Can you tell me where it is save for me to live as an Ezdi Kurd in the historic lands in Kurdistan, and where I can build my future and future of my children without being afraid of being killed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyp Snow
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Can you tell me where it is save for me to live as an Ezdi Kurd in the historic lands in Kurdistan, and where I can build my future and future of my children without being afraid of being killed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyp Snow
I think Muslim Kurds in Iran are fairly safe and don't face any persecution. Persians are very close to them racially and culturally, so integration should be much easier than in white European countries or even Turkey.Quote:
Originally Posted by MS85
When Ottoman Turks committed a Genocide on my people 150 years ago, my people were rescued by the Russian Empire. 150 years ago my ancestors fled Kars-Wan region and moved to Armenia/Georgia which was at that time part of the Russian Empire. This is how my people ended up in Armenia/Georgia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leto
Later on the USSR collapsed and my relatives emigrated out of Georgia.
We will see whether Yezidism will disappear or not. Only the weakest mix with the outsiders (and I have got a lot weak people within my family), but the strongest stay within our community.
There are big communities of Ezdi people in Armenia and Germany that are homogeneous and very cohesive. Those communities will survive.
By the way I have got close relatives living in Moscow who are professors and part of Kurdish intelligentsia.
Muslim Kurds in Iran are Sunni, while most Iranians are mostly Shia. Persians are Shia. And Shia don't like Sunnis. But nevertheless most Kurds in Iran/Eastern Kurdistan are very weak and don't want fight for their rights.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leto
Also, Iranians almost wiped out Ezdi communities in Iran. Ezdi Kurds are afraid to show their identity, because of persecution and oppression by Muslims.
Area within Van-Kars are past of historic Armenia. The problem is that there are no Armenians left there. Most Armenians don't even want to live in Armenian. And there are not much Armenians that need and can repopulated such a huge areas. Only 3 million Armenians live in Armenia and even those Armenians don't want to stay in Armenia.Quote:
Originally Posted by SharpFork
Compare that with the 25 million Kurds in Northern Kurdistan.
Well, unfortunately it's true, the Yazidis are true refugees, they're not very welcome in the Middle East. Maybe in Bashar's Syria they were and would be okay but his country is basically torn the fuck apart at the moment and there is no end in sight.Quote:
Originally Posted by MS85
Most Ezdi Kurds in diaspora live in Germany. There are more than 100 thousand Ezdi Kurds in GermanyQuote:
Originally Posted by Leto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidis_in_Germany
There is also a big diaspora in France/Belgium and still in Armenia. To bad that the most Ezdi Kurds left Georgia, because it is the best country for the Ezdi Kurds.
There are for about 61 thousand Ezdi Kurds living in Russia. Most of them came from Armenia and Georgia after the collapse of the USSR. But I hope those Ezdi Kurds who are not mixed with the Russians will leave Russia as soon as possible. Russia is not a good country for them. Russians are much more friendly toward the Turks. And Russians are goog at assimilating people. France is very friendly toward the Ezdi Kurds. But I hope they will move to the US.
And the first steps are taken!!
" In the United States, Yazidi communities exist in Lincoln, Nebraska and Houston, Texas. It is thought that Nebraska has the largest settlement (an estimated number of at least 10,000) of Yazidis in the United States, with a history of immigration to the state under refuge settlement programs starting in the late 1990s. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidi_Americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4KfMYObCUY
Ezdi cemetary in America: https://www.1011now.com/content/news...509139311.html
I don't like how Kurds behave in Germany to be honest. I don't know much about the Yazidi community though.
Our community center in Germany is in Oldenburg. In Germany live more Ezdi Kurds than in the whole (USSR) Russia, Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia combined, because of our recent exodus from Caucasus. Georgians were the best host population. We will always remember their hospitality. There are still few thousands Ezdi Kurds left in Georgia and we even have got our fire temple there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyp Snow
Ezdi Kurds are not Muslims, so it is very easy for us to adapt.
Do you know if the Mhallami people from Lebanon (originally from Mardin/Turkey) are Kurds or arabs? Lebanese people call them Kurds. They are known in Germany for being very criminal and scummy.Quote:
Originally Posted by MS85