Ep. 7 - Refugee Camp to American Dream: Why the U.S.-Kurdish Friendship Matters

Diliman Abdulkader, the founder of American Friends of Kurdistan, joins us to tell his story of emigration as a refugee to the United States from Iraqi Kurdistan during the tumultuous reign of Saddam Hussein. Diliman walks us through his childhood, his parents’ desire for freedom, and the modern Kurdistan independence movement. How do refugees really feel about leaving a dictatorship for the United States? What are the biggest challenges for a free Kurdistan? Find out in this episode of the Kassy Dillon Show.