Neopaganism in Kurdistan
Neopaganism, often with nationalist and local ethnic influence, began to grow worldwide in the 20th century. Neopaganism did not have a presence in the Middle East, although it had a small presence in Turkey. Neopaganism was introduced to Kurdistan by Ahmad Barzani. He was a young Islamic scholar when his older brother, Abdulsalam Barzani, was […]
The rise and fall of Hizbullah
Hizbullah was an Islamist and Kurdish separatist militant group in Turkey, founded by Hüseyin Velioğlu in 1993. Its unique Kurdish identity set it apart from other Islamist groups. Despite being an Islamist group, Velioğlu did not seek cooperation with Turkish Islamists, and initially sought cooperation with Abdullah Öcalan, founder of the PKK and his former […]