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    Now, how did non-Sunni Kurds approach and feel about Kurdish nationalism during its nascent stages of development? For many non-Sunni Kurds, Kurdish nationalism was just another attempt at reinforcing religious dominance over other religious communities in the area, not much different from its ethnically diverse neighbors. These minorities mostly rejected Kurdish nationalism during this period. By the 1800s many sectarian differences had come to a head after subsequent battles between the…

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    For the Kurdish people of northern Iraq, the disdain of their neighbors has plagued them for centuries. On March 16, 1988, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ordered a series of chemical attacks on the Kurdish people. Thousands died during the attacks and in the weeks following them. Thousands more fled to the mountains or sought refuge abroad. To say that the devastation in Halabja marred the history of the Kurdish people would be an understatement. The population of Kurdistan…

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    Alan Kurdi Research Paper

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    September 2, Alan Kurdi, a three year old toddler, drowned after a rowboat, trying to reach the Greek island capsized, while attempting to escape a civil war Alan Kurdi came from Kobani, the city in northern Syria, that was evacuated due to the Kurdish forces war against the Islamic State extremists. On September 2nd Alan, his brother Ghalib and their mother were among a dozen Syrian refugees, including 5 children who drowned. Abdullah Kurdi was among the few people who survived. We sailed…

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    Professor Corona Affra Husain FYW 1000C 15 October 2015 This story is about Alan Kurdi, a three year old boy that we learned about on September 2nd, 2015. Young Alan has been living with his family in Syria ever since his birth, after some time war broke out and Alan and his family fled Syria. They were able to reach Turkey, but hoped for Canada where Alan’s aunt lived. Alan and his family started the route to Canada, travelling by cramped plastic boats with other refugees through the…

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    Kurds Case Study

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    The previous topics provide the baseline for the reader to understand why support for the Kurds is not a cut and dry issue but instead invites an ethical dilemma. The US is forced to choose between established allies, the GOI or Turks, and Kurdish partners, the KRG and Syrian Kurds. The Kurds have made a concerted effort to garner positive international opinion through reform of their ideals and practices. Surrounded on all sides by ethnic groups who have opposed and repressed them over the…

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    foreign policy greatly depends on systemic variables such as geography, alliances, and relative power. According to Joseph Micallef, “Turkey’s objectives in the Syrian Civil War are, in order of priority, to prevent the formation of an autonomous Kurdish state along its southern border, to overthrow the Assad regime and replace it with a Sunni-dominated government, and to defeat the Islamic…

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    4. Case Study of Competitive Control by an Insurgent Group: How the Theory Applies to The PKK The PKK is mainly an ethno-nationalist based insurgent group. It was committed to the rights of the Kurdish people, to equipping them with necessary resources to defend their rights, and to ensure equality within the organization itself (Schoon 2015, p. 274). Among the contemporary insurgent groups, the PKK is termed as an ethnic insurgent and terrorist organization which is operating especially in the…

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    Kurdish women living in Turkey face a difficult choice in terms of their personal freedoms and equality. As Kurds, a prosecuted minority in Turkey, Kurdish women can either conceal their Kurdish identity, or they can live freely as Kurds but enter the world of violence that surrounds the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK). For decades, the PKK has been involved in armed rebellion against Turkey in hopes of gaining an independent state, and is considered by Turkey, the US, the UN, and NATO to be a…

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    Syrian Refugees

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    11.3 million people have been displaced by the civil war in Syria and, despite a lack of coverage recently in the media, the number is only growing (World Vision). When asked, people guessed the number of refugees to be in the thousands and one even responded “is that still going on?” (Mason). We, as people of the world, should help out the refugees by all able-countries working together to assist diplomatically, socially, and economically. In addition, informing the masses about this ongoing…

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    TITLE OF PAPER: RELATION BETWEEN MEDIA AND LANGUAGE: USING LANGUAGE IN THE KURDISH MEDIA NAME: RAWEZH KAMARAN AHMED STUDENT NO: 143021324 COURSE: MEDIA AND LANGUAGE (SMN 504) LECTURER: ASSOC.PROF.DOC NERIMAN SAYGILI INTRODUCTION In our days mass media have a important role upon our live and society, and the main element which is media use it for communicate with their audience is by using language, so the relation between media and language is strong and both they have influence for…

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