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| Posted: 20 Mar 2014 10:15 PM PDT Over the next couple months, we'll be sharing a wide range of information about the Secret Church 14 prayer focus, the Peoples of Turkey. The following blog post can be read in its entirety at the prayer focus website, HopeForTurkey.com. The majority of Kurds still live in a tribal-based system, particularly those in villages or at the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum. These Kurds usually identify themselves with a certain tribe and know by name who belongs to which tribe, which tribes are allies, and which ones historically have been antagonistic towards one another. This system is often not as important to highly educated Kurds or to those who have been assimilated into Turkish society. It is still common for Kurds to only marry within their own tribe or with members of a select number of allied tribes. Family is the core of society, and traditionally Kurdish families have been large, often consisting of 7–14 members. Engagements and weddings, circumcisions, and the Kurdish New Year (falling on March 21, and called Newroz) are all important traditions that are celebrated as an extended family… READ MORE |
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