British Kurds

British Kurds

Infobox Ethnic group
group = British Kurds
poptime = Up to 80,000 [ [http://www.institutkurde.org/en/kurdorama/] ]
0.13% of the UK's population
popplace = Dewsbury, London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool
langs = British English, Kurdish.
rels = Sunni Muslim
related-c = Kurdish people, Iranian People

British Kurds may refer to people born in or residing in the United Kingdom who are of Kurdish.

Population and settlement

Kurds came to Britain in large numbers 20 years ago, mostly from Iraq and Turkey, where they fled the suppression of their language and culture. But a small minority came from Iran too. [ [http://www.untoldlondon.org.uk/news/ART35001.html Untold London - recording Kurdish History In London] ] Marking Newroz, or new year, is not just a calendar date but a political act, because until recently Kurdish Newroz was forbidden in Turkey.Estimates vary about the number of Kurds in the UK between 30,000 and 80,000. [ [http://www.institutkurde.org/en/kurdorama/] ] There have been some tensions in Dewsbury, a town with an unusually large Kurdish population, with the Pakistan community. [http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news?articleid=2737475 http://www.thepressnewspaper.co.uk/NewsDetails.asp?id=1674 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/dewsbury]

ee also

*Turkish British
*Iranian British
*Iraqi British

References

External links

* [http://www.lkff.co.uk/ London Kurdish Film Festival]
* [http://www.khrp.org/ Kurdish Human Rights Project]
* [http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/Onlineresources/RWWC/themes/1276/1398 Re-assessing what we collect - Kurdish London]


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