[PAR35]

There is not a single one that is Islamist.

I did break with FR tradition and I read the story before posting:

There are just a few imams in the region who can wash and perform the religious ceremonies for these bodies.

That doesn't meet my definition of secular.

Rule number 1 in the Middle East. There are no good guys.

[Texas Fossil]

Iraq Kurds were 98% Muslim.

PKK is secular, some Muslim, ZERO Islamists, many atheists.

YPG/YPJ in Syria? Totally secular. I can give you more info on that but I’m sure of it.

Respectfully

[House Atreides]

“...Rule number 1 in the Middle East. There are no good guys.”
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You may not know it but you are showing your gross ignorance. But that’s nothing new.

[Cronos]

the PKK are socialist yes but not "Islamic communist". They aren't "Islamist" (which I think is a fake term, TF) meaning Muslim radicals, but they are majority Muslim

PAR -- you said "There are just a few imams in the region who can wash and perform the religious ceremonies for these bodies." doesn't meet your definition of secular -- I don't think that's fair. A secular state doesn't favor any one religion over the othe. The USA allows priests etc to perform burials to military personnel. That's perfectly secular as long as the priests don't dictate military policy.