Mayada Kordy-Khalil — Journalist & Voice for the Kurds
Justice Matters with Tim Buxton
English - September 20, 2020 14:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBNon-Profit Business justice nonprofit video podcast leaders belonging freedom compassion charity activism global Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mayada Kordy-Khalil is a producer and presenter for SBS radio in Australia. She also serves as an interpreter for the many Kurdish speaking refugees that have recently settled in Australia from Iraq and Syria.
Along with her family, Mayada (May) migrated to Sydney, Australia in the mid-1970s from the city of Kobane in Syria (Western Kurdistan). Her journey into journalism started in the early 1990s as a contributor on SBS radio and also an interpreter.
Mayada continues to use her role as an interpreter to serve alongside Kurmanj Kurdish speaking refugees. In this capacity, Mayada is often found travelling to regional towns such as Wagga Wagga, Armidale & Coffs Harbour to assist families from Iraq & Syria that have recently settled in Australia.
For the past 5 years, I have regularly been on the receiving end of interviews with Mayada for her SBS radio program, whether it be during my time in the Kurdish region of Iraq or related to my work with youBelong here in Australia. This time I have the privilege of interviewing Mayada and sharing her amazing story with you.
You can learn more about her work & listen to SBS Kurdish radio by visiting SBS Kurdish and tune in on your preferred platform. You can also reach out to Mayada and follow her on twitter @mayada_kk.
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