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March 14, 2022
Russians and Ukrainians Worship Side by Side in Virginia Church

Every Sunday, dozens of Ukrainian and Russian Christian believers congregate at First Russian Baptist Church in Mount Crawford, Virginia. VOA’s Yahya Barzinji visited the church, spoke to congregants and filed this report narrated by Namo Abdulla.
August 12, 2019
Farmers Market Without Prices Thrives on the Honor System

In the United States town of Warrenton, Virginia there is a farmers market where people do their shopping and pay with what they have. Yahya Barzinji of VOA's Kurdish Service visited the market. His story is narrated by VOA's Kevin Enochs.
August 11, 2019
Farmers Market Without Prices Thrives on the Honor System

In the United States town of Warrenton, Virginia there is a farmers market where people do their shopping and pay with what they have. Yahya Barzinji of VOA's Kurdish Service visited the market. His story is narrated by VOA's Kevin Enochs.
June 28, 2019
Small Virginia Town Raises Big Bucks for Charity

A small-town charity wanted to feed hungry homeless people and support the arts that feed people's hungry souls. So to meet these needs and others, the Community Foundation in Harrisonburg, Virginia, set an ambitious fundraising goal of more than $300,000 and cranked up an online campaign to encourage donations. VOA's Yahya Barzinji tells us what happened next in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
June 28, 2019
Small Virginia Town Raises Big Bucks for Charity

A small-town charity wanted to feed hungry homeless people and support the arts that feed people's hungry souls. So to meet these needs and others, the Community Foundation in Harrisonburg, Virginia, set an ambitious fund-raising goal more than $300,000 and cranked up an online campaign to encourage donations. VOA's Yahya Barzinji tells us what happened next in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
November 03, 2018
Thousands of Iraqi Christians Make El Cajon, California, Home

El Cajon, California, is home to a large number of Iraqi Chaldean Christians. Over the past nearly two decades, the Chaldean population in California has become a thriving immigrant community. But many say their hearts and minds are still with their home country of Iraq. VOA Kurdish Service's Yahya Barzinji spent time in El Cajon and has this report, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
September 11, 2018
13-Year-Old Kurdish-American Boy Becomes Entrepreneur

United States is a land of opportunity. We have all heard this saying, but what does it mean and how does it happen? A Kurdish-American family in the state of Virginia is seeing how their 13-year-old son has made the most of a unique opportunity. VOA’s Yahya Barzinji recently visited this family and filed this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
June 21, 2018
Ohio Restaurant Owner Gives Ex-Cons a Second Chance

Former U.S. prison convicts often face big challenges after they are released from jail. Aside from having to relearn how to function in normal society, many find that having a criminal background makes it difficult, if not impossible, to land a suitable job. But one restaurant in Cleveland wants to give ex-cons a second chance. VOA's Yahya Barzinji visited Edwins Restaurant to learn more. Bezhan Hamdard narrates.

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