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Reading Group Questions and Topics for Discussion.

Who are the Kurds?.

Why has it taken the Kurds so many centuries to acquire a national consciousness?.

How does the history of the Kurds of Turkey and Iraq differ from the history of the Kurds of Iran? How do the Kurds of each nation differ from one another today?

Should the Kurds have their own independent nation-state? If so, should all ethnic groups have their own independent nation-states? How might this affect world history?

What is the status of Kurdish women? How does it compare to that of women in other Muslim cultures?

What is the relationship of the Kurds-historically and today-with Christian groups in the region?

What is the att.i.tude of many Kurds toward Islam?.

Can the Kurds preserve their traditional culture in the wake of sudden modernization?

What effect have the Internet and satellite communications had on the Kurds?.

1 A smaller version of the campaign began in spring, 1987.

2 By 2002, the third-largest party was the considerably more moderate Kurdistan Islamic Union, which traces its roots to the Muslim Brotherhood movement.

3 One donum = 0.618 acre or 2,500 square feet.

CHRISTIANE BIRD is the author of Neither East Nor West: One Woman's Journey Through the Islamic Republic of Iran and The Jazz and Blues Lover's Guide to the U.S., and coauthor of Below the Line: Living Poor in America. A graduate of Yale University, she lives in New York City.

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THE JAZZ AND BLUES LOVER'S GUIDE TO THE U.S.

BELOW THE LINE: LIVING POOR IN AMERICA (COAUTHOR).

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