u/Better-Yellow-4971

السلام عليكم يا شعب المصريين.

I want to know what Egyptians think about Kurds and if they know anything about us. I know quite a lot of Egyptians actually, probably around 10 to 15, and they are all cool apart from one who called us gypsies and kafirs.

اريد اعرف شنو رأي اامصريين عن احنا الكورد واذا يعرفون اشياء عننا. اعرف هواي من المصريين، ١٠-١٥ تقريبا، وكلهم اشخاص لطيفين وحلوين غير من واحد اللي قال الكورد اصلهم غجر واحنا كافرين.

Kurdish people would mostly know Arabic nowadays from Egyptian shows and Egyptian and Iraqi songs if they live in Kurdistan and not in Baghdad or Damascus or something. A LOT of Kurds like songs by Sherine as well, and play them in public places or their shops as well as Um Kulthum

شعب الكوردي يعرفون اللغة عربية من مسلسلات المصرية وأغاني مصرية وعراقية اذا يعيشون في كوردستان ومو في بغداد او دمشق. هواي وكثير من الكورد يعشقون اغاني شيرين وأم كلثوم ويلعبون اغانيهم في محل وسوقهم

Also one question: Is it true Egyptians don't say they're Arabs but Coptics? Never asked any Egyptians.

بعد عندي سؤال واحد: صحيح أن اامصريين اليوم ما يقولون إنهم عرب بس قبطيين؟ ما سألت اي واحد مصري عن هاي الموضوع.

Feel free to voice any opinion. Thanks!

شكرا الكم!

Hi everyone, I want to know what Albanians think of Kurds and also what they think of Kurdistan? Good? Bad? Do you know any Kurds? I think I have only met one Albanian before, and he was pretty cool. Feel free to voice any opinion.

Her biji Kurdistan and Hajde Shqipe

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I want to know what Greeks think of Kurds and also what they think of Kurdistan? Good? Bad? Do you know any Kurds? Me personally, one of my best friends is Greek. Feel free to voice any opinion.

Thanks!

Salam aleikum w slaw bo hamuwan. Let me first start off by saying that I am a Muslim Kurd that does support an independent Kurdistan, like any respectable Kurd, from Bashur.

How did Muslim Kurds feel about SDF? Me personally am neither pro or anti SDF, neutral but leaning towards, as I believe they did great things by taking out the terrorist Daesh that made the name of Islam disgusting. However, I also believe that they have had their fair share of crimes, which we do need to call out. However, they were much better off than the Syrian Transitional Government now that have their militants attack Christians and other minorities in the name of unity, which is disgusting. Another problem of mine with the SDF's connections to PKK, with their outdated agenda and giving up on a Kurdish state years ago. Most Bashuri Kurds are not fond of PKK. That being said, Kurds in Rojava definitely need a way to defend themselves, but I don't think SDF was it.

I align myself much more with the Peshmerga in Bashur who stay in Kurdish majority areas and defend us from oppressors, and as the overwhelming majority of them are Islamic, since Kurds and Kurdistan are an Islamic people and nation.

Also, defending our Christian Assyrian and Yezidi brothers is a big thing that we need to focus on. Ik that members of SDF were from these ethnic and religious groups as well, which is great.

I want to know what other Muslim Kurds thought about them? Please feel free to voice any opinion.

On a subreddit (will not state which one), there was a post denying Kurdish presence in Syria using evidence from a Wikipedia page that stated: "Even though some Kurdish communities have a long history in Syria,[33] most Syrian Kurds originate from Turkey and have immigrated during the 20th century to escape the harsh repression of the Kurds in that country."

In that same Wikipedia page, above what was stated, it says quote: "It is estimated that at the beginning of the 20th century around 12,000 Kurds lived in Damascus; an unknown number of Kurds lived in the Kurd-Dagh region; 16,000 Kurds lived in the Jarabulus region; and an unknown number lived in the Jazira province, where they were likely the majority."

Kurds have had a presence in Syria since the times of Saladin. Most Syrian Kurds have came from Turkey, which is true and no one is denying it, it's historical facts. But to group them all and say they have no right to the land us stupid as of the later statement from the Wikipedia page quoted. Keep in mind, Arabs are not "indigenous" to Syria either.

The Jazira province is modern-day Hasakah Governorate and it states that Kurds were likely the majority. Does that mean to the whole governorate? Of course not! It references to the north part of the governorate such as Darbasiyah, Al Malakiyah, Qamishli, Amuda and surrounding areas. Once you get to the central belt of Hasakah and southwards, it becomes Arab land.

Btw al-Mus'adi, an Arab scholar who died in the 900s, stated that Darbasiyah was the stronghold of the Kurdish Kikan tribe. Al Malakiyah was also controlled by the Kurdish Bohtan principality until 1848 and inhabited mostly by the Kurdish Hesinyan tribe, gaving the plain its name.

Would love to hear anyone else's thoughts, especially if you disagree with anything I've said!

Marhaba, I am from Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan and do not know much Arabic, anything to do with Arabic and me is through Google Translate.

I am going to Baghdad soon to visit family members who live there. I want to explore the city but my Arabic is minimal. Do people understand Kurdish to some degree, or at least broken Arabic?

Thanks

Salam aleikum w slaw bo hamuwan, I am Kurdish from Bashur and I wanted to talk about some things regarding Rojava and the SDF that I have already brought up in Syria reddit to talk to some of them, but no one has replied since it is waiting mods approval.

First I want to say that I am pro Kurdish independence like any respectable Kurd.

1. I am neither pro or anti-SDF, I sit in the middle. I think they did wonderful things by fighting ISIS and liberating cities. However, we cannot deny that the SDF has also displaced lots of innocent Arab civilians who have nothing to do with Daesh, God curse them all. I do think that Rojava should have it's own type of system which keeps it protected, but I don't think the SDF was it. What are your thoughts?

2. SDF shouldn't have taken the governorates or Deir-ez-Zor and Raqqa since these aren't Kurdish areas, they are Arab. In my opinion, the SDF expanded into these areas for more reach and power as a political power, not for the good of Kurdistan or the Arabs that were displaced from these areas who were innocent. However this does NOT excuse the attacks from military and from civilians against Kurdish civilians for having the Kurdistan flag, the flag of their people, or for celebrating Newroz. What are your thoughts?

3. Rojava should have governorance over Kurdish majority areas, like Kobani, Amuda, Derik, Darbasiyah, Qamishlo, Afrin, etc. What are your thoughts?

4. I am heavily fixated on debunking what Arab racists and extremists say that Kurds only appeared in Syria during the migrations over from Bakur. This is factually untrue as there were Kurdish majority areas since the times of the Ottoman Empire and before, like the areas mentioned in point 3.

5. The Kurds in Rojava have rights now due to Al Sharaa but we still see attacks from his military and civilians go unchecked against us Kurds, Druze, Assyrians, Christians and other minorities. Doesn't really surprise me since he was a literal jihadist. How do you think we can raise more awareness about it?

Spas bo hamutan if you reply and tell me some of your thoughts.