Kurd
Northern Iraqi native
A Kurd is a member of an ethnic group native to a mountainous region spanning parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria—an area often called Kurdistan.
Kurds have their own language and cultural traditions but no independent nation-state, making them one of the world's largest stateless peoples.
The Kurds have faced persecution in multiple countries.
Language's letter system
- scriptWritten words for performance
- literatureBody of written works
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
proverb · folklore · mother tongue · bilingual · linguistic · dialect · grammar · vocabulary
Independent decision-making capacity
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- independenceFreedom from external control
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
statelessness · resistance · nationalism · sovereignty · coalition · liberation · parliament · self-governance
Tigris-Euphrates river region
- TigrisWestern Asian river
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
- disputed territoriesLands with rival sovereignty claims
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
asylum · exile · resistance · survival · martyrdom · human rights · forced assimilation · mass graves
Iraqi Kurdish religious group
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- identityWho someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestry · indigenous · diaspora · population · tribe · clan · kinship · lineage
Tapestry rug without pile
- tandoorVertical clay cooking chamber
- dolmaStuffed leaf parcels
- kebabGrilled food on skewer
- nanGrandmother, in Britain
daf · storytelling · hospitality · tea culture · wedding · celebration · folk dance · embroidery
alphabet
Language's letter system
- scriptWritten words for performance
- literatureBody of written works
- poetryMetrical literary composition
oral tradition · proverb · folklore · mother tongue · bilingual · linguistic · dialect · grammar · vocabulary · preservation
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- independenceFreedom from external control
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
self-determination · statelessness · resistance · nationalism · sovereignty · coalition · liberation · parliament · self-governance
Mesopotamia
Tigris-Euphrates river region
- TigrisWestern Asian river
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
- disputed territoriesLands with rival sovereignty claims
persecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- displacementRemoval from usual location
refugees · asylum · exile · resistance · survival · martyrdom · human rights · forced assimilation · mass graves · chemical attack
Yazidi
Iraqi Kurdish religious group
heritage · ancestry · indigenous · diaspora · population · tribe · clan · kinship · lineage · community
kilim
Tapestry rug without pile
nan · daf · storytelling · hospitality · tea culture · wedding · celebration · folk dance · embroidery · carpet weaving