Dynamics in Iraqi Kurdistan

July 8, 2015 - The Middle East Institute welcomed Hemin Hawrami for a discussion of intra-Kurdish dynamics, relations between Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, the issues of Kurdish independence, and the Kurds' relations with Arab Sunnis and Shi'a in the pursuit of national reconciliation in Iraq. The youngest member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leadership council, Mr. Hawrami was previously active in the Kurdistan Students Union from 1989 to 2000. He served in the office of KRG President Barzani from 2004 to 2010, when he was elected to the leadership council. He has headed the party's foreign relations office for four years. For more information: www.mei.edu/events/dynamics-iraqi-kurdistan

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