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eamad mazouri · Feb 27, 2004, 02:55 pm

The Iranian Kurdish filmmaker is revealing the war torn Kurdistan in his movies that have received prestigious prizes.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20040221woc2.htm
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0315842/

dotcoma · Feb 27, 2004, 03:08 pm

I go to school with a Kurdish woman. Boy does she have some horror stories. Can you give us a brief synapses for those not as familiar with the plight of the Kurds? I kind of know their role in the region but I'm clueless about there extended history.

eamad mazouri · Feb 29, 2004, 06:24 pm

<blockquote>Quote:<hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (roxdog,)
I go to school with a Kurdish woman. Boy does she have some horror stories. Can you give us a brief synapses for those not as familiar with the plight of the Kurds? I kind of know their role in the region but I'm clueless about there extended history.<hr size="1" /></blockquote>
The Kurds an ancient people of Middle East. They go far back in history for thousands of years.They consider Medes who established the first major empire 600 BC and conquered Ninewa the capital of Assyrians,as their ancestors as well as the Kassittes who descended from mountains and rulled Babilonia for over 600 years.They contributed greatly to the Islamic civilization.
Kurdistan is geographically united but politically divided among Four countries, Iraq, Iran Turkey and Syria. their language belongs to the Indo-European family, Western -Iranian branch.Their population is around 35 million, the largest stateless nation in the world.
In 1920 Sevres Teaty they were promised a homeland by the allies. Their hopes were dashed away when the new Turkish republic rejected Sevres that was replaced in 1923 by Lausanne treaty which ignored Kurdish rights. Syria and Iraq were established by colonial Britain. After the discovery of oil in Kirkuk, Iraqi Kurdistan was annexed to Iraq in 1926. Since then the Kurds have been fighting for their rights. They were discriminated against and massacred including the use of chemical weapons by saddam until the set up of the safe haven in 1991. Since then they have elected a parliament and set up a government running their own affairs. Now they are told to give up everything and part of Iraq once again without serious guarantees.

dotcoma · Feb 29, 2004, 06:57 pm

Thank you. Any good books about Kurdish history?

eamad mazouri · Mar 2, 2004, 01:02 am

<blockquote>Quote:<hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (roxdog,)
Thank you. Any good books about Kurdish history?<hr size="1" /></blockquote>
I am not sure ,any in english, but if there any you probably would find them on amazon.com.

Feb 29, 2004, 06:24 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
eamad mazouri Molten Ash Posts: 64	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (roxdog,) I go to school with a Kurdish woman. Boy does she have some horror stories. Can you give us a brief synapses for those not as familiar with the plight of the Kurds? I kind of know their role in the region but I'm clueless about there extended history.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> The Kurds an ancient people of Middle East. They go far back in history for thousands of years.They consider Medes who established the first major empire 600 BC and conquered Ninewa the capital of Assyrians,as their ancestors as well as the Kassittes who descended from mountains and rulled Babilonia for over 600 years.They contributed greatly to the Islamic civilization. Kurdistan is geographically united but politically divided among Four countries, Iraq, Iran Turkey and Syria. their language belongs to the Indo-European family, Western -Iranian branch.Their population is around 35 million, the largest stateless nation in the world. In 1920 Sevres Teaty they were promised a homeland by the allies. Their hopes were dashed away when the new Turkish republic rejected Sevres that was replaced in 1923 by Lausanne treaty which ignored Kurdish rights. Syria and Iraq were established by colonial Britain. After the discovery of oil in Kirkuk, Iraqi Kurdistan was annexed to Iraq in 1926. Since then the Kurds have been fighting for their rights. They were discriminated against and massacred including the use of chemical weapons by saddam until the set up of the safe haven in 1991. Since then they have elected a parliament and set up a government running their own affairs. Now they are told to give up everything and part of Iraq once again without serious guarantees.

Mar 2, 2004, 01:02 am	#5 (permalink) (top)
eamad mazouri Molten Ash Posts: 64	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (roxdog,) Thank you. Any good books about Kurdish history?<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> I am not sure ,any in english, but if there any you probably would find them on amazon.com.

Feb 27, 2004, 02:55 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
eamad mazouri Molten Ash Posts: 64	The Iranian Kurdish filmmaker is revealing the war torn Kurdistan in his movies that have received prestigious prizes. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20040221woc2.htm http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0315842/

Feb 27, 2004, 03:08 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
dotcoma Volcanic Erupter Posts: 3,154	I go to school with a Kurdish woman. Boy does she have some horror stories. Can you give us a brief synapses for those not as familiar with the plight of the Kurds? I kind of know their role in the region but I'm clueless about there extended history.

Feb 29, 2004, 06:57 pm	#4 (permalink) (top)
dotcoma Volcanic Erupter Posts: 3,154	Thank you. Any good books about Kurdish history?