NAWSHIRWAN MUSTAFA 1944-2017

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He called Austria his "second homeland" and wanted to transform the Kurdistan Region Iraq into an Austria model of freedom, democracy, stability, humanity, prosperity and also a socially just society: Nawshirwan Mustafa, born 1944 in Sulaimaniyah, the so called historic "Paris of the Middle East", and died in his hometown May 19, 2017, in the age of 73. He was one of the leading democratic politicians of Iraqi Kurdistan. His death is a great loss for the Kurds. The following was a comprehensive programmatic interview, recorded at "Newroz" 2012 in "Gorran" headquarters in Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region Iraq.