Washington Kurdish Institute ( Sorani Kurdish : ئینستیتیوتی کوردیی واشینگتن ) is a 501(c)(3) educational and research organization focused on Kurds . It was established in Washington DC in September 1996 by Najmiddin Karim , Its objectives are raising awareness of Kurdish issues, promoting human rights in Kurdish areas and supporting development of civil society among Kurds. The institute has a Board of Directors headed by Najmiddin Karim. According to its website the WKI’s work also includes the following areas:
3-491: It also has an advisory committee composed of renowned Kurdologists such as Martin van Bruinessen , Abbas Vali , Amir Hassanpour and Michael Chyet . The institute offers Kurdish language courses at beginner and advanced levels for both dialects of Sorani and Kurmanji . Martin van Bruinessen said in 2000 that the Washington Kurdish Institute was "playing an important role in political lobbying on behalf of
6-642: A whole. He taught the sociology of religion at the State Institute of Islamic Studies of Yogyakarta , Indonesia and has been teaching Kurdish and Turkish studies at Utrecht University , the Netherlands since 1994 as associate professor. He shifted his emphasis in 1998 to a broader scope, Islamic Studies, after becoming Professor of the Comparative Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies at Utrecht University. He also wrote and researched some issues of
9-541: The Kurds". This article about a political organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Kurdistan -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Martin van Bruinessen Martin van Bruinessen is a Dutch anthropologist and author, who has published a number of publications on the Kurdish , Indonesian, Turkish, Persian cultures , and also on aspects of Islam as
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