Kurds, Jordanians celebrate Newroz to bring cultures closer
2,649 views · Published 23 March 2017 · 2:45 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: Rudaw English · 2017 · People & Blogs
The Jordanian-Kurdish Qandil organization is holding its fourth Newroz festival at Al-Ahliyya University in Jordan. Organizers say the five-day long festival aims to mix Kurdish and Jordanian culture and improve relations between the Kurdistan Region and Jordan. On the first day of the festival, two documentary films about Kurdistan and a Jordanian legend known as Karama were shown, and a number of honorary awards were given to people who were instrumental in making the event a success. As many as 200 Kurdish students are studying at the private university in the Jordanian capital. Many of them came to the festival wearing traditional Kurdish clothing. Rudaw is the media sponsor of the festival.
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