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 * Name: Nazo Omer **


 * Culture: ** Kurdish a western Iranian branch of Indo-European people.


 * Language **


 * The Kurdish language is spoken by as many as 26 million people. The language is based off of basic languages. Many spoken in parts of Iran, it is the second most used language used next to Arabic. Few speak English.


 * Beliefs **


 * In Kurdistan there were a few religions that are practiced, Judaism and Christianity However, there is many kurds that practice elsewhere. Most of the kurds fled from the holocaust in the 1950’s and are scattered mostly in Iran.


 * Values **


 * Kurdish nationalism is the political movement for the Kurdish people to deserve a homeland. They have a lot of music values to them by making their own individual instruments.


 * Behavior **


 * Poems and music are a big interest in Kurdistan and Poems became popular in the Kurdish language when Ali Hariri became famous for his poets.
 * The music is very distinct in Kurdistan and is a major part of their culture.


 * Undesirable Aspects **


 * The kurds have been on an endless fight for an independence of a homeland. After the WW2, Kurdistan was large and was divided so they ended up with a very small amount. This causes the kurds to be enemies with many other countries.
 * In 1988, The Kurdish culture will forever be changed because of the most infamous attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja that killed 5000 civilians instantly. Other villages were also destriyed killing a total amount of 182,000 kurds dieing.
 * The kurds are currently enemies of Iraq, Iran, and Syria.
 * Few speak English so translator would be needed.


 * __Works Cited__ **

PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
 * Primary source **

"Kurdistan." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
 * secondary source **

Meho, Lokman I., and Kelly L. McLaughlin. Kurdish Culture and Society: An Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001. Print.
 * Print source **