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history of Kurds and Chrisitans ?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:21 am
Author: dyaoko
does anybody know the history of chrisitians in kurdistan ?
how was the relation of muslem kurds and christians (and before than zoroasterian kurds and christians) ?

I was reading a Teenager's blog which had mentioned conflict of christian and kurds in Kurdistan.

I just want people to realize that religion is, to me, a form of terrorism. Think about it.... how many wars have we had based on religion? The Rwanda Genocide, The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, The horrendous civil war in Sudan, The Crusades, THE FUCKING HOLOCAUST. For goodness sake, there are hundreds, probably thousands, of wars, genocides, and "ethinc cleansings" that have occured. At the rate were going, we'll soon be in the millions. Afghanistan (Muslims vs. non-Muslims), Bosnia (Serbian Orthodix Christians vs. Roman Catholic vs. Muslims), Côte d'lvoire (Muslims vs. Indigenous vs. Christians), Cyprus (Muslims vs. Christians), India (Animist vs. Hindus vs. Muslims vs. Sikhs), Indonesia (Christians vs. Muslims), Iraq (Kurds vs. Shiite Muslims vs. Sunni vs. Muslims), Kashmir (Hindus vs. Muslims), Kosovo (Serbian Orthodox Christians vs. Muslims), Kurdistan (Christians vs. Muslims), Macedonia (Macedonian Orthodox Christians vs. Muslims), Middle East (Jews vs. Muslims vs. Christians), Nigeria (Christians vs. Animists vs. Muslims), Northern Ireland (Prodestants vs. Catholics), Pakistan (Sunii vs. Shi'ite Muslims), Philippines (Christians vs. Muslims), Russia (Russian Orthodox Christians vs. Muslims), South Africa (Animists vs. "Witches"), Sri Lanka (Buddhists vs. Hindus), Sudan (Animists vs. Christians vs. Muslims), Tibet (Buddhists vs. Communists), Uganda (Animists vs. Christians vs. Muslims). There is an endless amount of places that could be listed, focusing on where religious conflict has ocurred and/or is ocurring. Is there no real point of satisfaction?

link t blog

she has listed many genocides...(lots of work) but has there really been a fight between christian and kurds inside Kurdistan ?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:43 pm
Author: tomjez
yeah within the borders of the ottoman empire it has been quite a slaughter...

Assyrians have been killed by kurds loyal to the ottoman empire or by uncontrolled tribes...

during the 80's and 90's, the guerrilla in turkey forced the assyrians to chose their camp and most of them left for Europe, and the army repressed them a lot, emptiying most of the christians villages in Turkey (like Idil, Midiyat, etc)...