Comments on: Kurdistance: A Week Like Any Other http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:58:09 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deborah Ann Dilley http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1123513 Deborah Ann Dilley Wed, 16 May 2007 23:26:01 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/#comment-1123513 I wouldn't say that the Kurds feel at home in any country...and in the majority of cases, the families and clans have been living in these areas for thousands of years and the country lines have been drawn around them. So home to the Kurds was around alot longer than a country. To Kurds, there is no home except the mountains which cross the borders of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria. I wouldn’t say that the Kurds feel at home in any country…and in the majority of cases, the families and clans have been living in these areas for thousands of years and the country lines have been drawn around them. So home to the Kurds was around alot longer than a country. To Kurds, there is no home except the mountains which cross the borders of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria.

]]> By: Mark http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1123180 Mark Wed, 16 May 2007 21:28:45 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/#comment-1123180 What country would you say that Kurds feel the most home in? What country would you say that Kurds feel the most home in?

]]> By: Deborah Ann Dilley http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1044407 Deborah Ann Dilley Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:34:20 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/#comment-1044407 Metin, I am not exactly sure what "early prevention" could be administered at this point, but I wholehearted agree with you that the Kurds can only change their situation if they follow the rules of their respective countries and work diplomatically. It has been my experience with the Kurds that I have met and worked with in Turkey that they have been told by so many that they have no rights that they do not look further for themselves to see if that is true. They have alot of rights, they just don't know the system. And they could accomplish so much if they just used the system that is in place. Violence, obviously does not work, and the Kurds in Turkey should look at what the Kurds in Iraq are accomplishing and take that as a model. Metin,
I am not exactly sure what “early prevention” could be administered at this point, but I wholehearted agree with you that the Kurds can only change their situation if they follow the rules of their respective countries and work diplomatically. It has been my experience with the Kurds that I have met and worked with in Turkey that they have been told by so many that they have no rights that they do not look further for themselves to see if that is true. They have alot of rights, they just don’t know the system. And they could accomplish so much if they just used the system that is in place. Violence, obviously does not work, and the Kurds in Turkey should look at what the Kurds in Iraq are accomplishing and take that as a model.

]]> By: metin http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1043373 metin Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:56:54 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/#comment-1043373 As long as one is in another's country,he/she must abide by its rules. Or he/she needs to bring about change. However, all of this must be done in a conciliatory way and through diplomatic efforts. Not through rant and rave and rhetoric. I believe the Kurdish (and other similarly aligned) 'rhetoric-torians' would be out of a job and with nothing to do if they got what they want us to believe they want. Most of these types of loud mouths want the uncertainty to continue. We need to start paying more attention to the silent majority rather than the 'minority' in these cases. This is an epidemic but one that could be cured with early prevention. As long as one is in another’s country,he/she must abide by its rules. Or he/she needs to bring about change. However, all of this must be done in a conciliatory way and through diplomatic efforts. Not through rant and rave and rhetoric.

I believe the Kurdish (and other similarly aligned) ‘rhetoric-torians’ would be out of a job and with nothing to do if they got what they want us to believe they want. Most of these types of loud mouths want the uncertainty to continue.

We need to start paying more attention to the silent majority rather than the ‘minority’ in these cases. This is an epidemic but one that could be cured with early prevention.

]]> By: Deborah Ann Dilley http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1042894 Deborah Ann Dilley Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:09:25 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/#comment-1042894 I am going to disagree with you there. The "society" that you illustrate is not exclusive to the Kurds, but to many many areas. You make it sound as if ALL Kurdish women are oppressed when they aren't. Kurdish women fight alongside men. Kurdish women hold positions in government in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. You could say that the entire world is a "male-dominated" society. And of course, there are many many cultures the world over that support arrange marriages and do not consider them backward at all. Honor killings are not exclusive to the Kurds either...and is definitely something that must be eradicated. I would say that yes, Kurdistan has been ruled by one dictatorship after another, and that they will only be un-dominated if they learn to unite together in a common cause of governance. The Kurds, however, are definitely not stuck in the Middle Ages, but rather a society that is trying to move and evolve despite all odds. I am going to disagree with you there. The “society” that you illustrate is not exclusive to the Kurds, but to many many areas. You make it sound as if ALL Kurdish women are oppressed when they aren’t. Kurdish women fight alongside men. Kurdish women hold positions in government in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. You could say that the entire world is a “male-dominated” society. And of course, there are many many cultures the world over that support arrange marriages and do not consider them backward at all. Honor killings are not exclusive to the Kurds either…and is definitely something that must be eradicated. I would say that yes, Kurdistan has been ruled by one dictatorship after another, and that they will only be un-dominated if they learn to unite together in a common cause of governance. The Kurds, however, are definitely not stuck in the Middle Ages, but rather a society that is trying to move and evolve despite all odds.

]]> By: Mike http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1041945 Mike Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:26:12 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/04/27/kurdistance-a-week-like-any-other/#comment-1041945 The majority of Kurds are indeed stuck in the Middle Ages. What do you expect in a state where very few women (are allowed to)work, arranged marriages and honor killings are still accepted. Women are still regarded as "property" by men, young and old. Ruled by one dictatorship after another, Kurdistan is a male-dominated lethargic society with very little desire for change. Few people regard education as a necessity. Those who do, usually move abroad and never look back. The majority of Kurds are indeed stuck in the Middle Ages. What do you expect in a state where very few women (are allowed to)work, arranged marriages and honor killings are still accepted. Women are still regarded as “property” by men, young and old. Ruled by one dictatorship after another, Kurdistan is a male-dominated lethargic society with very little desire for change. Few people regard education as a necessity. Those who do, usually move abroad and never look back.

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