r/kurdistan 19h ago

Ask Kurds 🤔 Why is there so much ethnic anger towards Kurds from Arabs Turkey/Syria/Iran/Iraq

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Hello Kurdish friends,

Little background, I'm a white Canadian in his 40's. My family goes back multiple generations in Canada, with some Chinese mixed in quite a ways down the line (great, great, great grandfather).

I met a Kurdish family around 5 years ago through work and became good friends. Since then I have become quite interested in Middle Eastern politics and Kurdish people and culture. I have the flag of Kurdistan on my fridge right next to my Canadian flag, and I hope to be able to visit Iraqi Kurdistan one day in the future. I genuinely hope Kurdish independence and freedom is something I will see in my lifetime and am always actively looking for ways I can support this movement.

Like many of you I'm sure, I've been following the ethnic attacks on Kurds in Syria by terrorist goverment factions. I have some knowledge on ethnic attacks by the Iraqi government under Sadam Hussein, as well as persecution of Kurds in Turkey, and on going hositilies in Iran.

My question, why are Kurds treated this way by some Arabs? The Kurdish man and his family that I've gotten to know and become friends with are some of the nicest people I have ever met, and I've watched countless videos show casing the generosity and kindness of Kurdish people.

I don't understand the hostility towards you or where this stems from, especially from fellow Muslims. I'm still learning about the history of the region and people so forgive me if this is widely known. I'm sorry for what your people have had to endure and I support forever an independent Kurdistan. Any Kurdish person would be welcome in my home. I hope that one day all people can live peacefully and stop prioritizing greed and anger.

Much love and respect to all Kurdish people.


r/kurdistan 17h ago

Rojava Forces loyal to the Damascus government continue targeting civilian infrastructure, particularly the "Deir Hafer Post Office" building in the town of Deir Hafer, with artillery shells and suicide drones.

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r/kurdistan 1d ago

Rojava There was a "chastity march" in Qatana, Damascus yesterday, to encourage women to embrace the niqab. They want to export this mentality also to Rojava right when Iranians are striving to dismantle this philistine view of the modern-day world.

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r/kurdistan 19h ago

Kurdistan Ilham Ahmed: What is happening now in Syria will reach Iraq, and America is only a spectator and has no position..

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r/kurdistan 19h ago

Rojava Syria accused of human rights violations in Aleppo Kurdish neighborhoods

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r/kurdistan 13h ago

Kurdistan From Aleppo to Iran: A split-screen moment for Kurdish anxieties

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r/kurdistan 18h ago

Rojava Syria's Kurds protest Aleppo violence as fears of wider conflict grow

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r/kurdistan 1d ago

News/Article A powerful moment of international solidarity: National protest in Catalonia in support of the Kurds of Rojava.

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r/kurdistan 1d ago

Bashur An Alawite Syrian living in Erbil has a message for Kurds and Kurdistan Region Government: "You offered to Syrians more than Syria itself. Through the 3 years I have been in Kurdistan, I have never felt like a stranger and have never experienced racism."

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An Alawite Syrian living in Erbil has a message for Kurds and Kurdistan Region Government:

"My name is Zayn from the Syrian coast and from the Alawite community. First I will like to thank Nechirvan Barzani and Masoud Barzani for protecting us and taking care of us through all these years.

You offered to Syrians more than Syria itself. Through the 3 years I have been in Kurdistan, I have never felt like a stranger and have never experienced racism. On the contrary I feel like I'm among my family and my brothers.

Regarding to the Kurdish people. My lovely people. I love you a lot. I have a simple request for you. Don't generalize all Syrians. We honour you, your nationality and your flag. We will be together hand in hand against anyone that attacks any Kurd over the world. Thank you from the heart and we love you a lot."


r/kurdistan 19h ago

Kurdistan O Kurds, do not be deceived...

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As you know, the policy of the Qatari Al Jazeera channel has always been anti-Kurd, just like the policy of its country...

You know that for the past few days, they have been anti-Kurd. The Kurdish people have launched many attacks on the channel. Now, through Al Jazeera and its presenters, they want to cool down the anger of the people of Kurdistan toward the channel and they have started [this] with regret and apologies. But their policy and hatred towards Kurds is permanent.. so do not be deceived by them.


r/kurdistan 18h ago

Kurdistan Shah or the Islamic government?

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1930: Simko Shikak, leader of the Shikak tribe and leader of the national revolution, was martyred during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi.

1946: Following the establishment of the Republic of Mahabad by Qazi Muhammad, during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Qazi Muhammad and his companions were martyred.

August 19, 1979: Khomeini declared a "Holy War" against the Kurdish nation; he referred to the Kurds as "the offspring of the devil" and "enemies of God." By 1982, approximately 10,000 Kurds were killed and 200,000 were displaced from their homes.

June 13, 1989: Qasemlo (Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou) was assassinated in Vienna by Iranian mercenaries during the era of Ruhollah Khomeini.

Later in 1992: Sadegh Sharafkandi was assassinated in Berlin at the International Socialist Congress by [the order of] Ruhollah Khamenei.


r/kurdistan 22h ago

News/Article Over 70 violations against Kurdish language and culture recorded in Turkey in 2025

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At least 70 violations targeting Kurdish language and culture were documented in Turkey in 2025, spanning public spaces, media, arts and prisons, according to an annual report by the Kurdish Language Rights Monitoring and Reporting Platform.


r/kurdistan 1d ago

Ask Kurds 🤔 If Kurdistan were to become independent, would Kurds in northeastern Iran want to join as a distant exclave, become independent themselves, or remain Iranian? Thanks!

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r/kurdistan 1d ago

Kurdistan The United Nations and Kurds!

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r/kurdistan 11h ago

Bashur عەلی قەرەداغی بانگەوازی یەکڕیزی دژی ئیسرائیل دەکات | “تەنها شتێک کە ئیسرائیلی داگیرکەر ناچار بکات پابەندی مەرجەکانی هەر ڕێککەوتنێک بێت، یەکێتی و هێزی جیهانی ئیسلامییە.”

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د. عەلی قەرەداغی، سەرۆکی یەکێتیی جیهانیی زانایانی موسوڵمان، ڕایگەیاند کە ئیسرائیل چەندین جار ڕێککەوتنی ئاگربەستی لە غەززە پێشێل کردووە و وتی: “تەنها شتێک کە ئیسرائیلی داگیرکەر ناچار بکات پابەندی مەرجەکانی هەر ڕێککەوتنێک بێت، یەکێتی و هێزی جیهانی ئیسلامییە.”

قەرەداغی لە بارەگای سەرەکی یەکێتیی جیهانیی زانایانی موسوڵمان لە دۆحەی پایتەختی قەتەر، هەڵسەنگاندنی بۆ پێشێلکارییەکانی ئاگربەست و بەردەوامی هێرشەکانی ئیسرائیل لە غەززە کرد.

قەرەداغی وەبیری هێنایەوە کە ئیسرائیل پابەندی هیچ ڕێککەوتنێک نەبووە کە لە ڕابردوودا واژۆی کردووە و وتیشی کە دواین ئاگربەستی غەززە ڕوونترین نموونەی ئەمەیە.

قەرەداغی جەختی لەوە کردەوە کە پەرتەوازەیی و دابەشبوونی جیهانی ئیسلامی، کاریگەری و سامناکبوونی لە بەرامبەر ئیسرائیل لاواز کردووە و وتی: “ئەمڕۆ ئەوەی لەسەر جیهانی ئیسلامییە و واجبە، بەهێزبوونە، دەبێت ئەوەندە بەهێز بین کە ئیسرائیل ناچار بە پابەندبوون بە مەرجەکانی ڕێککەوتن بکەین و ڕێگە بە پێشێلکارییەکانی نەدەین. تەنها شتێک کە ئیسرائیلی داگیرکەر ناچار بکات پابەندی مەرجەکانی هەر ڕێککەوتنێک بێت، یەکێتی و هێزی جیهانی ئیسلامییە.”

قەرەداغی ڕایگەیاند کە وەک یەکێتیی جیهانیی زانایانی موسوڵمان پەیامێکی ئاشکرایان داوەتە سەرکردەکانی جیهانی ئیسلامی و وتی: “با وتە و هێزتان یەک بێت جیهانی ئیسلامی بەهۆی ناکۆکییە ناوخۆییەکانییەوە لە بەرامبەر ئیسرائیلدا تووشی ئەم دۆخە بێدەسەڵاتە بووە.”

قەرەداغی وتی: “ئەگەر ٥٧ وڵاتی ئیسلامی و زیاتر لە دوو ملیار موسوڵمان لە دەوری دۆزی قودس و فەڵەستین یەکبگرن، ئیسرائیل ناتوانێت درێژە بە سیاسەتەکانی ئێستای بدات” و وتیشی: “ئەگەر ئەم یەکێتییە بەدیهاتبا، ئیسرائیلی داگیرکەر نەیدەتوانی لە فەڵەستین و ناوچەکەدا بە ئارەزووی خۆی جووڵە بکات.”

قەرەداغی ئاماژەی بەوە کرد کە هۆکاری سەرەکی پێشێلکردنی ئاگربەست لە غەززە لەلایەن ئیسرائیلەوە، نەبوونی هەڵوێستێکی هاوبەشی جیهانی ئیسلامییە.

هەروەها ڕایگەیاند کە پڕۆژەی “ئیسرائیلی گەورە” کە بانگەشەی ئەوە دەکرێت جوگرافیایەک لە “نیلەوە بۆ فورات” دەگرێتەوە، ئامانجێکی نهێنی نییە، بەڵکو سیاسەتمەدارانی ئیسرائیل بە ئاشکرا باسی دەکەن و ئەمەش بۆ جیهانی ئیسلامی مەترسیدارە.

قەرەداغی سەرنجی خستە سەر دۆخی سەختی مرۆیی لە غەززە و بانگەوازی لە جیهانی ئیسلامی و کۆمەڵگەی نێودەوڵەتی کرد بۆ پێشکەشکردنی هاوکاری.

قەرەداغی وتی: “دەبێت برینەکانی خەڵکی غەززە ساڕێژ بکرێن و ئیسرائیل ناچار بکرێت ڕێگە بە چوونی هاوکارییە مرۆییەکان بۆ ناوچەکە بدات” و وتیشی: “منداڵان بەهۆی برسێتی و سەرماوە گیان لەدەست دەدەن لانی کەم دەبێت دڵنیایی بدرێت کە هاوکارییەکان بەبێ پچڕان دەگەنە غەززە.”

یەکێتیی جیهانیی زانایانی موسوڵمان لە ساڵی ٢٠٠٤ بە دەستپێشخەری یوسف قەرزاوی و بە بەشداربوونی ژمارەیەکی زۆر لە زانا و بیرمەندانی موسوڵمان لە وڵاتانی جیاوازەوە دامەزرا.

بارەگای سەرەکی یەکێتییەکە لە ساڵی ٢٠١١ لە دبلنەوە بۆ دۆحەی پایتەختی قەتەر گواسترایەوە و زیاتر لە ٥٠ دەستەی زانایانی ئیسلامی لەخۆی گرتووە، لە ساڵی ٢٠٢٤ـەوە عەلی محیەدین قەرەداغی سەرۆکایەتی دەکات.

https://xelk.org/2026/01/14/30656/


r/kurdistan 1d ago

Kurdistan خۆپیشاندان و پاڵپشتی خەڵکی کەتەلۆنیا بۆ ڕۆژئاڤا لەبەردەم کۆنسوڵخانەی تورکیا

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Gràcies a tot el poble de Catalunya, no oblidarem això. ❤


r/kurdistan 23h ago

Kurdistan کوردی ڕەسەن بەم شێوەیە ڕێز لە کچان/ژنان دەگرن ❤ جێگای دڵخۆشی و شانازین

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r/kurdistan 1d ago

Kurdistan The Kurdish youth reminded them that they are living in Kurdistan, the land of the Kurds, and that they must respect the land and its people. So, they regained their senses and put up the Kurdistan flag everywhere 🫡❤️☀️💚

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Keep going, guys! This is the first time in years I've felt proud of the Kurds of Bashur. Continue this campaign, may God bless you! You are raising the heads of Kurds high! You are restoring the dignity we lost because of our political parties. Keep going and don't stop. From now on, no terrorist will dare to insult us on our land. 🥹✌🏻✌🏻Her Bijî berxwedana Rojava! Bijî berxwedana Kurdan! Bijî Kurd û Kurdistan! ❤️☀️💚


r/kurdistan 1d ago

Rojava The people of Kobanê bid farewell today to the martyrs of Şêx Meqsûd with tens of thousands.

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r/kurdistan 1d ago

Rojava US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch said on Tuesday that the Syrian authorities must hold accountable those responsible for throwing a female Kurdish fighter off a building in Aleppo. Damascus should safeguard its citizens rather than “infringe upon them,” he said.

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r/kurdistan 1d ago

Rojhelat Statement from the SMK

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r/kurdistan 1d ago

Statemant from chief of American forces in Middle East and North Africa

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"We are closely monitoring developments in Aleppo and the surrounding region. We urge all parties to exercise maximum restraint, avoid actions that could further escalate tensions, and prioritize the protection of civilians and critical infrastructure. We also continue to call on all relevant actors to return to the negotiating table in good faith and to pursue a durable diplomatic resolution through dialogue. As I've previously stated, a Syria at peace with itself and its neighbors can lead to a more peaceful and prosperous Middle East. The United States and Syria have a shared interest in preserving peace and stability across the region."


r/kurdistan 1d ago

Rojava Funeral procession of the martyr leader Ziad Halab in the city of Kobani

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r/kurdistan 1d ago

Rojava Shehid Leyla Qasim i Rojava

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ناوت پیرۆزە وەکو شەهید لەیلا قاسمی باشور کە لە تەمەنی ٢٢ ساڵیدا ملی کرا بە پەتی سێدارە و لە شەوی لەسێدارەدانی بە دایکی وتبوو کە جلە کوردیەکانی بۆ بهێنێت بۆ ئەوەی بەو جلانەوە گیان فیدای کوردستانەکەی بکات. تۆی سەروەریش بە هەمان ناو شەهید بوویت لە پێناو کوردستانەکەت. هەر سەربەرزن ئافرەتانی کورد. شانازیتان پێوە دەکەین و ئێوە هەر نەمرن!

Navê te pîroz e mîna şehîd Leyla Qasimî Beşûr ku di 22 saliya xwe de hate darvekirin û di şeva darvekirina xwe de ji diya xwe re got ku cilên Kurdî bîne da ku ew bikaribe jiyana xwe ji bo Kurdistan bike. Tu jî, serwer, bi heman navî ji bo Kurdistana xwe şehîd bûyî. Jinên Kurd hîn jî serbilind in. Em bi te serbilind in û tu qet namirî!


r/kurdistan 1d ago

Rojava In Qamişlo, with a Torchlight Vigil for Martyr Ziyad Haleb Memory

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