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    Posted: 13-Mar-2007 at 14:59
Wahabism has only in modern times taken a grip in Islamic countries outside of Saudi, such as Pakistan and Afghanistan - a process started in the 80s. 
 
Assyrians are not Kurdish, their language is Semitic (very close to Aramaic, iirc) and, it is the other way around that in fact many Iraqi Kurds are Kurdicised and Islamised Assyrians. 
 
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The Kurds have historically been very diverse in regards to religion.  This is why Wahhabi religous extremism is rare in Kurdish areas.

In addition to Islam and Yezdi, there were sizable minorities of Jewish Kurds in the past.  Also, "Assyrian" Christians in Iraq are said to be actually ethnic Kurds of the Christian faith.   There are also smaller groups of Kurdish affiliated Christians in Eastern Turkey.   I would not doubt that there are Bahai Kurds in Iran.
 


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Some are also al-haq (yarsan) (sp?), they are mainly in Eastern Kurdistan (Iran).
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 Fayli Kurds are Shiite they settled in Dyala region in Iraq,in Iran they live in Elam and sourrounding area,Sorani Kurds almost of them are Sunnies,In Turkey the majority are Sunnies but there is Alavi Kurds too.
As well as Muslims Kurds there is Christian  minority live in Dehawk region in iraq and yazidi doctrine in Mousel and Kurdistan of Iraq.


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I think sunni is the majority for the total.  But some shiite in Iraq and  Iran is mainly shiite with some sunni. While in turkey there are also alevi kurds. We shouldnt forget that in Iraq we have non muslim yezidi and there once was some jewish kurds.

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Shiat Ali and Sunnah, very small minority are Yazidis.
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Which is the main religion of Kurds?I know that many are muslims.If they indeed are,are they Sunni or Shi'a?
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