Author: McKurd » Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:20 pm
"We the sons of Mesopotamia, land of the prophets, resting place of the holy imams, the leaders of civilization and the creators of the alphabet, the cradle of arithmetic: on our land, the first law put in place by mankind was written; in our nation, the most noble era of justice in the politics of nations was laid down; on our soil, the followers of the prophet and the saints prayed, the philosophers and the scientists theorized and the writers and poets created. "
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Excuzes moi! Kurdish women are one of the most striking creatures ever if taking a sneak peek in history books. What ever happened to "debi mafi jinan beparezi"?
Let me take you back in time:
During the Roman time, historians reported widely about armed Kurdish women who wore colourful clothes (I guess they refer to "krasi Kurdi") and fought together with men to defend themselves from the Romans. As late as the 17th century, Kurdish tribes prepared both men and women for war on same conditions.
In 1923 the British explorer EG Driver had a remarkable experience with Kurdish women. “They do not wear veil and are allowed great freedom but they also carry out great parts of the manual work” he noted.
As late as the 1900’s, it was not unusual with female tribe leaders. If the leader himself died or lost his honour, the responsibility went over to his wife and not, as in early Christianity and Islam, to the oldest son. The last tribe leader whom was forced to surrender to the Persian shah’s forces “harki” was led by a woman in 1928.
This is some heavy stuff, another clear example of the great Kurdish equality/culture is also found at the Kurdish Jews who early on adapted a custom with strong women. The first woman rabbi is said to be a Kurd. It was during the 1600’s and the rabbi was called Arsenath Barzani.
So yes something is wrong. Kurdish men AND women have stayed strong and united together. They have fought, cherished and passed on our Kurdish rights so don't get me started on the Kurdish female peshmerga fighters. That's a chapter of its own.
My question is why? How could this be possible and where are our strong female voices in the parliament?
I trongly doubt this and must ask for a reliable source please!
Kurdistani Serweri!