a total of 1611 serum samples collected from ten ethnically distinct populations of iran (turks and kurds of rezaieh, lurs, zabolis, baluchis, turks and kurds of shirvan, zoroastrians, tehranis and kermanis) were examined for haptoglobin, transrferrin and the third component of complement systems. the gene frequencies obtained of these samples were combined with those of the previous studies of...

BACKGROUND Hormone receptor (HR) and HER2 expression predict the therapeutic response and prognosis of breast cancer. In the Middle-East, breast cancer is diagnosed at a young age, and Arabic women are reported to have a low frequency of HR positive tumors. This study investigates HR and HER2 expression among Kurdish and Arabic women. METHODS During 2008-2010, the Sulaimaniyah Directorate of ...

Since the end of the Cold War, states have increasingly come under pressure to intervene militarily and, in fact, have intervened militarily to protect citizens other than their own from humanitarian disasters. Recent efforts to enforce protected areas for Kurds and no-fly zones over Shiites in Iraq, efforts to alleviate starvation and establish some kind of political order in Somalia, the huge...

The paper proposes to examine two variables in connection with the Kurdish presence in Turkey: 1) the intensity of expression of Kurdish nationalism, and 2) repercussions of the Kurdish question on Turkey. Three components pertaining to the Kurdish case in Turkey were constmcted from the literature: distinct cultural identity, political demands and socio-economic development. The paper conclude...

The establishment of the Kurdish National Council was prominent event Historic movement for Kurds in Syria. That has been gathered all fractions under one umbrella، unified their political stance and legal demands Which is recognition permanent Constitution Syria، removing racism projects against Kurds، removed its effects compensate affected people; as well considering language second official...

How could one account for the discourse of security used by Turkish state considering Kurdish issue before 1984, when terrorist attacks Partiya Karkaren Kurdistani (PKK) had not yet started, and hence there was no physical threat against state? This article aims to answer this question from perspective ontological (in)security. Based on Critical Discourse Analysis discourse, argues that politic...