Kurdish Islamism
Kurdish Islamism is a far-right ideology that combines Kurdish nationalism with Islamism. Many Kurds have turned to Kurdish Islamism as a way to battle Turkey and Syria, who are secular, and to battle Iran and Iraq, which are majority Shia. History. The ideology arose during the 1980s, where it rapidly grew and gained support from Kurds, many who saw it as the only way to gain independence and maintain their culture, religion, and overall existence. Kurdish Islamists have used the ideology to fight their main enemies, as it was opposed to all their ideologies, with Turkey being  a Turkish nationalist, secular country, Iraq being majority Shia Muslim, as well as Arab nationalist and secular (at the time), Syria being Arab nationalist and secular, and Iran being a Shia theocracy. Ali Bapir is seen as the founding father of the ideology, as well as the most prominent Kurdish Islamist as of today.