[EDLING:223] Kurdish Culture, Repression, Women ’s Rights, and Resistance

[Francis M. Hult]

Santa Cruz IMC

Kurdish Culture, Repression, Women’s Rights, and Resistance

The defining trait of Kurdish culture is their language. The education of 
Kurdish youth in their native tongue is an essential component, not only in the 
preservation of Kurdish culture, but also simply in giving the best education 
to young Kurds. The reason for this is that young people often have many 
difficulties learning when they are taught in a foreign tongue. 

In the early part of the 20th century British colonial authorities in charge of 
education in Iraq referred to the Kurdish language as “vernacular”. Their 
educational model was one of teaching in the Kurdish language only at the 
primary school level, with all higher education in Arabic (The Education of 
Kurdish Language, 1995-2003). 

Full story:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/12/18426957.php