(Written by Jack
Kelley)
"See, I will stir up against them the Medes, who do not
care for silver and have no delight in gold. Their bows will strike down the
young men; they will have no mercy on infants nor will they look with compassion
on children. Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the glory of the Babylonians'
pride, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. She will never be
inhabited or lived in through all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent
there, no shepherd will rest his flocks there." (Isaiah 13:17-20)
If you've been following the news in the Middle East, you know the Kurds are having a very difficult time lately. Although the majority of Kurds are Muslim, the Islamic State considers them to be idolatrous and has threatened them with extinction. An example of their plight is the city of Kobani on Syria's border with Turkey. Surrounded on three sides by IS fighters, the Kurdish city desperately needs help. But Turkey, whose army is camped just across the border on Kobani's fourth side, won't help because, for reasons you'll see below, they don't like the Kurds. And since the Kurds have been on Syria's side against IS other countries won't help for fear of inadvertently helping Syria. This is the latest in a long line of struggles the Kurdish people have endured in their effort to reclaim the national identity and homeland they had in ancient times.
If you've been following the news in the Middle East, you know the Kurds are having a very difficult time lately. Although the majority of Kurds are Muslim, the Islamic State considers them to be idolatrous and has threatened them with extinction. An example of their plight is the city of Kobani on Syria's border with Turkey. Surrounded on three sides by IS fighters, the Kurdish city desperately needs help. But Turkey, whose army is camped just across the border on Kobani's fourth side, won't help because, for reasons you'll see below, they don't like the Kurds. And since the Kurds have been on Syria's side against IS other countries won't help for fear of inadvertently helping Syria. This is the latest in a long line of struggles the Kurdish people have endured in their effort to reclaim the national identity and homeland they had in ancient times.
