Image source,AFP Between 25 and 35 million Kurds inhabit a mountainous region straddling the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Armenia. They make up the fourth-largest ethnic group in the Middle East, but they have never obtained a permanent nation state. Where do they come from? The Kurds are …
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A brief survey of The History of the Kurds
Kendal NEZAN President of the Kurdish Institute of Paris Who Are the Kurds? Brushing over a depiction of 25 centuries of history in half an hour is obviously a tough task. That means about one minute per century! In this quick skimming through 1 can limit myself to merely pointing …
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By Jan David Winitz, President & Founder Kurdish Camelhair 3ft 0in x 7ft 5in Late 19th-Century Two antique Kurdish rugs lie side by side. One portrays a field of flowers contained in a series of diagonal stripes. One row bends progressively to the right, while the next jogs sharply to …
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