A Sleeping Dragon Awakes: Kurds Take Centre Stage In West Asia

18:56 12/6/2012 - Πηγή: NewsNow
By: James M. Dorsey Eurasia Review Newsletter June 11, 2012As popular uprisings and post-revolt transitions change the political, economic and social structures of the Middle East the struggle for Kurdish rights, including autonomy if not independence, moved center stage in the past week with a Syrian Kurd becoming head of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC), Iraqi Kurdistan hosting an international tournament for nations that world soccer body FIFA refuses to recognize, and the hardening of attitudes of Turkish Kurds.
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