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04 Nov Life and Death in Alevism

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Historian and author Etem Xemgîn, who is known for his work on Alevism, Mazdaism and Zoroastrianism recently passed away. His rich research included in-depth work on socio-economic structures, traditions and customs among the Kurds. Similar to other communities in the region, the historically oppressed Alevi...

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03 Nov Horse Cult In Kurdish Funeral Kotel Ritual

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"Kotel" is a funeral procession when ahead of the funeral procession a horse is with armour and clothing of the deceased. Those who distinguished bravery, fortitude, courage, military valour, as well as honorary members of the tribe  was awarded with such an honour. It's a...

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31 Oct Horse “With Unbraided Tail” – Delberday (Delbarday)

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Horses in the Kurdish lifestyle has always held a special place. And in grief, and in joy is almost impossible to imagine the life of a Kurd without a horse. At weddings, its mandatory part is equestrian competitions - "Jrid", horse racing, running "Teraten", on...

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29 Oct RELATION BETWEEN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

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The values that format the life styles can be called mixtures of customs and beliefs. Culture is not only something we live upon, also things worth we live for. Also cultural inheritance since the beginning of human history, in order to live better quality life,...

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14 Oct Leo Tolstoy’s Daughter Among the Kurds

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Alexandra Tolstaya was recalled to Igdir to fulfil the next task. It was decided to send her as part of a small detachment to the city of Van, where the Armenian-Kurdish massacre recently broke out. A thousand and two hundred Kurds, who miraculously survived the...

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14 Oct LOSS OF KURDS IN CURRENT WAR(WWI)

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The whole space, starting from Lake Van to the south and west, the Bitlis-Bush region, then through Khnys, Bulanyk, Patnots, Manazkert, Ala-Dagi together with Alashkert, to the Basen and Bayazid-Diadin regions, where more than 800 000 Kurds lived before the war - is now completely...

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14 Sep Qazî Mihemed

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"The success of any people is caused by, unity and support of their whole nation, any nation that does not have unity will forever be under its enemies’ rule." Qazi Muhammed...

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02 Sep The Kurds by M. R. IZADY

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The Kurds: A Concise History and Fact Book Paperback – 27 Oct 1992 by Mehrdad Izady  PREFACE Since before the dawn of recorded history the mountainous lands of the northern Middle East have been home to a distinct people whose cultural tradition is one of the most authentic and original in...

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Findings of this first interdisciplinary study suggest to connote Kurds as indigenous Northern Fertile Crescent people and descendants of ancient multi-ethno-cultural mountain dweller civilizations, who originated out of a native autochthonous Neolithic population of ancient farmers and shepherds north and north-east of Mesopotamia.

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