On this international day, I ask all linguists, experts, and academics of our beloved and beautiful Kurdish language, to keep our language alive always and never let it disappear.
Parliament Speaker’s News
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Parliament's Presidency attend one-year commemoration of death of Dr. Rozh Nuri Shawes
Kurdistan Parliament's Presidency on 15 February 2022 attended the one-year commemoration of the death of Dr. Rozh Nuri Shawes, a former Speaker of Parliament, Peshmerga and statesman.
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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq chairs meeting to hear Veterinarians Syndicate's views on Law on Supervision of Agricultural Projects
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq chaired a meeting of the KRG Ministry of Agriculture, Parliament's Legislative Committee, the Kurdistan Region Presidency's legal advisers and the Veterinarians Syndicate, to discuss the Law on Supervision of Agricultural Projects that was passed in December 2021.
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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq speaks at presentation of research on so-called honour-based violence and killings
“Thousands of kilometres away, Kurdish people and society are portrayed as traditional and backward women-murderers, which obscures Kurdistan Region’s bravery compared to other communities in talking about this issue and opening painful wounds.”
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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq meets with Women in Leadership for Peace Group
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 9 February 2022 met with members of the Women in Leadership for Peace Group, who proposed creating a legal minimum quota for women in government positions.
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Parliament's Presidency convey condolences to KRG Culture and Youth Minister Hama Saeed Ali
Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency on 11 February 2022 conveyed their condolences to Hama Saeed Ali, the KRG Minister of Culture and Youth, on the passing of his mother, Ghariba Aziz Baram.
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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq gives talk to Duhok University sociology students
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 7 February 2022 gave a talk to fourth year students and lecturers of Duhok University’s Sociology Department in the Faculty of Humanities, on the work and responsibilities of the Parliament.
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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq and France's Consul General discuss next Kurdistan Parliament election
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 6 February 2022 with Mr. Olivier Decottignies, France’s Consul General in Kurdistan, discussed the latest political developments in Iraq and Kurdistan Region and the next Kurdistan Parliament election.
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Committees' recent meetings - 6 February 2022
Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq and the Culture Committee discussed the need for the KRG to issue special guidelines to implement Parliament’s Resolution No. 5 of 2013, the Agreement on Solidarity and Development between the authorities and NGOs.
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Parliament remembers martyrs of 1st February 2004 twin terrorist attacks in Erbil
On 1st February 2022, Kurdistan Parliament's Presidency, led Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq took part in the remembrance ceremony for the martyrs killed in the twin terrorist attacks on the KDP and PUK offices in Erbil 18 years ago.