“They celebrate occasions together. It is something very beautiful. I have friends who pray and friends who don't, that is not my problem. That is their choice. That is how Kurdish people think about religion."
Isn't this refreshing?
From day one I was in favor of arming the Kurds and letting the Kurds have their own country, and letting the Sunnis and Shia fight it out for the rest of the territory.
Politicins have problems with a free Kurdistan beacuse so-called friendly countries like Turkey don't want that to happen, and I am sure other nearby countries to Kurdistan would oppose that. -Tom
The Kurds are Sunni Muslims, but the Kurdish culture seems to over ride that religion, and they are somewhat trustworthy.
I hope they make out OK, but people in our Govt. will unfortunately work against them. -Tom
No wonder Omarxist hung these people out to dry.
Pray America is waking
The Kurdish girl wrapped in the American flag - warms the heart to see that.
My attempt to impress the Kurds had been stupid. And thoughtlessly cruel. It must have cost that sergeant real pain to make that brief forced-march. But he had smiled all the way.
When we said goodbye later on, the sergeant touched his heart and told me, “You are an American. You are my brother. I would die for you.”
He meant it.
http://nypost.com/2004/04/15/pride-at-the-border-kurds-watching-iraqs-north/
“Most Kurds show great respect for President Obama”
Ok.
Why?
Excuse me if I’m dubious.
No one in that region is our friend (unless they want something from us). They just want us to help them kill other Muslims
The Kurds converted to Islam in the seventh century AD. Most Kurds are orthodox Sunni Muslims of the Shaft school; however, in southeastern and southern Kurdistan, some tribes are Shiite. Also found in southeastern Kurdistan is the Ahl-e Haqq sect, which, although based on Ismaili Shiism, is considered heretical by other Muslims.
The Alawites (Alevis) of northwestern Kurdistan also practice an unorthodox form of Shiism. The majority of Alawites are Turks, but many are Kurds, some of whom speak the Zaza dialect. A syncretistic form of religion found only among the Kurds is the Yezidi sect. It is believed to be derived from Zorastrianism but influenced by Ismaili Shiism. Its practitioners have been referred to as devil worshipers and are subject to severe persecution. In addition to Muslims, groups of Jews and Christians (Armenians, Assyrians, and Syriacs) have lived among the Kurds.
Read more: http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Kurds-Religion-and-Expressive-Culture.html#ixzz3MGIrEj2o