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The persecution of the Yezidis, a religious community originating
in Upper Mesopotamia, has been ongoing since at least the 10th
century. On 3 August 2014, Islamic State attacked the Yezidi
community in Sinjar, Kurdistan. Thousands were enslaved or killed
in this genocide, and 100,000 people fled to Mount Sinjar,
permanently exiled from their homes. Here, Thomas Schmidinger talks
to the Yezidis in Iraq who tell the history of their people, why
the genocide happened and how it affects their lives today. This is
the first full account of these events, as told by the Yezidis in
their own words, to be published in English. The failure of the
Kurdistan Peshmerga of the PDK in Iraq to protect the Yezidis is
explored, as is the crucial support given by the Syrian-Kurdish
YPG. This multi-faceted and important history brings the fight and
trauma of the Yezidis back into focus, calling for the world to
remember their struggle.
The Kurdish territory of Rojava in Syria has become a watchword for
radical democracy, communalism and gender equality. But while
Western radicals continue to project their own values onto the
revolution, the complexities of the situation are often overlooked
or misunderstood. Based on over 17 years of research and fieldwork,
Thomas Schmidinger provides a detailed introduction to the history
and political situation in Rojava. Outlining the history of the
Kurds in Syria from the late Ottoman Empire until the Syrian civil
war, he describes the developments in Rojava since 2011: the
protests against the regime, the establishment of a Kurdish
para-state, the conflicts between the parties about the
administration of the Kurdish territory and how the PYD and its
People's Councils rule the territory. The book draws on interviews
with political leaders of different parties, civil society
activists, artists, fighters and religious leaders in order to
paint an complex picture of the historical conflict and the
contemporary situation.
The persecution of the Yezidis, a religious community originating
in Upper Mesopotamia, has been ongoing since at least the 10th
century. On 3 August 2014, Islamic State attacked the Yezidi
community in Sinjar, Kurdistan. Thousands were enslaved or killed
in this genocide, and 100,000 people fled to Mount Sinjar,
permanently exiled from their homes. Here, Thomas Schmidinger talks
to the Yezidis in Iraq who tell the history of their people, why
the genocide happened and how it affects their lives today. This is
the first full account of these events, as told by the Yezidis in
their own words, to be published in English. The failure of the
Kurdistan Peshmerga of the PDK in Iraq to protect the Yezidis is
explored, as is the crucial support given by the Syrian-Kurdish
YPG. This multi-faceted and important history brings the fight and
trauma of the Yezidis back into focus, calling for the world to
remember their struggle.
The Kurdish territory of Rojava in Syria has become a watchword for
radical democracy, communalism and gender equality. But while
Western radicals continue to project their own values onto the
revolution, the complexities of the situation are often overlooked
or misunderstood. Based on over 17 years of research and fieldwork,
Thomas Schmidinger provides a detailed introduction to the history
and political situation in Rojava. Outlining the history of the
Kurds in Syria from the late Ottoman Empire until the Syrian civil
war, he describes the developments in Rojava since 2011: the
protests against the regime, the establishment of a Kurdish
para-state, the conflicts between the parties about the
administration of the Kurdish territory and how the PYD and its
People's Councils rule the territory. The book draws on interviews
with political leaders of different parties, civil society
activists, artists, fighters and religious leaders in order to
paint an complex picture of the historical conflict and the
contemporary situation.
In this book leading scholars and practitioners from both sides
of the Atlantic discuss crucial developments in the field of
migration and integration. They pay particular attention to
security and economic challenges as Western countries struggle with
upheavals in neighboring countries, terrorism, and fiscal and
financial crises.
Contributors include Cawo Abdi, Alicia Allg?uer, Sina Arnold,
Sonja Aziz, Elizabeth Collett, Vedran Dzihic, Katherine Fennelly,
Donna Gabaccia, Angela Huemer, Timothy Kaldas, Mary Kreutzer,
Jonathan Laurence, Philip Lewis, Bernhard Perchinig, Aleksander
Prvulovic, Thomas Schmidinger, Kristine Sinclair, and Meropi
Tzanetakis.
Die sudanesische ArbeiterInnenbewegung war eine der starksten
ArbeiterInnenbewegungen Afrikas. Sowohl die Gewerkschaften als auch
die Kommunistische Partei spielten in der Unabhangigkeitsbewegung
und in der Entwicklung des unabhangigen Sudan eine bedeutende
Rolle, ehe sie unter General Numayri zerschlagen wurden. Der
Aufstieg und die Niederlage der sudanesischen ArbeiterInnenbewegung
wird in dieser Arbeit mit ahnlichen Entwicklungen in AEgypten,
Algerien, Syrien, im Sudjemen und im Iraq verglichen. Diese Arbeit
ist jedoch nicht nur von historischem Interesse. Nach ihrer
Niederlage zu Beginn der 1970er Jahre konnte sich die sudanesische
Arbeiterinnenbewegung wieder teilweise erholen und spielt so bis
heute eine wichtige Rolle in der Opposition gegen die islamistische
Militardiktatur.
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