If only they all had radios to listen to this station.
Refugee radio reaches out on Kurdish airwaves
By Campbell MacDiarmid 9 hours ago
Presenter Sevin Ebrahim, 24, at Radio Al-Salam.
ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan – A new radio station that broadcasts to refugees in the Kurdistan region is facing the reality that most of its target audience doesn't own radios at the moment.
Radio Al-Salam, which started airing from Erbil on April 5, aims to provide news and entertainment for the 1.5 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) that have flooded the region.
“It's a way to make bridges between the communities,” said spokesman Vincent Gelot, a 27-year-old French national. “Each camp is living a little bit in their bubble so [the station is] a platform for dialogue.”
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Refugee radio reaches out on Kurdish airwaves
Refugee radio reaches out on Kurdish airwaves
By Campbell MacDiarmid 9 hours ago
Presenter Sevin Ebrahim, 24, at Radio Al-Salam.
ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan – A new radio station that broadcasts to refugees in the Kurdistan region is facing the reality that most of its target audience doesn't own radios at the moment.
Radio Al-Salam, which started airing from Erbil on April 5, aims to provide news and entertainment for the 1.5 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) that have flooded the region.
“It's a way to make bridges between the communities,” said spokesman Vincent Gelot, a 27-year-old French national. “Each camp is living a little bit in their bubble so [the station is] a platform for dialogue.”
Continue reading at:
Refugee radio reaches out on Kurdish airwaves
