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The manipulation of foreign culture in
Kurdish society
14.3.2010
By Baqi Barzani, a longtime contributing writer for ekurd.net |
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March
14, 2010
Since the liberation of Kurdistan, Kurdish culture
and social mores has grown more susceptible to
invasion by foreign cultural imperialism. The export
of foreign culture, ideology, goods, and way of life
is rapidly superseding our traditional Kurdish
values. Our cultural heritage is being destabilized
and gradually fading away. Our educational and media
system has been set up as replica of those in west
and market their values. The incorrect simulation of
non-Kurdish culture is becoming very prevalent and
dominant, in particular among the younger
generation. Some returning young Kurds from diaspora
lack cognizance to their culture and enough affinity
to assimilate into Kurdish society.
Foreign cultural imperialists, media imperialists,
manufacturers, policymakers, and other interest
groups attempt to overpower and corrupt Kurdistan.
Some have by design begun to disseminate their
culture,www.ekurd.netinformation,
and the concept of a free and open economy in
Kurdistan in order to expand their national market
and gain access to ours. Some have created
organizations, information agencies and programs to
impose their cultures on us and promote the image of
their nations.
Proponents of modernization, globalization, and free
trade reject the notion of conservation and believe
that our nation should remain vulnerable to contempo
fundamental transformations and adaptations. This
heralds a new form of colonialism and gradual
self-immolation. The pernicious aftereffects of
colonial powers can still be observed among African
nations.
The unbridled expansion of foreign culture has
launched at an accelerated rate in Kurdistan along
with the denigration and decline of Kurdish culture,
civilization, art, literature and customs. We must
preserve our traditional principles and disallow
aliens to invade, supplant or try to alter them.
Traditional Kurdish cultural values remain the
foundation of both liberty and prosperity.
Baqi Barzani is a
Kurdish citizen of Sought Kurdistan [Iraq]. He
advocates the notion of " establishing an
independent Kurdish state". He contributes to
various Kurdish media outlets, especially ekurd.net.
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