We all know the story of the dwarves in The Lord Of The Rings, they were “Miners” of the Lonely Mountain. It was their home, source of wealth, source of pride. It was where they lived creating large halls and infrastructure. They were a strong, proud clan. The Dwarves prospered in “Erebor” but one day everything changed when the dragon “Smaug” attacked the mountain forcing everyone in the mountain to leave behind their homes, wealth and their hard work behind.

Okay, so the “Kurdish” cause isn’t remotely close to the dwarves but I thought it would be good to link two things like this together mainly because this is something that could help make people understand and feel more for the Kurds. Don’t believe me? You’d find more people feeling sad for Thorin than perhaps the Kurdish kids.

Kurds are an ethnic-group in the middle-east that don’t identify themselves as Arabs

History hasn’t been kind to the Kurds, in the Treaty Of Sèvres the kingdoms of Iran, Syria and Turkey were created, there were talks for a Kurdish nation but it was quashed by the 3 countries unwilling to give up land. Why do I Insist on a Kurdish nation?

1. There are 30-35 million Kurds all-in-all (Decent-sizeable even by not European but all standards)

2. The Kurds believe in freedom, democracy and rights for women

3. Only group that has organised itself into a solid civil government

4. Only groups whose army (Peshmerga) have had successes against IS

5. They have been abused and subjugated for several years by their majority population

6. Only place where infrastructure seems to mean something

Just a couple of points to remind you why the Kurdish need a separate nation. While the Iraqis have been having a hard time holding land itself, the Kurds have not only held land but also have captured some from IS and have held back from Assad also.

Just like the dwarves the Kurds were also not given their rightful due and maybe in several hundred years the time seems ripe for a Kurdish state!

Go Kurds!

Greetings from India

PS: Don’t forget to share and spread the word about the Kurds around!

Edit 1: No they are not short people. Please don’t be mental.