Kurdistan-Iraq is a diverse place, rich with different cultures and religions that are too often isolated from one another. In this episode, we talk with Larsa Imad, a coordinator working with Jiyan Foundation's Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue. We are also accompanied by two program participants, Arez and Banu. Despite growing up relatively close geographically, each person was raised in a different religious group and without exposure to people outside of their faith.
The group shares their thoughts on their first time being exposed to people from other religions, media bias, how they develop projects with the Youth Network, and what it's like to communicate with a multilingual team.
Established in November 2018, the Youth Network for Peace and Dialogue provides young activists in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq with practical support to develop civil society projects which promote coexistence and cooperation in the region. Each year the Youth Network hosts equally female and male participants from diverse ethnic and religious groups to carry out civil society initiatives, workshops, and community events.
This one is a lot of fun. We hope our discussion gives listeners more perspective on the attitudes and activism of youth in Kurdistan-Iraq.
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