WORLD HISTORY

DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST

DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the Middle East, what is the main political goal ofthe Kurds and the Arab Palestinians?
A
the separation of church and state
B
the establishment of a rigid social structure
C
development of a communist economic system
D
self-rule in their respective homelands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Since the 1970s, Iraqi Kurds have pursued the goal of greater autonomy and even outright independence against the Iraqi nationalist Ba’ath Party regimes, which responded with brutal repression, including the massacre of 182, 000 Kurds in the Anfal genocide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kurds (Kurdish: , Kurd) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kurdish–Turkish conflict is an armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups who have either demanded separation from Turkey to create an independent Kurdistan, or attempted to secure autonomy and greater political and cultural rights for Kurds inside the Republic of Turkey.

Detailed explanation-4: -Southeastern Iraq is dominated by Arabs who follow the Shia division of Islam, which is also followed by most of Iran’s population. A group that is ethnically Kurdish and follows the Sunni division dominates northern Iraq.

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