Open Question: Why the KURDS are the Largest Ethnic group in the World which has no State to call their own?

29 July 2010, 11:09 pm

Of all the ethnic groups in the world, the Kurds are one of the largest that has no state to call their own. According to historian William Westermann, "The Kurds can present a better claim to race purity...than any people which now inhabits Europe." (Bonner, p. 63, 1992) Over the past hundred years, the desire for an independent Kurdish state has created conflicts mainly with the Turkish and Iraqi populations in the areas where most of the Kurds live. This conflict has important geographical implications as well. The Kurds are Peaceful people living primarily in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. The 40 million Kurds have a distinct culture that is not at all like their Turkish, Persian, and Arabic neighbors. (Hitchens, p. 36, 1992). It is this cultural difference between the groups that automatically creates the potential for conflict. Of the 40 million Kurds, approximately 23 million live in Turkey, seven million in Iraq, eight million in Iran, and two million in Syria. Picture of Kurdistan: http://www.ardalan.org/about.html... Read More »

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