| The Kurds: An Arab perspective |
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American University,
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As Arabs suffered from the defeat of 1948, when Israel was established, and as they rallied behind a mass based movement of Arab nationalism, non- Arabs in Arab lands were in a peculiar position. Kurds in the 1950’s and 1960’s had a limited place in an Arab world marching towards Arab unity and nationalism. On another level Kurds were expected to assimilate in a grand movement of Arab Nationalism rather than focus on the divisive issues of identity, language, and possible secession. To be a Kurd or a Berber or an Assyrian was not welcome in an Arab world rising from defeat, and colonialism.
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American University,
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As Arabs suffered from the defeat of 1948, when Israel was established, and as they rallied behind a mass based movement of Arab nationalism, non- Arabs in Arab lands were in a peculiar position. Kurds in the 1950’s and 1960’s had a limited place in an Arab world marching towards Arab unity and nationalism. On another level Kurds were expected to assimilate in a grand movement of Arab Nationalism rather than focus on the divisive issues of identity, language, and possible secession. To be a Kurd or a Berber or an Assyrian was not welcome in an Arab world rising from defeat, and colonialism.
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