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Although their experience is often overshadowed by events in Iraq and Turkey, the Kurds of Iran also have aspirations for autonomy and struggle for minority rights. Marooned in Iraq depicts the life of an Iranian Kurd during the devastating Iran-Iraq war. Regardless of whether you have seen the film, Michael Amitay, Executive Director of the Washington Kurdish Institute, will explain the plight of Iran's Kurds, before, during, and after the war with Iraq, focusing on issues of identity and human rights.