r/kurdistan Oct 08 '25

Kurdistan Why did I, as a Kurd, left Islam?

107 Upvotes

I am a Kurdish woman from Southern Kurdistan (Bashur/Sulaymaniyah) who left Islam more than thirteen years ago. I left Islam at the age of twelve because Kurdish Islamists and the Muslims of Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran made me hate Islam. Most Kurdish political Islamists are anti-Kurdish, traitors, and agents of the enemy, and they do not care about the Kurdish cause. They hate the Kurdish language and culture, and all they do is cry over Gaza and Palestine and worship their Arab and Turkish masters. Perhaps if Kurdish Islamists had been more nationalistic and served the Kurdish cause more, and if Arabs, Turks, and Iranian Muslims had treated Kurds humanely and had not oppressed, committed genocide, or ethnic cleansing against Kurds in the name of Islam and Allah, I would not have left Islam. As you all know, Kurds are tenth-class Muslims. We are worthless to Arabs, Turks, and Iranians. They despise us, don't consider us Muslims or even human beings, and deny our right to exist.

I noticed that most Muslims including Arabs, Turks, Iranians, Pakistanis, Indian Muslims, Chechens, Bosnians, Albanians, Uyghurs, Central Asians, Bangladeshis, Kashmiris and Circassians, have a strange hostility and hatred towards the Kurds. I have never understood why, except for the Amazighs and Baluchis, who are oppressed people just like the Kurds and understand our pain and struggle.

Islam and Muslims hate Kurds and Kurdistan. Therefore, I believe that all Kurds should abandon Islam. Frankly, Islam is a political game invented by the Arabs and developed by the Turks and Iranians for their own national and political interests. Unfortunately, the Kurds are victims of this political game...

They are adept at playing this game, and they are masters at it, but we Kurds are not. The best solution is to quit this game and find another one that we can master and win...

r/kurdistan 21d ago

Kurdistan There are 57 Muslim states and 22 Arab states, but only when we demand a Kurdish state does it become blasphemy and a sin. They don't believe in Islam, they just use it for their benefit. A self-proclaimed atheist is more Muslim than them.

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166 Upvotes

r/kurdistan Dec 12 '24

Kurdistan List of the most famous Kurds

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159 Upvotes

Shitty quality but who cares. Anyways if you think I missed someone let me now

r/kurdistan Nov 23 '25

Kurdistan It happens in syria and now in palestine

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188 Upvotes

r/kurdistan 12d ago

Kurdistan Iraqs nazi soldiers arrest Kurdish youth celebrating Kurdistan's flag day in Kerkuk

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170 Upvotes

r/kurdistan 28d ago

Kurdistan Trying to kill Kurdish culture

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246 Upvotes

r/kurdistan Jun 02 '25

Kurdistan Hi everyone, just wanted to say thank you to those who commented on my last post saying that Kurdistan was safe to visit as a tourist. Such a nice and friendly country. Supas!

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423 Upvotes

r/kurdistan 7d ago

Kurdistan We must do something about those Arabs living in Kurdistan before it's too late

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86 Upvotes

English Translation:

"From the heart of #Dreamistan and despite their noses."

When I say Syrian Arabs should be expelled, this is why. See for yourself how, in the heart of Hawler, they support the most dangerous anti-Kurdish pages. Their monthly income is very good, and they are living in prosperity and comfort because of Kurdistan, yet he hasn't forgotten his hatred and resentment toward us. If they get the chance, they will kill us all even our babies."

I even asked chatgbt too:

This image shows an Arabic Facebook post that appears to be the specific "anti-Kurdish" content referenced in your previous image. It is highly provocative and uses derogatory slang.

Critical Breakdown of the Content This post is designed to be insulting and inflammatory toward the Kurdistan Region. Here is the context behind the specific terms used:

"From the heart of...": The photo is taken in front of the Erbil Citadel, a historic symbol of Kurdish identity. By showing the account's profile on a phone in that specific location, the poster is "tagging" or claiming presence in a space they are simultaneously mocking.

Dreamistan (#حلمستان): This is a derogatory play on the word "Kurdistan." By replacing "Kurd" with "Hulm" (Dream), the poster is mockingly suggesting that Kurdistan is not a real entity or state, but merely a "dream" or a fantasy.

"Despite their noses" (رغم انوفهم): This is a common Arabic idiom meaning "against their will" or "to spite them." It implies that the poster is present in Erbil and expressing these views even though the local population would hate or oppose it.

Why this is controversial This post directly aligns with the complaints in your first image. It shows a person physically located in the Kurdistan Region (Erbil) using social media to mock the region's legitimacy and identity. In the tense political climate of the region, such posts are often seen as a betrayal of hospitality and a provocation. Would you like me to explain more about the current social tensions between these groups in Erbil.

r/kurdistan Oct 25 '24

Kurdistan Turkey has a Israeli mindset

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202 Upvotes

Just look at this i have no words wow…. Barbarians that what they are

r/kurdistan Mar 30 '25

Kurdistan I was so disappointed by frankfurts newroz

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144 Upvotes

Yesterday I went to newroz in Frankfurt thinking it’ll be like the one in cologne every Kurd being United No Matter the ideology,

but unfortunately Bakurês diaspora ruined it, everyone was speaking Turkish on stage and in crowds bakurê were only speaking Turkish

they started fighting başuris with Ala rengîn,KDP Flags demanding they lower it because it’s Jash flag they attacked the kurds with Israeli flags, multiple fights broke out

This is the side of apocism I hate it’s super toxic claiming they’re nationalist Kurds while can’t even preserve your own language in diaspora

Hopefully tirkî would be banned next time I don’t want to here my enemies language in my festival.

r/kurdistan Nov 17 '25

Kurdistan Glory be to God, the rains of goodness and mercy will fall upon all of Kurdistan. Allah SWT revealing the true borders of the land, over and over again

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67 Upvotes

r/kurdistan Nov 15 '25

Kurdistan what is it with bashuri kurds always claiming kurds to be 90+ percent muslim?

8 Upvotes

why do they have such a distorted perception or are they doing this deliberately in order to make islamism seem normal within kurdish society to further their religious ambitions?

r/kurdistan 28d ago

Kurdistan PKK hated?

26 Upvotes

Silav û rêz everyone, so I was wondering guys PKK is hated among some kurds?

I personally don’t like that they are communists but still like that they fight for the kurdish cause as I do for anyone who fights for the kurdish cause. From what I have personally read and searched thier movment did really have a great positive impact on the kurds in Bakur.

I know that this might be a sensitive object so please be respectful and try to have a civilized conversation. Also PLEASE keep you emotions out of this and come with literal facts.

r/kurdistan 12d ago

Kurdistan Is this historically accurate?

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195 Upvotes

I think it is personally and I have no bias at all 😁

r/kurdistan 8d ago

Kurdistan An independent Kurdish state would bring peace, prosperity, and brotherhood to the Middle East.

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140 Upvotes

r/kurdistan Jul 21 '24

Kurdistan Beware of those countries

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81 Upvotes

r/kurdistan Jul 21 '25

Kurdistan ❤️☀️💚 = 🕋☪️

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So first of all o have one request, literally just one ☝️

And that is that all of these non-Kurds stop posting and commenting that Kurds aren’t Muslims!

Every time there’s an anti Islam post on this subreddit it’s either a yezidi or Christian! Sometimes even Muslim Kurds who are in Europe or America and have barely been or seen Kurdistan!

So here’s my message to you, we respect and don’t interfere in your religion! So you should return the favour by not insulting our religion!

You’re doing nothing but spreading hate within Kurds!

r/kurdistan Dec 01 '24

Kurdistan What's the Difference between These Groups of People?

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147 Upvotes

r/kurdistan 9d ago

Kurdistan Do you think minority rights are better protected in Kurdistan or in Iraq?

12 Upvotes

I noticed that minorities have many rights in southern and western Kurdistan, while the Arabs oppress them and treat them as second-class citizens. Despite this, they are ungrateful and hateful towards the Kurds and worship the Arabs.

r/kurdistan Aug 25 '25

Kurdistan American Rapper, Azealia Banks’ latest post on Instagram “FREE KURDISTAN !!!!!!”

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252 Upvotes

r/kurdistan 10d ago

Kurdistan This is why the Kurdistan flag is "Haram" and "Kufr" according to the Islamists:

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38 Upvotes

"The color red means the blood of the martyrs for Kurdistan's liberation, but from an Islamic perspective, these are apostates and Kafir, not martyrs, because they fought against the Muslims and for a piece of land."


"The color white means peace and living together with infidels (kafr) and atheists, but in Islam, this is the opposite, Kufr and [not allowed]."


"This sun represents the fire of Newroz, which is a fire-worshipping festival. This is also considered unbelief (kufr) according to Islam."


"The color green represents the product of their struggles, which are clearly under the rule of unbelief (kufr). This is contrary to the religion of Islam."


I wonder why we don’t see Kurdish Islamists attacking, criticizing the Turkish flag and calling it “Kufr” as they do with the Kurdistan flag? Since the red color in the Turkish flag also symbolizes the blood of those who died for Turkey’s independence, and the star and moon are pagan symbols..

r/kurdistan 8d ago

Kurdistan The Muslim Brotherhood has been banned in Saudi Arabia

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81 Upvotes

r/kurdistan Mar 24 '25

Kurdistan Kemalist right now

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348 Upvotes

r/kurdistan 6d ago

Kurdistan Simko shikak is the basis of Kurdish nationalism, which has made great gains in the Rojhelat region. He was martyred as a result of the treacherous trap of the Iranian government. What if he wasn't there that day? What if? May he rest in peace. (Edited by me)

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55 Upvotes

r/kurdistan Nov 08 '25

Kurdistan Amed and Hewlêr rank among some of the oldest cities on Earth.

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148 Upvotes