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Kurdish Statehood and Islamist Political Concept
Международная аналитика, 2022 The article is devoted to the situation in the international Kurdish movement in the context of the growing popularity of Islamist ideas and concepts. For a long time, the leftist doctrine was considered to be the prevailing trend among the Kurds, but ...
S. V. Demidenko, R. I. Fainshmidt
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KURDISH FEMALE FIGHTERS IN SYRIA DURING AND AFTER THE FIGHT AGAINST ISIS Emancipation as a Fundamental Motive for the Struggle in Northeastern Syria [PDF]
Obrana a Strategie, 2020 Kurdish female fighters in Syria did not receive attention until after the Battle of Koban. This study analyzes activities during and after the struggle against ISIS, focusing on the ideological motivators that influenced their involvement in the armed ...
Lucia Yar
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Minority rights in post-war Iraq: an impending catastrophe? [PDF]
, 2012 Many commentators see Iraq as divided between Sunni, Shia and Kurds – and perhaps a few Turkmen. Nothing could be further from the truth. Iraq also has significant populations of Baha'is, Christians, Faili Kurds, Mandaeans, Palestinians, Shabak and ...
Bowring, Bill
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Kurdistan: The Taiwan of the Middle East? [PDF]
, 2018 Taiwan and Kurdistan appear to have little in common, but the progressive values of these two societies embedded within hostile regions make them both natural allies and important strategic assets in the U.S.’s and international community’s long-term ...
Chiu, Yvonne
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A Modern History of the Kurds, 3d rev. ed.
American Journal of Islam and Society, 2006 This extensive survey of the Kurds’ history is divided into five sections: “The Kurds in the Age of Tribe and Empire,” “Incorporating the Kurds,” “Ethno-nationalism in Iran,” “Ethno-nationalism in Iraq,” and “Ethnonationalism in Turkey.” An introduction ...
Othman Ali
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The “Shiite issue” in Iraqi-Iranian relations under Saddam Hussein [PDF]
Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: История. Международные отношения, 2023 The article analyzes the views of Saddam Hussein, based on his statements regarding the “Shiite question”, which was originally based on the ideological heritage of the Ba’th, set out in the Constitution of 1951.
Hamid, Maryam Salman
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Crucial Images in the Presentation of a Kurdish National Identity
American Journal of Islam and Society, 2005 This book is primarily a history of the early Kurdish movement, from its inception in the late nineteenth century to the 1930s. Yet, its distinctiveness comes not from the Kurdish nationalists’ more publicized products, but from its focus on the margins ...
Halil Ibrahim Yenigün
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Zanco Journal of Humanity SciencesKurds, as a famous nation during the middle centuries, have been affected by other nations’ conflicts. Bwayhy Family is an obvious instance of those conflicts that Kurds had a crucial role, because of the family’s power on Kurds which had been used for ...
Diyar Maher Tahir Maher +1 more
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PLoS ONE, 2017 Kurds from Iraq (Dohuk and Erbil Area, North Iraq) have been analyzed for HLA genes. Their HLA genetic profile has been compared with that of other Kurd groups from Iran and Tbilisi (Georgia, Caucasus) and also Worldwide populations. A total of 7,746 HLA
Antonio Arnaiz-Villena +8 more
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Home is Where the Heart Is? Forced Migration and Voluntary Return in Turkey's Kurdish Regions [PDF]
, 2014 What influences the decisions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return home after prolonged displacement? This article investigates the attitudes of victims of forced migration by analysing survey data on Kurdish displaced persons and returnees ...
Loizides, Neophytos G. +2 more
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