Format:
Lit.Hinw. S. 229-231
ISBN:
9780415072656
Content:
After giving a brief historical overview over the Kurdish presence in Syria, and providing geographical data of the regions inhabited by Kurds, the author discusses the present situation in Syria, as well as in Lebanon. He states that many Kurds in Syria are classified as "aliens" and as such have no legal or civil rights. Many are dispossessed of their land, including those who have Syrian citizenship. Speaking Kurdish or wearing Kurdish costume is forbidden. The Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria, once respected and feared by the Secret Police, has now disintegrated into opposing factions. In general, the author believes that the Kurds in Syria appear to be doomed. In Lebanon, while there is no nationalist anti-Kurdish feeling as in Syria, Kurds without citizenship (about 70 %) are also deprived of legal and civil rights and mostly occupy the lowest end of the social and economic scale. The author ends by saying that recently there have been some positive developments in Syria with respect to the Kurds. (DÜI-Kwe)
In:
The Kurds, London [u.a.] : Routledge, 1992, , Seite 143-170, 9780415072656
In:
0415072654
In:
pages:143-170
Language:
English
