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Why should Kurds be any different?
1.9.2010
By Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar
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September 1, 2010
A British Kurd's reflection – Why should Kurds be
any different? Can we name one society that is free
from corruption, or any governmental system that
does not have a deficit? How many decades did it
take the western nations to grant women equal
rights, and to have “the rule of law” implemented.
While we continuously criticize the Kurdish
achievement in a relatively short period of time, we
would be ignorant, nay fools if we did not
acknowledge the achievements, and changes
implemented within the Kurdish society. So, why
should we Kurds be any different? We are and will be
different because countless men and women fought for
the freedom of Kurds. They fought for us, and we
can't afford to forget their sacrifices because
their sacrifices are part of our collective history,
and heritage. This gives us sufficient grounds to
disregard the justification politicians have
perpetuated when failing to stand up for the
promises they made.
Prior to the Bath regime British Kurds were
enthusiastic, and persistent in furthering the
Kurdish struggle of liberation, and recognition from
western countries, but we did not do so to end up
watching the Kurdish society sink lower politically.
A common enemy was Saddam Hussein to the Kurds, he
brutally murdered Muslim Kurds of Halabja, and
suppressed movements within the Kurdish regions, but
at the time the two major political parties were not
united. The lack of unity intensified the effect of
the suppression received from Saddam Hussein's
political aims. Who is the common enemy today? We
have no clear name, but we have a concept –
injustice.
British Kurds felt betrayed when the government
eased up on policies that we believed in firmly –
Kirkuk. Kirkuk was originally a Kurdish city, and
should be under Kurdish jurisdiction. The Arabs
increasingly immigrated to Kirkuk under the Bath
regime. Kirkuk's oil prospect intensified the
tension between the Arabs and Kurds in Kirkuk. Why?
Because of the oil. Who would care about Kirkuk if
not because of it's oil prospect? That even includes
Kurds, but now we have two reasons (A) It was/is
Kurdish land (B) It has a prosperous prospect.
There are several issues which we fought for in the
west, and believed in strongly. Whenever there were
protests, or meetings and conferences, there would
be dozens of Kurds present to show their support and
convey their opinions. Unfortunately, the turn-out
of public conferences are increasingly low because
some realised that it wasn't worth it. 10 years of
public conferences,www.ekurd.netprotests
and hard work achieved absolutely nothing on major
issues such as, new consensual body count of Kurds,
single governing administration, Kurdish army,
recognition of Shaheeds throughout the Kurdish
regions, marking Kurdish boarders for distinction,
among many other issues which seem to be overlooked.
The solution is simple. In a short period of time
the Kurds have radically changed the education
system, governmental system, social structure, and
improved the status of women within society. This
illustrates that change is not impossible and within
the Kurdish grasp, but it can only be possible when
Kurds sincerely work towards the establishment of a
better government that is representative of the
wishes of the public, and a better cohesive society
that runs on principles such as justice. In the
absence of which, we will continue to suffer.
Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar is a second year Law
student at Kingston University, having written
several articles about gender and Islam, and
travelled eastern countries throughout her youth,
she has an interest for comparative religion,
culture, and effects of globalisation. She blogs on
www.ruwaydamustafah.com
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