Wednesday, September 25, 2013

A Kurdish Ninja

Coming back from my morning exercise in Parki Azadi, I was confounded by the extraordinary sight of this ninja like figure running along the road. From their gait I thought the person was a woman, but either gender they presented an amazing sight. Clad from head to toe in black, their face was covered with only the eyes showing and a black strip with white writing in Kurdish script was wrapped around their head. However, the clothing not the normal tight heroic clothing but a heavy material like wool...and it was very warm out.

As well as running in a easy loping style, the ninja was also jumping over low railings and other obstacles emitting a odd loud squeak as they jumped. It was not a sound that inspired confidence in their ninja abilities. Off they went down the road and from the bemused stares of other pedestrians, this is not a typical sight in down town Sulaymaniyah.

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