DIVIDING ETHNICITIES

By: Ariyana Huguley

Kennedy Toney

Tara Dougherty

Live in the Caucasus

Sunni Muslims speak the

language of the Iranian

group of the Indo-Iranian

branch of Indo-European

Sunni Muslims have

distinctive literature, dress,

and other cultural traditions

Kurds used to live in

Kurdistan in the 1920s

KURDS

Today they live in a 25 mile

spilt between 6 countries.

15m miles in east Turkey

5 mile in west Iran

4 mile in north Iraq

Smaller number in United

America

Kurds 1/5 population in

Iraq

Kurds 1/6 population in

Turkey

Kurds 1/10 population in

Iran

Provides a distinct example of what happens when

independence begins in a colony with 2 major

ethnicities

Muslims and Hindus have fought for control of

territory especially in south Asia

Around 1000 A.D. Mahmud led raids on the Punjab

area of northern India

SOUTH ASIA

SOUTH ASIAFORCED MIGRATION

Approximately 17 million Muslims migrated from India to east Pakistan

Including Hindus to India

6 million from west Pakistan

3.5 million from east Pakistan

many Hindus in Pakistan's were killed trying to reach the border by a

rival religion

Many Muslims in India were killed trying to reach the border by a rival

religion

Extremists attacked smaller groups on roads and passengers on trains

SOUTH ASIA ETHNIC DISPUTES

Pakistan and India didn’t agree on where the boundary separating the 2

countries in Kashmir

In 1972 the 2 countries maintained a ‘line of control’

Pakistan administrating the northwestern portion

India administrating the southeastern

Sikhs believe they weren't given their own independence country when

India was separated

Sikhs are only 2% of the population

Sikhs are the majority in the Indian state of Punjab

Sikh fight mainly for control over Punjab and complete independence

from India

Sri Lanka is torn by

the fighting between the

Sinhalese and the

Tamils.

The fighting began in

1983.

Between the 2

ethnicities, 60,000 have

died from the fighting.

SRI LANKAF O R M E R LY K N O W A S C E Y L O N

The 2 ethnicities have

been fighting for over

2000 years.

Out of the 300 out of

the 2000 years the

fighting has cooled down

due to European rule.

Their independence in

1984

Take up 4% of

population

Migrated from

northern India in the 15th

century B.C.

Occupy the southern

portion of Sri Lanka

SINHALESE

300 years later the

converted to Buddhism

They are apart of an Indo-

European language in the

Indo-Iranian branch

Dominate the military

government and most of

commerce

Take 18% of the population

Migrated from India

beginning in the 3rd century

B.C

Occupy northern portion of

Sri Lanka

Tamils assassinated the

Sinhalese president in 1993

And their successor in 1999

TAMILS

They are Hindus who speak

the Tamil language in the

Dravidian language group

Tamil language is also

spoken by 70 million people in

India

Tamil feel discriminated with

Sinhalese dominating the

government

REVIEW

Why do the Sinhalese feel discriminated?

Where do Kurds live?

What language do Tamils speak?

What language family are the Sinhalese apart of?

How many Hindus migrated from Pakistan to India

in TOTAL?