The network’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. KCO’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.
A group of related disciplines within a faculty; it is an arrangement of subjects, not an institution.
Department of Kurdish Faiths and Cultures
Religious life and everyday culture among Kurds.
- Disciplines
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- Courses
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- Open
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Faiths of Kurdistan
The faiths of Kurdistan include Islam and its Sufi orders, Alevism, Yazidism, Yarsan, Judaism and Christianity, each represented by its own community.
5 A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit.6 A narrower topic within a discipline.
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Kurdish food and everyday culture
Kurdish kitchens, hospitality and the customs of everyday life, from village bread ovens to the Newroz picnic.
3 courses4 fields
02Courses
| Course | Discipline | Status |
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| Islam in Kurdistan and the Sufi orders | Faiths of Kurdistan | A proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides. |
| Alevism | Faiths of Kurdistan | Proposed |
| Yazidism (with community consent) | Faiths of Kurdistan | Proposed |
| Yarsan | Faiths of Kurdistan | Proposed |
| Kurdish Jews and Christians | Faiths of Kurdistan | Proposed |
| Kurdish cuisine by region | Kurdish food and everyday culture | Outlined |
| Newroz and the Kurdish calendar | Kurdish food and everyday culture | Outlined |
| Hospitality and intercultural communication | Kurdish food and everyday culture | Proposed |
A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
03More in this faculty
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Department of Kurdish Languages
Every Kurdish variety and script, and the study of them.
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Department of Kurdish History and Memory
The Kurdish past, and how its hardest chapters are remembered.
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Department of Kurdish Literatures and Arts
Written and oral literature, music, dance, cinema and crafts.
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Department of Kurdish Society, Land and Diaspora
Kurdish society, the land of Kurdistan and the communities abroad.
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@misc{kco2026_learn_faculties_kurdish_studies_kurdish_faiths_cultures, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Department of {Kurdish} {Faiths} and {Cultures}}, url = {https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/kurdish-studies/kurdish-faiths-cultures/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/kurdish-studies/kurdish-faiths-cultures/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - The Kurdish Cooperation Organization DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - kco2026_learn_facult N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Department of Kurdish Faiths and Cultures UR - https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/kurdish-studies/kurdish-faiths-cultures/ ER -