Kurdistan in America

About Kurdistan in America

The Kurdistan in America podcast is the official voice of the Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States, headquartered in Washington, DC. Hosted by Delovan Barwari, the show explores the enduring ties between Kurdistan and the United States. Now in its fifth season, this English-language podcast focuses on U.S. foreign policy and the Kurdistan Region, covering key topics such as security, politics, humanitarian affairs, economic development, culture, and the arts. We’re proud to share that Kurdistan in America was ranked the #1 Kurdish podcast of 2025 by Feedspot and was previously listed among the 20 Best Government Relations Podcasts of 2021 by Welp Magazine. Learn more at us.gov.krd

Publisher

Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States

Category

government · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Feb 2020

Latest episode

6 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

9 of 59 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT

   S5-Episode 10 - Inside the Lincoln-Duhok Sister City Initiative: A Conversation with Working Group Members

   Delovan Barwari and the Lincoln-Duhok Sister City initiative's working group members discuss how their collaborative efforts in education, healthcare, and cultural exchange are building a stronger future for both communities.

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   5 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   S5-Episode 9 - Interview with Dr. Mohammedali Yaseen Taha, former Kurdistan MP & adviser to the KRG PM

   Send us a textIn this episode of the Kurdistan in America podcast, brought to you by the Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States, host Delovan Barwari takes a closer look at the recent parliamentary elections in Kurdistan, held on October 20th.Delovan is joined by Dr. Mohammedali Yaseen Taha, a former Kurdistan Parliament member, academic, and current adviser to the KRG Prime Minister. With his background in political science, Dr. Taha shares valuable insights into h...

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   7 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT

   S5-Episode 8 - Interview with Emma DeCaro and Dr. Karwan Al-Dosakee

   Send us a textIn this episode of the Kurdistan in America podcast, host Delovan Barwari is joined by Emma DeCaro and Dr. Karwan Al-Dosakee to discuss the Kurdistan Deaf Human Rights Initiative, a transformative project aimed at advancing the rights and services for the deaf community in Kurdistan. They shed light on the challenges faced by deaf individuals, such as the lack of access to sign language education beyond the 9th grade and the very limited opportunities available from 1st to 9th g...

Inside a recent episode

S5-Episode 10 - Inside the Lincoln-Duhok Sister City Initiative: A Conversation with Working Group Members

Published 6 Dec 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This is not only about academia, but it's really about preparing our students to get exposure like a global exposure or to get a to get a city exposure with the city of Lincoln and kind of at weaving into the fabric of University of Nebraska Lincoln. So the insights, the ideas we get from the University of Lincoln, Nebraska or other universities in Nebraska will really bring novel ideas to our communities in the home. The other thing is like the sustainability, of course, you know, making sure that Kurdistan has really a beautiful environment and beautiful nature. So and making sure that they have access to some of the renewable energy technologies here in the States, I would really having that access to them would really help them to sustain their natural beauty in their home country and having that connection with them with the already existing programs at the University here. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.1 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

1

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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