The Kurdish people. I never really knew much about them nor their struggle. The pain of being displaced and treated poorly hits home for me. I may not know what it is like to be them in their current and past situations, but I emphasize with them. The barbaric way they have been treated have been recorded in many texts, including As Strong as the Mountains by Dr. Robert Brenneman. In this book it shows personal experiences, history and culture.
Approximately forty million Kurds make up the largest ethnic group without a homeland recognized by the rest of the world. The Kurds inhabit the area known as Kurdistan, which is made up of eastern Turkey, northern Syria, northern Iraq and western Iran. The states in which the Kurds live have constantly oppressed the Kurdish people by banning their cultural practices and genocide. The Kurds, were forced to live in the mountains on several different occasions. Generally, the Kurds want to have their own homeland. The Kurds living in Iraq today have experienced more cultural freedom than those living in …show more content…
This rising tension between Turkish and Kurdish nationalists has had an unsettling effect within Turkey. The uprisings of Kurdish rebellions have been harshly suppressed for decades, yet these uprisings have evolved into ethnic terrorism. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was formed in 1984 to fight in the struggle against the Turkish state for Kurdish independence. The PKK used political violence to spread Kurdish nationalism and generate a uniform role identity based on Kurdish ethno-nationalism by eliminating fellow Kurds as well as rivals. The PKK has largely been considered a terrorist group. Its aim to liberate Kurds on the ground of socialism has resulted in acts of terror targeting both Turks and Kurds. Efforts by the PKK have stimulated a now strong presence of Kurdish nationalism throughout the Middle
Approximately forty million Kurds make up the largest ethnic group without a homeland recognized by the rest of the world. The Kurds inhabit the area known as Kurdistan, which is made up of eastern Turkey, northern Syria, northern Iraq and western Iran. The states in which the Kurds live have constantly oppressed the Kurdish people by banning their cultural practices and genocide. The Kurds, were forced to live in the mountains on several different occasions. Generally, the Kurds want to have their own homeland. The Kurds living in Iraq today have experienced more cultural freedom than those living in …show more content…
This rising tension between Turkish and Kurdish nationalists has had an unsettling effect within Turkey. The uprisings of Kurdish rebellions have been harshly suppressed for decades, yet these uprisings have evolved into ethnic terrorism. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was formed in 1984 to fight in the struggle against the Turkish state for Kurdish independence. The PKK used political violence to spread Kurdish nationalism and generate a uniform role identity based on Kurdish ethno-nationalism by eliminating fellow Kurds as well as rivals. The PKK has largely been considered a terrorist group. Its aim to liberate Kurds on the ground of socialism has resulted in acts of terror targeting both Turks and Kurds. Efforts by the PKK have stimulated a now strong presence of Kurdish nationalism throughout the Middle