Kurdistan

Introduction Women in the Kurdish community are very strong, and they play a huge role in keeping the community together. The Kurds are fighting ISIS right now in other countries by protesting. They also like to protest what they believe is right in the US. In addition, there is more than one religion in the Kurdish community, some do not believe in a god but they are definitely a religious community. The Kurds are very creative people and love to do things with the family and community. The…

Global Social Studies’ on 5th December 2017 at Sault House of Corvinus University of Budapest. Dilar Dirik and Sercan Cinar were the speakers of the event. Dilar Dirik who is an activist of the kurdish women's movement based in Europe writes on Kurdistan for an international audience. She discussed about Rojava model and the kurdish movement in Syria. The key essence of the discussion was about an alternative idea of nationhood and women's liberation in a very patriarchal society as Syria. She…

political statuses over their history. They’ve experienced a recent and troubled history of let-down, abuse, and genocide. After the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, Iraqi Kurds, now governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government, face a crossroads in the political trajectory of Iraqi Kurdistan. Factors that play into their future include Kurdish relationships with the United States, previous political agreements, neighboring countries disputed territories, and Kurdish ethnonationalism. …

Karyotype of Nannospalax ehrenbergi (Rodentia, Spalacidae) in Iraq (Kurdistan Region) Zaitoon Ahmed HAMAD1, Yüksel COŞKUN2*, Alaettin KAYA2 1 Dicle University Institute of Science Biology Section, Diyarbakır /Turkey 2 Dicle University Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Diyarbakır/Turkey *Corresponding author Geographical distribution and Karyotype of Nannospalax ehrenbergi (Rodentia, Spalacidae) in Iraq (Kurdistan Region) Abstract The karyological analysis of…

which Kurds understood themselves and Islam, ultimately nurturing new interpretations based on their surrounding regional circumstances. While recent manifestations of Kurdish nationalism have been associated with the Marxist and atheistic inclined Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), an organization hostile to religion, it would be interesting to see how the PKK has reconciled Islam’s power in stirring up Kurdish nationalist sentiments (King 23). David McDowell actually notes that the Turkish…

The story of the flood in The Epic of Gilgamesh has been influencing Christians ever since its discovery in the mid-nineteenth century. (Lorey 1) The epic was found on one of many large stone tablets that date to around 650 B.C., but some copies of the epic were found as early as 2,000 B.C. (Deem 2) Liberal scholars place the story of Genesis around 1500-500 B.C., very close to the time that The Epic of Gilgamesh was written. (Deem 2) Although the rest of the epic may have little value to…

The Middle East is a region with a very interesting history. One of the major superpowers of World War I, The Ottoman Empire, rose to power there, and shortly afterward, once World War II ended, Israel was created there too. The establishment of Israel proved to be a problem, as the Jewish nation would have to take land originally belonging to Palestinians. This is not the only situation where land has been an issue in the Middle East; land was also responsible for the Persian Gulf War. The…

of providing of weapons; which ultimately led Talisman to sell their assets in Sudan. Talisman is now contemplating entering Kurdistan region of Iraq which could be a very beneficial move for them but also a huge risk because of the prior involvement in Sudan. The Kurdistan Regional Government is asking Talisman for $220 million for letting them search for oil in Kurdistan. Knowing the region of Iraq, Syria recently it is questionable what the $220 million will be used for, because it could be…

Rights of Women in three different legal codes Throughout the history, each code of religion, law, governance includes some laws specifying rules and rights of women in the community, and period after period these rules and rights specify in greater ways. Woman is the half of the community has the greatest effect on the community throughout the history. Mother is the women that educate her children, and sacrifice most of her life for them. Wife is the woman, who works as the basis of building a…

and death and are affected in different ways. Mark’s traumas originate from his time as a war photographer. His ability to capture war’s most grueling moments grants him the opportunity to shoot in many war-torn areas such as Beirut, Sri Lanka, Kurdistan, and Uganda. Mark’s first experience of war is in Beirut. He describes the fighting in Beirut as, “Total madness” (119). During a battle which Mark is photographing a boy runs to Mark looking to him for help. Mark is in no position to help…