Tomorrow is yet another holiday here in Kurdistan and this time it is a double whammy.
April 9th is the 11th anniversary of the Capture of Baghdad and the Fall of Saddam Hussein. For Kurds this marks a significant step towards autonomy and independence.
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This is also Yazidi New Year, a curious religion that mixes Zoroastrian, Islamic, Christian and Pagan traditions and is now largely confined to Iraq and Syria. Once numbering in millions, Yazidis were frequently identified with devil worship and suffered relentless persecution during the 19th and 20th centuries. The Kurdish Government, determined to be religiously tolerant, now protects the Yazidi community, but they are still vulnerable in the Arab areas. Attacks on Yazidis in 2007 by suicide bombers killed 500 people.
April 9th is the 11th anniversary of the Capture of Baghdad and the Fall of Saddam Hussein. For Kurds this marks a significant step towards autonomy and independence.
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