Division among Iraq’s Shabak minority reveals Kurdish-Arab land rivalry
BAGHDAD,— The Shabak community is one of the cultural minorities in Iraq, speaking a language distinct from Arabic and Kurdish. Its members live on the Nineveh plains with other religious minorities...
View ArticleMosul’s Shabak Kurds say IS ‘burned down our homes because we are Shiites’
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Dozens of villages and towns in the vicinity of Mosul where Kurdish Shabaks reside are still under the control of Islamic State (IS). The chairman of the...
View ArticleShabak Kurds call on UN to secure their minority from ‘any Segmentation’
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— A number of Shabak Kurds gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in Erbil on Monday to speak out against the segmentation of disputed areas populated...
View ArticleThe Shabaks of Nineveh: Response to Islam Mohamed’s article
Nemat Sharif | Exclusive to Ekurd.net Undoubtedly, the report by Islam Mohamed (The Reference, 9 January, 2022) is grossly biased and unfair. Unfortunately the little information available about the...
View ArticleYazidi, Shabak and Faili representation in Iraqi parliament unconstitutional:...
BAGHDAD,— Iraq’s top court ruled on Tuesday that the system of Yazidis, Shabaks, and Faili Kurds being represented in the Iraqi Parliament was unconstitutional. The federal supreme court in Baghdad...
View ArticleThe Shabaks Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Book review
Nemat Sharif | Exclusive to Ekurd.net A Book by Dr. Saad Saleh Review and commentary: Nemat Sharif Publisher: Dar Al-Warsha, Baghdad 2022 Pages: 300 “Today, Shabaks are characterized by their specific...
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