While most people still think of Iraq as a place of extremist violence, some say Iraqi Kurdistan is a vision of how the country could be.
Erbil, the region’s capital, gives off a sense of prosperity, while the whole area has a reputation for liberal tolerance.
Jiyar Gol of BBC Persian Television reports from Erbil.
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