“I believe it is because their primary identity isn’t religious, but a form of civic nationalism.

A shared language and history means Kurdish Muslims have more in common with Iraqi Christians than differences."

In Iraq, for example, FGM is found mostly among the Kurds in Erbil (58 percent prevalence within age group 15–49, as of 2011), Sulaymaniyah (54 percent) and Kirkuk (20 percent), giving the country a national prevalence of eight percent.

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-13-809

A 2013 UNICEF report identified 17 African countries in which at least 10 percent of Christian women and girls aged 15 to 49 had undergone FGM; in Niger 55 percent of Christian women and girls had experienced it, compared with two percent of their Muslim counterparts.

http://data.unicef.org/resources/female-genital-mutilationcutting-statistical-overview-exploration-dynamics-change/

I’m not sure. Since Islam is a political system masquerading as a religion, it’s bound to correct to its natural state. But it is good that the Christians are getting some respite.

So is this what it takes for us all to get along?

I believe the Kurds have a cultural/national agenda that outstrips petty sectarian squabbling. To a Kurd, a Kurd is a Kurd and all are repressed by Islamic imperialists.

It sounds like the weasels guarding the chickens to me.!!

I’ve only known two Kurdish immigrants in my life. Both similar in attitude to each other except one was Christian and the other muslim. Both excellent Canadian citizens, probably due to the sense of community Mr. Levant mentioned.

Two is not a statistical sample, but whenever I have met Kurds in passing, I always have a positive opinion because of these two.

Since 9/11 – IN THE NAME OF ISLAM (SATAN): 33,720 Attacks, 217,516 Killed, 298,713 Injured that we know of

“Christians are the worst part of Canadian Society”, Justin Trudeau, Debate Post, March 28, 2017

I definitely need to research this more before I can comment.

Prior to the Islamic conquest of the Ottomans, the religions of Kurdistan included Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Yarsanism, Yazidism, Alevism and Judaism. Over time, many Kurds were forced to convert to Islam to ensure their own survival; especially during the Armenian genocide.

According to scholar Van M. Bruinessman, “…Zoroastrianism was one of the dominant religions in Kurdistan before the Islamic era. Furthermore, in the 20th century, the Kurdish nationalists mentioned Zoroastrianism as a Kurdish religion to oppose the political oppression of Turks, Persians and Arabs. Currently, Zoroastrianism is an officially recognized religion in Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran, and many Kurdish individuals are converting from Islam back to Zoroastrianism [and Christianity] after ISIS attacks on Kurdistan.” -Religion in Kurdistan, July 2013

Kurds acknowledge their role in the Armenian Genocide: http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/04/24/kurds-acknowledge-the-armenian-genocide-and-their-role-in-it/
1915 AGHET: The Armenian Genocide (93 minutes): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WLyrpaTKCCE