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.
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Kurdistan in America
Season 3 Episode 7 - Interview with Mr. Hadi Pir, Vice-President of Yazda
The Kurdistan in America podcast is honored to have Mr. Hadi Pir as its guest in the seventh episode of Season Three.
This special episode comes just one week before the 8th anniversary of the genocide committed by ISIS, or Daesh, against the Yazidis in 2014.
On August 3, 2014, members of the terrorist organization Daesh, also known as ISIS, unleashed a savage attack against Yazidis in the Sinjar district, massacring 5,000 Yazidi men and abducting about 7,000 Yazidi women and girls; close to 3,000 are still in captivity, and their fate is unknown.
Over 400,000 Yazidis were displaced from their homes, and close to 220,000 remain displaced today, living mainly in IDP camps across the Kurdistan Region; thousands more have taken refuge in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia.
Mr. Hadi Pir is the Vice-President and Co-Founder of Yazda, an international NGO supporting the Yazidi survivors of genocide. He is also a doctoral student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The discussion is centered on the Yazidi culture, the genocide committed by ISIS, and the current situation with the Yazidi community, especially the displaced people from the Sinjar region.
The Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States extends its condolences to all the victims of genocide and wishes them success in seeking justice, accountability, and upholding their culture and faith.