By Ariyana Huguley Kennedy Toney Tara Dougherty Live in the Caucasus Sunni Muslims speak the language of the Iranian group of the IndoIranian branch of IndoEuropean Sunni M uslims have distinctive literature dress and other cultural traditions ID: 625256
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Dividing ethnicities
By: Ariyana Huguley
Kennedy Toney
Tara DoughertySlide2
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 traditionsKurds 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 IranSlide3
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 AsiaSlide4
SOUTH ASIA
FORCED MIGRATION
Approximately 17 million Muslims migrated from India to east PakistanIncluding Hindus to India
6 million from west Pakistan3.5 million from east Pakistanmany 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 trainsSlide5
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 IndiaSlide6
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 LANKA
formerly know as Ceylon
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 1984Slide7
Take up 4% of population
Migrated from northern India in the 15
th century B.C.Occupy the southern portion of Sri LankaSinhalese
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 commerceSlide8
Take 18% of the population
Migrated from India beginning in the 3
rd century B.COccupy northern portion of Sri LankaTamils assassinated the Sinhalese president in 1993And 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 governmentSlide9
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?