International Studies

The Kurdish Question

Presenter Information

Megan Hines, Marquette University

Document Type

Oral Presentation

Location

Indianapolis, IN

Subject Area

International Studies

Start Date

13-4-2018 9:30 AM

End Date

13-4-2018 10:15 AM

Description

The Kurdish question has been in place since fall when the Iraqi Kurdistan held a referendum on independence in Northern Iraq. Since the referendum, Iraqi Kurdistan has faced economic and military problems against the provinces they control by the Iraqi government. The Kurdish question has come more into major news since the peshmerga has been able to hold ISIS and has been a strong ally for the West. Looking to a post ISIS caliphate it comes to light what happens to the Kurdish populations in Iraq and Syria. These two states have failed their Kurdish minority’s through the century by ethnic genocide. The question comes does this Persian ethnic group in an Arabic majority country deserve to be allowed to have their own independence.

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Apr 13th, 9:30 AM Apr 13th, 10:15 AM

The Kurdish Question

Indianapolis, IN

The Kurdish question has been in place since fall when the Iraqi Kurdistan held a referendum on independence in Northern Iraq. Since the referendum, Iraqi Kurdistan has faced economic and military problems against the provinces they control by the Iraqi government. The Kurdish question has come more into major news since the peshmerga has been able to hold ISIS and has been a strong ally for the West. Looking to a post ISIS caliphate it comes to light what happens to the Kurdish populations in Iraq and Syria. These two states have failed their Kurdish minority’s through the century by ethnic genocide. The question comes does this Persian ethnic group in an Arabic majority country deserve to be allowed to have their own independence.