Anthropologist Lolan Sipan Preserves Traditional Life

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, and sometimes even wiping out, tradition. There is a Kurdish anthropologist in northern Iraq who devotes his time and career to saving the traditions of Kurdistan's nomadic shepherds. In another in our series, Making a Difference, VOA's Suzanne Presto traveled to Mount Halgurd near the Iranian border to learn Lolan Sipan's story. ... tradition anthropologist Iraq survival tribe Iraqi Kurdistan kurd kurdish sheep livestock art weaving livelihood sheepherding military shepherd Presto VOA News ...