Siraj Davis

The American International School of Kurdistan (AIS-K) in Erbil, Northern Iraq sticks out to the bustling public that traverses Gulan and Bakhtiari streets.  Recently, Rudaw published an article declaring the school closed by the Ministry of Education, though the publication unexplainably was retracted days later. (Original article-  http://www.rudaw.net/english/lifestyle/28082018  and screenshot of cached version-  https://ibb.co/cQAgX9) Rudaw journalists Chris Johannes and Ayoub Nouri would not provide a reason when contacted. تقع المدرسة الأمريكية الدولية في كردستان في أربيل في شارعي جولان وبختياري. نشر Rudaw مقالاً يعلن إغلاق المدرسة. لكن المقال اختفى فجأة. ولم يرد صحفيو موقع رووداو كريس جوهانس وأيوب نوري بالإجابة. The article highlighted that the school‌s curriculum is unacceptable and its diplomas are no longer approved by the Ministry of Education. The principal, Aveen Hawrami, stated the issue is “personal." However, it‌s not. Whether the Ministry of Educatio...

  (Picture of the Canadian International School of Erbil, Iraq) Kurdistan24 News  once claimed religious pluralism “is a cornerstone for a new Kurdistan state.”  ( https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/24908-The-roots-of-coexistence-and-religious-tolerance-in-Kurdistan  https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/25993-Kurdistan-Parliament%E2%80%99s-religious-affairs-delegation-visited-Italy-for-talks-on-diversity,-coexistence ) I want to believe this, despite no synagogues or community of Jews in Kurdistan. Despite witnessing swastika chains sold at the Citadel’s Bazar and Nazi Swastikas drawn next to mosques. And despite my personal experience with the Diary of Anne Frank at the Canadian International School (CIS) of Erbil in Kurdistan.  https://www.facebook.com/CanadianISErbil/ (Nazi Swastika near mosque)  (Nazi Swastika near mosque) I’ve decided to expound upon my experience at the Canadian International School because it penetrates the fragile veneer of fake a...