Our Youth Are Food for Sharks or Refugees in Strange Lands
At a recent seminar held in Manchester by Dakok Organization, Nawas Ali, a young Kurdish-Iraqi participant, delivered a searing statement that cut straight to the heart of Kurdistan’s crisis through Kurdfile Media
“I wanted to stay in my homeland. But two worthless families Barzani and Talabani have stolen our future,” he said.
Nawas spoke with raw anger and sorrow, describing how the Kurdish leadership has turned the region into a private estate, suffocating freedom and
opportunity.
“The Barzani family treats Kurdistan like personal property. They don’t care about the people they’ve left our youth with no choice but to flee,” he said.
The reality he painted was harsh: young Kurds drowning in the sea, or risking everything to escape just to live as human beings.
“Our youth are food for sharks or refugees in strange lands,” he added. “We’re not asking for luxury just the right to live freely in our own country.”
Nawas’s words reflect a generation betrayed by power, and a desperate call for change. His voice, echoing from exile, demands what every Kurd deserves: freedom, dignity, and a future.
Author Profile
- Diyar Harki is an independent investigative journalist and human rights advocate. As a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), he focuses on exposing corruption and human rights abuses in Kurdistan and Iraq. He voluntarily contributes to Kurdfile Media.
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