Lana Darragh: “Being Kurdish gives you a responsibility”

Lana Darragh

Lana Darragh Source: Supplied

Lana Darragh is a Kurdish-Irish teacher and artist. Born and raised in London, she has moved to Perth to continue her teaching. In this interview with Brwa Mohamed, Lana discusses how her unique Kurdish and Irish upbringing has influenced her creativity.


"Just being Kurdish gives you a responsibility, because of the situation in Kurdistan"
Lana has written a blog about growing up half Kurdish in the diaspora, bringing attention to Kurdish culture and tradition to a lesser informed community.
"The aim of that [blog] was to raise awareness and to give people that personal insight to what was going on over there [Rojava]"
Lana's creativity isn't limited to teaching and writing. When she has time, she also focuses on her art:

But she won't stop there. Lana is driven to pursue writing:
"In the future, I'd really like to focus on the strength and bravery of Kurdish women"

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