of informing Americans of the existence and plight of his people, the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East. Initially operating under the aegis of Cultural Survival Inc., the Program subsequently established the Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America solely to support the Kurdish Library and Museum.

Amanj S. Yarwaessi

Kurdish women organisation looks for Counselors / Legal advisers

We are recruiting four female volunteers to work with us in providing professional and culturally sensitive advice and psychological support for Kurdish women who face violence. Three (3) volunteers will be working on counseling and one (1) will be working on advice and casework.

As an advice worker you will provide free, impartial and confidential advice to our clients on a wide range of issues (debt, housing, employment, welfare, immigration) including violence against women. You will research individual cases, assess problems and identify possible courses of action, guide clients to decide on the best course of action, mediate on their behalf, refer clients to other sources of help and keep up to date with appropriate legislation and policies.

Deadline: 1^st September 2010  Read More…