Chin National Tradition Attire Speaks Loudest to Show the World Who the Chins Are

Chin National Tradition Attire Speaks Loudest

to Show the World Who the Chins Are.

                                                                    

                                                             By 

                           

                        Pu Lian Uk, Former MP from Hakha Township

To put on Chin fashion dress is most important where the world is now watching the peace talk of the Union of Myanmar (UM) as the spectators are watching the boxers in the boxing ring. We claim to practice our inalienable rights of self determination in the Chin territory which we have brought together with us to the Panglong agreement. Panglong agreement recognized the Chin territory boundaries with its neighbors especially with the Burmans and the Arakanese in the Section 2 of the constitution of Union of Burma 1947.

The British neutrally demarcated the boundaries of the 4 colonies Chins, Kachins, Shans and Burma ministerial. There was also sub boundaries of Myanmar, Karen, Mon, Arakan and Burmans in the Burma Ministerial too. So Arakan, Mons, Burmans, Karen were represented by General Aung San as the Chief Minister of the Burma ministerial State in which were Mon representative MPs Arakan Representative MPs, Karen Representative MPs and Burman Representative MPs in the state parliament of the Burma ministerial.

Chin State (Rf. freeburmaranger.org)

      Those MPs elected their Chief minister of Burma Ministerial colony. General Aung San was the elected Chief Minister to represent Burma Ministerial government at the Panglong agreement. Arakanese, Mons, Karen signed Panglong agreement through General Aung Sans who was their representative of their state Burma Ministerial. So Panglong agreement was signed by Chin British colony, Kachin British colony Shan British colony and Myanmar Ministerial British colony.

Kaya as Karenni was recognized by the British as an independent princely State before Panglong agreement was signed. But they came to join the Union of Burma after Panglong Agreement. Karen who struggled for their cause since prior to Panglong agreement also joined the Union accepting Panglong agreement signatory in retrospective.

We are to retain that heritage territory of the Chins bestowed by our successive fore fathers which they defended even against the British invasion with fully armed they could afford and a British military officer of a Major rank was awarded VC (Victoria Cross) for his bravery in the battle   with Chins at Siallum Fortress. Chin youths are to visit that Siallum Fortress to see how it was a fiercely fought in the battle ground by the Chins against the invading British troops. So, we claim now the self-determination and democracy in the Chin territory that joined the Union of Burma in volunteer with their territory of clearly demarcated boundary.

            Whenever there is boundary problem between Chins and Burmans this Boundary demarcated by the British become the best and most authentic evidence of demarcated boundary line that decide the Chin Burman boundary as the boundary demarcation was recognized by the Panglong Agreement in the section 2 of the constitution of the Union of Burma 1947. The core reason the Chin claim self-determination is based on Panglong Agreement so that the Chin territory becomes one of the constituent units of the federal Union of Burma. And that self-determination in the federalism of Union of Burma (UB) is with an aim and object that the Chin people are to retain and develop their territory with their culture and language with the state power of Legislative, Executive and the Judiciary.

            Union of Burma was known better and wider worldwide once through UN General Secretary U Thant. It is now known widely through Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Chin national in the same way is to be known in the names of their leaders and their delegations. Union A Chin Traditional attire mostly traditionally designed in the Central Chin area.

His excellency Vice President Henry VanThio and Chin State Chief Minister are given much credit by the Chin population as they usually dress in Chin national costume attire,

CNF leaders also usually attend the Peace talks meeting in Chin national costume attire. 

          The CNF leaders to be in Chin national costume and attire is most important as the Peace negotiation is watched closely by the international people to understand who the stag holders ethnic armed groups are in the peace Process. So, the CNF leaders in Chin national traditional attire means that they are so serious about the self-determination cause of the Chin people in the eyes of the outside world. There can be a question that have they done enough?

Hakha City 

          Any person who are in Chin national attire like the Chin leaders are automatically recognized as Chins as they put on the same costume as their national leaders. That is the real spirit on claiming the self-determination rights in the Burma federalism. People in the Union of Myanmar recognize that leaders like Pu Zing Cung, Pu Lian Hmung Sakhong and Pu Sekhar are Chin leaders personally. If those leaders put on Chin traditional national costume in the meeting any person who are seen with same kind of Chin national costume are recognized by the people as Chins people. The Chin delegates they lead them are seen by the world as Chins only if they put on the Chin national costume attire in the Peace talk. So, to let the world know widely about the Chins is important for the Chin leaders to be in Chin National Attire. People may think that Chin leaders should not put on any Chin national attire as they are not officially declared Chin tradition attire.

            But we do have in truth Chin traditional attire in various colors and embroideries. Any Chin in regional or section traditional attire are all attires of various colors and an embroidery own by the whole Chins. Chins leaders like CNF are ideally to have all the Chin traditional attire we have in various colors and put on alternatively so that each section or part of the Chin region and section take in ideal that they represent them too. Any attire of color or embroideries can be chosen by any Chin to put on as Chin traditions no matter to which region or section he/she belongs to. Chin has no Uniformity in their national attire. We need not have such Unity in Uniformity. But we do recognize that the traditional costume of any section or region of the Chins people are all recognized as one of the Chin various costume. The Chins are to recognize any traditional Chin national costume by recognizing which kind of color and embroideries is produced or designed in which part of the Chin society. Our national attire is mainly in blanket fashion and the way to put on blanket that is commonly used is what the lovely wedding parties here are putting on the tradition blanket designed and produced in Central Chin.

                             

Various kinds of Chin Traditional Dress (Rf. 4laimi.wordpress.com)

 We have in various colors and embroideries and fundamentally you will recognize their similarities in colors. Here in the picture is the red color and the white color which the bride and the groom put on in white and the rest put on in red and embroideries.

Chin mostly used tradition dress of blanket and we have the way to put on in fashion show. Chin people and the people in Naga hills and Nagaland practiced much unity in diversity. That is, we recognized the different attires we have all to be owned by the Chin people and we can alternatively put on any costume that are used in any part of the Chin people. So whatever regional costume we put on it should be recognized by all the Chins that whatever costume of any section of the Chin people is to recognize as Chin national tradition costume.

Beautiful Chin girl with traditional dress 

          The world is now watching the Peace Talk of the Union of Myanmar like the playing boxers are in the boxing ring. Chin must be identified by the world that they have their representatives in their most important negotiation and talk. Chin delegates to the Peace talk are much encouraged to put on Chin national costume glaringly. The whole Chin people should also recognize that any costume of Chin tradition of any part they put on represent the Chin national identity. The delegates are not to forget Chin nationalism in the talk. That sense is seeking Chin national self determination to make them courageous and daring if they are nationalists enough. 

     We are denying our national identity if we do not recognize the Unity in diversity structure and Ideal. CNF is the place where all sections of the Chin people are best joined together forging the sense of Unity in diversity. “Unity in diversity” could be said as recognizing as a people of Chin ethnicity what minor differences we have in dialect and costume in which all the differences have basic and fundamental similarity that make us a people. 

       People in Nagaland and Mizoram have many similar affinities with the Chins as the same people. But they have long been in India in which country no term like “Chin” never exist and happened to have different names to suit Republic of India. We doubt whether they also have some notion that they have many similar affinities in the two of them like they have the same similar affinities with the people in the name Chins in the Union of Burma.

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1. Pu Lian Uk hi miphun le ram a dawmi Lai pasaltha a si. A catialmi pawl hi amah nawlpeknak in ka blog ah ka chiahmi an si. Cafang remhmi a um lo. Hmanthlak tu hi aa tlak ning in ka chiahmi hna an si. A cungah tampi ka lawm. 

2. Hmanthlak pawl hi website chung in lak chinmi an si. Google ah chiahmi in ka lak chin hna. 

The Evil Alliances of the World

President George W. Bush called "Iran, Iraq and North Korea-Evil of Axis"  January 29, 2002 in the Union Speech because of their support of terrorism, productions of weapons of mass destruction and human right abuses in their country by the regimes. Still Iraq, Iran and North Korea are problematic in the international political arena. They are truly "Evil of Axis" until today. Should Iraq and Iran choose the paths to be the "evil of axis?"

Once again. Leaders in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria are the New Evil Alliances of the world against the Kurdish people. All these four countries are the most violent and corrupt countries in the world. There was virtually no political and religious freedom in those countries in this time. Human right abuses are severe even in Turkey which is more secular than other three countries. Social justice and civil liberty is almost none in those countries.

The regimes in those four countries brutally crashed and repressed their own people for decades. They are authoritarians. They oppressed their own people. They put people in prison who opposed against them. Especially the Turkish President Recep Tayyit Erdogan is one of the worst authoritarian leaders in the modern world right now. He bullies the ethnic Kurdish minority both in Turkey and Syria. He is the worst Democracy Dictator in the 21st century. He is not only a dictator but also an "occupier" of other nation-Syria. Therefore, Turkey should not be accepted as one of the EU members or NATO members because of his violations of human rights and the right of minorities in his country and sending Turkish army to Syria.

All these four countries have given the entire world and the UNO members enough burdens, headaches, pains and they are continuously creating uncertainty for the future. The whole world is tired of the problems in these four countries. They are by nature so aggressive and hostile to their own ethnic minority people Kurdistan. The people in these countries are war mongers since the time of the time of Nebuchadnezzar in the 6th century BC. Iran and Iraq fought the longest war in the 20th century. It is ashamed. Mesopotamia is a mess since the Old Testament time to present day. Iran and Iraq should consider about it. They need to stop their aggressive and reprisal behaviors and need to forsake their culture of wars. Iran and Iraq know how to fight but don't know how to stop fighting and make peace. That is the biggest problem for them and for the world today. The whole world is dealing with the problem in Mesopotamia for many decades. It is deplorable history.

The Wests need to understand the military strategy of the Iran regime. Their plan is to get access to Mediterranean Sea from Iran via Northern Iraq to Syria and then to Hezbollah militia's control area in Lebanon. Iran has been trying hard to control land road from Iran-Iraq-Syria to Lebanon and infiltrate into those countries. Their plan is very dangerous for Israel and Western Allies in the region. Iran saw Kurdistan Independence movement as a stumbling block to their plan and so they reject the independence referendum vote of the Kurds. They do not allow the Kurdistan to get independence. There is another reason that Turkey and Syria and Iraq also have great fears to the strong Kurdish people in their own countries. All the Kurdish people around the world need to unite against the Evil Alliances around the Kurdistan regions unless they will be wiped off from the world's map.

The West also need to know that Iran doesn't like Israel. Most Iranian leaders hate Israel. For example, the former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2003-2013) was so hostile to Israel and he said about Israel as "disgraceful blot" and should be "wiped off the map." His policy toward Israel was like Nazi German's policy. Iranian policy and behavior is so dangerous not only for Israel but also for the allies of Israel. Iraqi Vice President Nouri Miliki also compared Kurdistan and said that Iraq will not accept "another Israel" after the Prime Minister Benjamin Nathanyahu's support of Kurdistan independence vote.

Moreover, the Shiite leaders in Iraq and Iran are the supporters of Hezbollah Shiite fighters, the chief enemy of Israel, in Lebanon in one way or another.  Hezbollah never recognized and always tries to destroy Israel. If Iran succeeds their plan to make corridor from Iran to Iraq, Syria and then to Lebanon, it will be a grave danger and threat for peace and stability in Israel. Israel needs to stop the influence of Iranian weapons and militants into Syria and Lebanon in any means.  Prime Minister Nathan Yahu foresees the potential destructive forces of Iran Shiite regime against Israel and he used to bomb targeted sites in Syria like bomb making factories and arm and missile depots and military installations deep inside Syria to prevent the the follows of those dangerous weapons. And he and his government openly and clearly supports the independence movement of Kurdistan. He is brave, courageous and determined. His decision is bold and heroic. He even persuaded United States to support Kurdistan independence because he knew dangers are coming to Israel like a dark storm from Iran, Iraq and Syria.

But President Trump said "US have good relationship with both Kurds and Iraqi. We do not take side." His position is wrong philosophically and politically. It is  not a wise decision. It is not a bold decision either. The world's great leaders normally took sides when they had two choices in the world history.  Pre. Trump must choose side to made a clear decision and stand for his decision since he cannot love both Kurds and Iraqi people at the same time. Pre. Trump is not telling the truth yet inside his heart. He must take side and stand up for that side if he is a heroic leader. If he is a friend of both Iraq and Kurds, he is not really a true friend of either party. Pre. Trump needs to realize that. I believe that Pre. Trump definitely choose Kurdishtan people and stands for them firmly until they get full independence because Iraq and Iran regimes are very closed friends. US should not expect the love and kisses from Iraq which is already the puppet of Iran Shiite regime. Can America and the EU trust that evil alliances of Mesopotamia?

In fact, Iraq always cheated and will cheat USA and the West. They are in fact good friends of Iran regime. Therefore President Trump needs a clear choice and make a bold decision which will judge the history of the Middle East in the near future. As a great leader of the world, he needs to make a heroic and manly decision like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. who chose side. Nethanyahu is the only bold leader who clearly foresee the imminent dangers of the evil alliances of Mesopotamia-Iran and Iraq. Netanyahu's decision is precise, clear, bold, manly and smart. A man must choose side when it is important and critical for the world's affairs.

Russia, knowing the long political problem in the Middle East so well, is more positive on the issue of Kurdistan independence. Russia foreign minister thought peaceful dialogue is needed for Iraq and Kurdistan leaders and avoid confrontation. Russian oil company is still in Kurdistan region in the midst of the crisis today.

It is very sad that Boris Johnson, British Foreign minister, told Iraqi Prime Minister Abdi that "Kurdistan referendum ah was a mistake." He probably forgot how the British Empire and French created this historical problem one hundred years ago. Today's Kurdistan's problem is actually caused by "The British mistake." British and France government did unforgivable mistakes which created the Kurdistan problem for over one hundred years. British and France government have sole responsibility to fix Iraqi Kurdistan crisis. The world did not forget how the British and France had created this mess one century ago. They were the most responsible nations for Kurdistan's crisis.

Besides, Turkey who is the American NATO friend, also hates Israel and always support Hamas, the enemies of Israel. Many western countries call Hamas militant as a terrorist organization, which always tries to destroy Israel and their land. It is very clear now that Iraq and Iran leaders do not want Kurdistan independence movement and they accused Kurdistan independence movement as Israeli plots. Turkey is normally a flip flop country between NATO and Russia and Middle East. Turkey can't be trusted either.

The West need to understand that Iraq government is dominant by Shiite Muslims and they have had a very close relationship with Iran after the fall of Saddam Hussein in the 2003 Iran Invasion, which was one of the greatest mistakes in the modern history made by President George W. Bush. In fact the 2003 Iraqi invasion cased the rise of Shiite Muslim in Iraq and Syria and Lebanon. Today many Iranian military intelligent agents and Shiite militants are participating in the war against ISIS. This same Iran ans Iraq Shiite militants forces are trying to fight Peshmerga forces in the region of Kirkuk.

After the rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Iran has gained so much influences in Iraq and Syria as Shiites militant forces fight against the ISIS since the fall of Mosul in 2014. Thousands of Iran armies are fighting ISIS along with Russia and Syrian government troops in Syria. It clearly shows that Iran has a very firm presence in Syria now. Then Iran will establish a Shiite "corridor," with land links from Iran-Iraq-Syria to Lebanon, allowing the movement of Shiite fighters and Iranian weapons across the region. Israel is so fearful to Lebanese Shiite fighters, Hezbollah, who are in the country's doorstep of Israel. Israel fought a month-long war against Hezbollah in 2006 and never cleared off the Hezbollah, who have thousands of Iranian rockets in their territories now.

Therefore the Iranian's influence in Syria is a very dangerous game for Israel and Israel bombed Iranian weapon's depots and convoys who carries weapons for Syria and Hezbollah. PM Netanyahu said that Israel won't allow the Iranian presence in Syria and prevent it in any means. He is absolutely right because Iran leaders always try to destroy Israel and the Iranian presence in Israeli's doorstep is a grave dangers for Israel. Netanyahu needs to defend Israel in any preemptive strikes.

The Iranian policy and fighter's movements across the region show that the unknown numbers of Shiite fighters from Iran to Lebanon are actively involve in the civil war in Syria and the war against ISIS in both Syria and Iraq. It is clear that Iran will play a huge military and political role in the region after the end of Syrian civil war and the war against ISIS in Iraq.

Iran's influence and control of the land can be seen last week in Kirkuk which the Iraqi had deserted in 2014. Iran Shiite militias entered the city and drove out the Kurdistan militias from the city last Sunday night and on Monday. Now Kirkuk is in the hands of Iraq and Shiite Militias. About 150 Peshmerga fighgters were killed and 162 wounded. It was a huge lost for the Kurds. It means freedom is not cheap and is actually very expensive and it came with cost. But Kurdish people and their leaders should stand up on their ground and fight against the invaders of Iraqi army and Iran militias. The leaders of Kurdistan and their people should not give up their dream and desire of independence even if no countries around the world support them. The Kurdistan people must understand that their independence is inevitable. One day they will be free from the oppression of the Evil Alliances of the World and they will be a free and strong nation. All Kurdish people around need to join their fights for freedom and self-determination.

Now the Evil Alliances (Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey) are gearing up to destroy the Kurdish people and their land and put the whole region in their hands. In order to succeed their objectives, the Shiite militias, the so-called Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), are fighting Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq today. PMF are the most dangerous militias from Iran and Iraq formed in 2014 to fight the ISIS. They have both weapons of Iran and US weapons. PMF used those weapons to kill Peshmerga fighters and they drove them out from Northern Iraq.

These PMF should not be allies for the Western countries and they can't be trusted by the Wests. They may be the most dangerous militias for the American armies in Iraq. They can become enemies of US troops in Iraq in any day. Therefore, the Wests including the USA must critically consider pros and con of Kurdistan independence vote and choose side where and why they should stand up for? If they choose the wrong side, they must prepare another humanitarian crisis like the time of Saddam Hussein and ISIS up raising in 2014 which drove many thousand refugees in around the Middle East.

Prayer for Peace in Kurdistan Region

The whole world need to pray for the Kurdish people who suffered under the hands of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria for more than 100 years. Especially the Kurdish people in Iraq have suffered the most human right abuses in 20th century under the Iraqi regimes. They were bombed by Iraqi pilots. They were abused, gassed and killed many thousands by Iraqi armies during the Saddam Hussein regime. Iraqi armies onslaught the Kurds under the eyes of the world leaders. Nobody helped them.

Now they the Iraqi Kurds are trying to get independence and are struggling to get self-determination and independence from the Iraqi Shiite regime. Today's Iraqi government is actually the the puppet of Iranian Shiite regime. Leaders of the whole world need to know about the the strong and close connection and relationship between Shiite government in Iraq and Iran.

Kurdish are threatened by all sides by neighboring countries namely Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran, who should not act like the enemies to their small neighboring ethnic minority. They need to respect the rights and wills of ethnic minority Kurds. All these four countries need to work and negotiate and make dialogue with the Iraqi Kurdistan people.

 It was a very sad history in the UN's leadership like Rwanda Genocide and genocide in Darfur and South Sudan. It is more sadness in the UN's history regarding the mass killing of Kurdistan people by Saddam Hussien's regime. UN needs to intervene and prevent the war monger Saddam Hussein from killing Shiite and Kurdish minority people in Iraq. No one, the US or EU or UN stood up for Kurdish people during Saddam Hussein's regimes and the Kurds suffered terrible losses. Saddam Hussein tried to do ethnic cleansing of the Kurds in his time. Saddam Hussein wrote a very bad history.

By the influence and help of Iran Shiite regime and Iraqi government is attacking the Kurds again and they are suffering again. So, we all need to pray and stand up for the Kurdish people for their existence. The world's leaders need to understand that the Kurd people need their own independent country which is not ruled by Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Syria.

We need to pray for freedom, peace and justice for Iraqi Kurdish people and all minority people in Iraq today.

1. We pray for the Kurdish people for their desire for self-determination to decide their fate
2. We pray for two Kurdistan parties-PUK and KDP- to unite and stand up for their independence.
3. We pray for Masoud Barzani, the President of KRG to be a strong leader for his people
4. We pray for the brave Peshmerga fighters who defend their their land, people and freedom
5. We pray for the Kurdish people so that they can stand up against the evil forces around them
6. We pray the economy and well being of the Kurdish people so that they may not be hungry
7. We pray for Kurdish people so that they will get supports from USA, Russia and EU and UN body for their struggles for freedom and self-determination
8. We pray for the land of the Kurdish people to produce enough supplies for the people
9. We pray for Iraqi Prime Minister so that he can negotiate with the Kurdish people peacefully
10. We pray for the whole regions for peace, stability and to live together peacefully
11. We pray for people Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria to stop wars and fighting each others
12. We pray for the UN so that it can take a huge role in the world's problems
13. We pray for peace for all the suffering people in Iraq who are suffering for decades of wars
14. We pray for peace in the Middle East so that they can live together without hatreds

We pray with faith and hope because God hear our prayer and establish peace, justice and freedom in that region.

Pumh Dih Thluachuah Peknak

                                                      Pumh Dih Thluachuah Peknak 


Biahmaithi: Nikhat ah upa pakhat nih, "Kan pastor thluachuah pekning le hawi pekning aa lo lo i, midang khua hna nih a kan theih sual ahcun a kan nihsawh sual lai ti kan phang" tiah an ti tiah a ka chimh. Cu bia ka theihnak cu, voi hnih thum a si cang caah, fianternak tuah a hau ko tiah ka ruat i, biakinn chung ah ka fianter. Thluachuah Peknak cu kan tuah lengmang ko i, khawika in dah aa thawk? Zeiti set in dah chim ding a si timi phung a um maw?" timi ruahnak ding caah, hi capar hi ka tialmi a si.

Ruah Palh Lo Ding

Tipil peknak le thluachuah peknak hi aa lo lo. Tipil peknak ahcun "Pa, Fapa le Thiangthlarau" timi min in a changchang tein pek a si (Matthew 28:19). A ruang cu Bible nih cuticun a kan cawnpiak caah a si. Thluachuah peknak tu cu bible ah phun tamtuk a um caah, cu chung in duhmi paoh kha lak i pek a si. Protestant Krihfabu ahcun, hi ti bak in na hman lai timi phung a um lo.

Cucaah pastor cheukhat nih cun kut thlir bu in an tuah. A cheu nih kut thlir lo tuah zong an um. A cheu nih mitchimh bu in an tuah. A cheu nih mit chimh lo in an tuah. A cheu nih ding tein an dir i an tuah i, a cheu cu mit au bu le chawh pah in tuah a si. A ruang cu Bible an rak tial lio ah, thluachuah peknak an tial lio ah hin an mit an i chim theng lo. Mit au bu tein tialm a si.

Thluachuah Peknak (Blessing)

Thluachuah Peknak tiah Lai holh in kan timi hi, Mirang nih "Benediction" tiah an ti. Chanthar biafang in chim ahcun "Blessing" a si ko. Benediction le blessing hi aa khatmi a si. Duhpoh in thlen le hman khawh an si. Benediction a sullam cu "short blessing" ti khi a si ko.

Benediction hi, Pathian biaknak i pumhnak a dih tik ah hmanmi "thuachuah peknak biatawi" a si. Unitedh Methodist Church, Presbyterian, Anglican, Lutheran le Baptist Krihfabu pumhnak ah a donghnak ah "Thluachuah peknak" in kan donghter tawn. Roman Catholic le an mah he aa lomi Krihfabu hna nih "thluachuah peknak an tuahmi cu tlawmte aa dang deuh."  RC ahcun thluachuah peknak a tuah khotu hna hi, "father, priest, bishop le pope" an si.

Protestant Krihfabu ahcun, Ordain pastor hna nih benediction hi an tuah tawn. Cucu Baptist Krihfabu nih kan zulh phung a si. Bible ahcun a nih nih tuah seh, a nih nih tuah hlah seh timi cu, rihma khiah piakmi a cu a um lo.

Mirang le Nitlaklei Krihfabu ahcun ordain lo zong nih thitumnak te hna an tuah piak ko hna. Cun thluachuah peknak zong an tuah ko. A ruang pakhat cu Baptist Krihfabu nih, a thianghlimmi biakam fehternak (sacrament) pahnih kan ngei lai ti a si i, cu pahnih tu cu ordain hmumi pastor lawnglawng nih tuah khawh a si. Cu sacrament pahnih cu "Tipil pek le Bawipa zanriah" an si. Hi hna hi cu ordain pastor lo nih cun tuan phung ah ruah a si lo.

Cu phung (tradition) cu kum tampi hmanmi a si caah, nihin ni tiang zulh a si. Lairam missionary zong nih mission field zong ah an rak zulh ve. Tahchunhnak ah, Dr. East zong nih Pau Suan le Thuam Hang te Krihfa zumtu an can lio ah,Dr. East cu a um ko nain tipil a pe hna lo. Rev. Arthur Carson tu kha a hei cah i, tipil a rak pekter hna. A ruang cu Dr. East cu ordain a si lo caah a si. Chim duhmi cu Ordain a silomi nih cun tipil pek le Bawipa zanriah pek hi, Krihfabu tampi nih cun an duh hrimhrim lo.

Asinain protestant Krihfabu tampi ah, thitumhnak, nau chuak thlacamnak, member ca thlacamnak, mithi ruakvui timi te hna hi, "sacrament" ah aa telmi an si lo caah, pastor a simi paoh nih an tuah ko. Cun Nitlakrlei am ahcun thitumhnak licence a ngeimi poh nih, kuhsih thitumnak hi an tuah piak ko hna. Pastor si theng a hau mi a si lo.

Cu ve bantuk in, "thluachuah peknak" (benediction) zong a cheu Krihfabu ahcun ordain a silomi nih an chim ve ko. Cucu Krihfabu an nawl a si. A ruang cu sacrament asilomi paoh ahcun tuahter khawh an si tiah an ruah caah a si.

Tahchunhnak ah, Indianapolis i ICBC Krihfabu an pastor te pahnih-Rev. Tluang Thang le Rev. Lal Cung Awi- hna hi ordain an hmuh hlan ah, Bawipa zanriah pek le Tipil in dah ti lo cu an tuah dih ko. Thitumh kutsihnak zong an tuah i, "Thluachuah peknak" zong an tuah ko. Cucu Lai Krihfabu ahcun phundang ngaite an si nak pakhat a si.

Thlawchuah Pek Tikah Chim Dingmi Bia

Thluachuah Peknak (Benediction) tuah tikah hitin na chim lai timi a um lo. Pastor pakhat nih a mah duh ning tein a hman ko. Bible chung bia a char duh sile a char i, a char duh lo a si le amah tein aa ser i a chim ko. Tinhmi cu, "Pumh dih ah mipi thluachuah vanluh va ham piakta bia khi a si" caah, biachim thiammi nih cun biafang dawhdawh an chap khawh. Cucaah "thluachuah peknak" hi rihma a um lo i, pungsan a um lo i, mah le thiam ning cio in tuah a si ko timi kha fian a herh.

Atu chan motor um hnu le bang ahcun, a cheu pastor cu "God home in peace with mercy and love. Have a safe drive home and may the Lord be with you forever" ti sawh lawng hna an ti i, Fapa min chim le Thiang Thlarau min chim theng a um lo. An mit zong an chim theng lo.

Thluachuah peknak hi zeitin dah a tuanbia aa thawk tiahcun Aaron le a fale chan in aa thawk. Sinai ramcar chung i Israel pawl an vaihvah lio in a rak i thawkmi phung a si. Aron le a fale cu tlangbawi an si i, an mah nih Israel miphun kha hitin thluachuah an rak pek tawn hna:

"Bawipa nih thluachuah in pe hna sehlaw, in zohkhenh ko hna seh..
Bawipa nih a hmai nan cungah tlanter ko seh law in velngeih ko hna seh..
Bawipa nih a hmai in chit hna sehlaw, daihnak in pe ko hna seh..."

(Number 6:24-26)

Khuaruahhar ngai pakhat a simi cu, hi Bible biafang hna an tialnak lungcatial hlun bik hi, naite ah an hmuh. Cu lungcatial cu Jerusalem Temple a voikhatnak sakmi chan i an tialmi a si. Solomon chan a si. Cu lungcatial cu atu ah Jerusalem i a ummi museum ah a um.

Thluachuah Peknak biafang hna hi tampi Biakam Hlun ah an hman ve hna i, Psalm 29:11; 89:52; 121:7,8 hna zong hi an hman ngaimi a si.

Number chung ah hin, hi bantuk thluachuah peknak hi, hmun tampi ah a um. Cucu Israel miphun hna nih an hman lengmang i, "Bawipa nih thluachuah in pe ko seh; Bawipa nih in umpi ko seh; Bawipa nih lam in hruai ko seh; Bawipa nih daihnak in pe ko seh; na cungah daihnak um ko seh..." ti in phun tampi an hman. Cucu thluachuah peknak lawngte an si dih. Thluachuah Peknak ah hin, aa lo ngaimi biafang cu a donghnak hi "SEH" timi lengmang in a dong.

Cucu Bible biakam hlun ah an hman peng i, a  phunphun in a um. Cucu Biakam Thar chan a phak tikah, Paul le zultu dangdang hna zong nih Biakam Hlun hmanmi biafang kha an char i, an hman ve.

Aa dangmi tu cu, Biakam Thar ahcun "Bawipa timi le Pathian" timi lawng kha hmang ti lo in, 'Jesuh timi le Thiang Thlarau" timi biafang pahnih kha an chap hna. A caan ahcun Pathian min lawng an chim i, a caan ahcun Jesuh min lawng an chim. A caan ahcun an pahnih min lawng an chim. A caan ahcun "Jesuh le Pathian le Thiang Thlarau" kha an chimkem tawn hna.

Cu bible cang hna cu lak in, USA le nitlaklei ram pastor hna nih, thluachuah peknak bia kha an chim hna. A cheu cu an mit zong an i chim lo. Mit au bu tein chawh pah in an chim ko. A cheu nih cun, motor chan a si caah, "motor na nawmhnak ah him tein inn va phan ko" timi hmanh hi an chim chih rih. Cuticun thluachuah peknak hi a phunphun a um. Mah le siarem ning cio in hman a si.

Biakam Thar ahcun Pauline Epistles timi Paul Cakuat ah hin tam bik kan hmuh. Paul le bible tialtu dangdang nih Thluachuah peknak ah a rak hmanmi bia hna hi tlawmte kan zoh hmanh lai:

1. Rome 16: 24 "Kan Bawipa Jesuh Krih vel cu nan dihlak cungah um ko seh" (Pathian le Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo)

2. 1 Cor. 1:3 "Pathian kan Pa le Bawipa Jesuh Krih nih vel le daihnak in pe ko hna seh" (Thiang Thlarau aa tel rih lo; 2 Cor. 1:2; Galati 1:3; Efesa 1: 2; Filipi 1:2; 2 Thesalon 1: 2).

3. 1 Cor. 16:23 "Bawipa Jesuh vel cu nan cungah um ko seh..Krih Jesuh thawng in kan dawtnak hna cu nan dihlak cungah um ko seh..." (Pathian le Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo; pumpak amah min zong a chim chih rih).

4. 2 Cor. 13:13 "Bawipa Jesuh Krih vel le Pathian dawtnak le Thiang Thlarau he i hawikomhnak cu nan dihlak cungah um ko seh" (Hihi kei nih ka hmanmi a si; a ruang cu a tling bik tiah ka ruah caah a si. Hika hin Thiang Thlarau zong aa tel)

5. Galati 6: 18 "Kan Bawipa Jesuh Krih vel cu nan dihlak cungah um ko seh" (Pathian le Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo; Filipi 4:23; Filemon 1:25).

6. Efesa 6:23-24 " Daihnak le dawtnak cu zumhnak he, Bawipa Jesuh Krih i a Pa le a Pathian nih in pe ko hna seh. A thi kho lomi dawtnak in kan Bawipa Jesuh Krih a dawmi nan dihlak cungah Pathian vel cu um ko seh" (Thiang Thlarau a chim lo).

7. Lolose 1:2b "Pathian kan Pa nih vel le daihnak in pe ko hna seh" (Jesuh Krih min le Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo)

8. Kolose 4:18 b "Pathian vel cu nan cungah um ko seh" (Jesuh Krih min le Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo;
1Timothy 6: 21 b; Hebrew 13:25)

9. 1 Thesalon 1:1 c "Vel le daihnak cu nan ta si ko seh" (Pathian, Jesuh Krih le Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo. Asinain vel le daihnak a ratnak cu Pathian le Jesuh sin in a si ti kha theih chung cia in ruah a si)

10. 1Thesalon 5:28 "Bawipa Jesuh Krih vel cu nan sin ah um ko seh" (Pathian le Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo; Filipi 4:23; 2 Thesalon 3: 18)

11. 1 Timothy 1:1 c "Pathian kan pa le Krih Jesuh kan bawipa nih vel le zaangfahnak le daihnak in pe ko hna seh (Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo).

12. 2 Timothy 1:2 "Pathian kan Pa le kan Bawipa Jesuh Krih nih vel le zaangfahnak le daihnak in pe ko hna seh." (Filemon 1:3; Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo)

13. 2 Timothy 4:22 "Bawipa cu na thlarau sin ah um ko seh. Nan dihlak sinah Pathian vel cu um ko seh" (Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo; Titus 3:15 b)

14. Titus 1:1 b "Pathian kan Pa le Krih Jesuh kan Khamhtu nih vel le daihnak in pe ko hna seh" (Khamhtu timi biafang a chap. Thiang Thlarau cu a telh lo)

15. 1 Peter 1:2 b "Vel le daihnak cu tling khitkhet in nan ta si ko seh" (Pathian, Jesuh Krih le Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo; um ko seh, tlung ko seh timi ai ah ta timi Peter nih a hman)

16. 1 Peter 5:14 b "Khrih ta a simi nan dihlak sinah daihnak um ko seh" (Pathian, Jesuh, Thiang Thlarau timi min a chim lo).

17. 2 Peter 1:2 "Pathian nan hngalhnak thawng le kan Bawipa Jesuh Khrih nan hngalhnak thawngin vel le daihnak cu tlamtling tein nan ta si ko hna seh (ta a hman)

18. Judas 1: 2 "Zaangfahnak le daihnak le dawtnak cu tlamtling tein nan ta si ko hna seh" (ta timi biafang a hmang; Pathian, Jesuh Khrih le Thiang Thlarau a telh hna lo)

19. Roman 1: 7 "Pathian kan pa le Bawipa Jesuh Krih nih vel le daihnak cu in pe ko hna seh" (Thiang Thlarau aa tel lo)

20. Roman 15:13 "Thiang Thlarau thawnnak thawng  in nan i ruahchannak cu a than lengmang nakhnga, ruahchannak hram Pathian nih cun, Amah nan zumhnak thawng in lunglawmhnak le daihnak he in khahter ko hna seh."

Hi a cunglei thluachuah peknak vialte hi, hman khawh dih an si. USA pastor hna nih an duh ning paoh in an hman ko hna. A ruang cu Thluachuah Peknak timi cu, Bible chung i a ummi bible cang pakhatkhat zoh chih in chimmi an si ko caah, hi ti bak in hman dingmi a um lo.


Bible cang dang tampi an hmanmi a um rih nain, ka tial ti lo.  1 Thes. 3:11-13; Filipi 4:7; 4:19,20; 2 Peter 1:2,3; Jude 1:24,25; Hebrew 13:20,21; 1 Thes 5:23; 2 Thes 2:16,17; Efisa 6:24; 2 Cor 9:8; 13:11; Roman 12:2. Hi vialte pin ah tampi a um rih kho men.

Hi bantuk in thluachuah peknak bible biafang hi Biakam Hlun le Biakam Thar he tampi a ummi chung in, mah duhmi paoh hman khawh an si. A cunglei mah duhmi bible cang zawn te kha char i, mah nih duhmi biafang aa dawh mi kha chap i, cuticun thluachuah peknak hi tuah khawh a si ko. Bible cang chung in lakmi a si cio caah, aa palhmi pakhat hmanh a um lo timi kha fianter ka duhmi a si. 

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Zohchihmi Ca

1. Contemporary Blessings 

http://www.faithandworship.com/blessings_and_benedictions.html

http://benediction.net/pages/1/index.htm

Kurdistan Independence Referendum and the Future of Iraqi Kurds

Kurdistan Independence Referendum and the Future of Iraqi Kurds

The Kurds are the world's largest ethnic minority who has no state. They have suffered more than one hundred years under the governments of Turkey, Iraq and Iran. Relatively the Kurds in Syria did not suffer like Kurds in Turkey, Iran and Iraq. Kurdish people are a long-oppressed people. They have been abused, tortured, bombed, imprisoned, murdered, victimized and mistreated by those countries.

The Kurds have been divided mainly into four different countries by Sykes-Picot Agreement (Asia Minor Agreement), which was a secret agreement between British and France in 1916 and that eventually led the creation of modern Turkey, Iraq and Syria. The Kurdish people about 30 million were left stateless when the Ottoman Empire collapsed one century ago.

Therefore, the Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan fought against the British government for independence since the end of World War I. And their struggles for independence movement is on going movement until today. During all these years, Turkey bombed the Kurds whenever they want. Iraq tanks and

Iraqi Kurdistan people cast their vote for the first time for their independence on September 25, 3017. This is a historic vote for the Kurdish people and their land. Iraqi Kurds have voiced and voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Iraq. It is a historic vote and also controversial that could change the political landscape in the Middle East.

Almost 93% of those who took part in the referendum support for Kurdistan independence from Iraq. Voters turn out had been very high, with about 72% of the 8.4 million population taking part in the referendum. The referendum peacefully ended without any major accident. Many thousands of Kurds including women, children and older people rejoiced this vote because it is the beginning of their freedom and is the beginning of their self-determination and their fate. It is the day that they have the right to express who they are and what they are for. It is not only a historic moment for them but a historic moment for all the ethnic minorities around the world who are politically, socially, economically, emotionally, culturally, militarily and physically oppressed and discriminated. Their struggles and success of  independence and freedom is a symbol of struggles and success for all minorities around the world. The strong wills and resilience of the Kurdish people brought them to this critical point in the world's history. The world's history will never forget this referendum.

Kurds show Israeli and Kurdish flag in Erbil on Sept 25

Independence for ethnic minority group is not an easy one. It is harsh and difficult. Now the ruthless countries-Iraq, Turkey and Iran-threatened the small Kurdistan state for economic sanction and military actions. Turkey threatened to close border with Kurdistan and also to cut the oil flow from Kurdistan region to make hardship in Kurdistan.  Iran suspended flights to Kurdistan. Iraq asked to turn the airports in Kurdistan to Iraq. UN, EU and US opposed this independence referendum vote. No country is stood by with Kurdistan except Israel.

UN warns Kurdistan independence as "counterproductive" and "destabilizing the region" and US said "It is illegitimate and deeply disappointed" and Iraq said "unconstitutional and dangerous" and Turkey said "unacceptable and option on the table to invade" and Iran said "it is the wrong choice" and Syria said "we do not recognize it (Kurdistan referendum).' The question is what would Iraqi Kurds say about their independence and how far they can go and stand for it? This question is very crucial in this point since no country is standing for them including UN?

Turkey and Iraq, both were enemies in the past, became friends and conducted joint military drills near the border of Turkey and Kurdistan and sent a strong message to President Massoud Barzani against the referendum. They threatened him with wars. Iran sends their sophisticated missiles systems and tanks near the border of Kurdistan which can be seen from Kurdistan's side and threatening Kurds on their vote of independence. Turkey's regime Pre. Erdogan threatened military actions against Kurds if necessary. He said "Military action is on the table." All of them against Kurdistan independence referendum?

It is clear that neighboring countries-Turkey, Iran, Syria and Iraq- were angered by the Kurdistan independence referendum vote. They are worry for the future of their countries. Turkey, Iran and Iran continuously threaten the Kurdistan by military action, economic embargo and border closing. In fact, the Iraq-Turkey joint military drills near the Kurdistan border is to show their military power to intimidate the Kurdistan people. Iran, Iraq and Turkey never pursued peace and reconciliation, instead they always choose military actions and wars and fighting so solve the crisis. Their approach is too aggressive. They bullied the Kurdish people for one century and they are trying to bully them in the future. The Kurdish people should not be intimidated by all these military threats around them.

Dangerous Iran Missile System in Kurdistan Borders

In fact, the leaders of Turkey, Iraq and Iran are ruthless regimes in their own words. Especially Turkey President Erdogan's policies are based on fears, intimidation, pressures and hate to the Kurdish people. He is socially and politically blind. He is perhaps the worst leader in the middle East who has been using "scare tactic" in his own country and neighboring countries. He is, in fact, a "flip-flop leader" between US and Russia. He changes his position to either those countries often times. He even accused US for supporting "terrorists" in Syria. He was good friend for US sometimes but not all the times. Pre. Erdogan hates anybody including Israel who supports the Kurdish independence referendum and said this: "Israeli flags won't save you" and  threatened Kurdistan people with "famine and starvation" by economic embargo. What a terrible leader he is in the region. He indeed needs restraint as a leader in the region now. Unless he will fall sooner or later.

Pre. Erdogan believes that closing the oil pipelines and the borders with Turkey and Kurdistan would make the Kurdish people to starvation. That is really a very sick thought. He needs to realize that his idea will not work or will not block Kurdistan independence because Kurdistan independence is imminent, reality and the truth to come. Pre. Erdogan's words of war and famine rhetorical tones are not relevant for educated leader. This kind of rhetorical tones showed how wicked and weak Pre. Erdogan is. His actions and words will not deter Kurdistan people who are formidable people and who successfully resisted even the ruthless Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein for decades. Kurdish people should not scare his threatening words and actions. They should ignore it.

Iraq-Turkey Military Drills near Iraq-Turkey Border

The world leaders need to know today that leaders of Turkey, Iraq and Iran are problem makers for decades not only in their own countries but also in in neighboring countries. Leaders in those countries including Syria are always fighting wars within their own countries and neighboring countries. They dragged all parties to wars including rebels groups like FSA, Al Nusra Front, Hezabollah and many other warlords to political games. The leaders in this region know how to fight but don't know how to end it, and establish peace, security and stability in those regions. UNO has been facing many problems and issues around those four countries for decades. Leaders in those countries need to go to "Peace Institutions" and learn peace making strategies, unless they will not know how to end fighting and making peace in the future.

The problem is not the land or the people but the problems are the mentality and psychology of the leaders in those countries. Their biggest mistake is that leaders in those four countries always to try to solve the political crisis by means of violence, fighting, wars, military actions and human right abuses etc, which are the lowest form of solving problems and crisis. They don't realize that violence begets violence and history repeats itself.

Regarding Kurdistan independence referendum, leaders in Turkey, Iran and Iraq don't want a political dialogue with Kurdistan. They just tried to find the solution by "war and military action and economic embargo." They don't make any rooms for peace and negotiation. It is too bad for 21st century. The leaders in those countries are too evil because they don't want peaceful negotiation and political dialogue. Instead they all are talking wars against Kurdistan. These three countries are the "Evil Alliances." They misuse their military powers upon a small ethnic minority group-the Kurdish people, which has no helper or supporter.

They have abused and discriminated Kurdistan in their countries politically, militarily, economically psychologically and culturally for many decades. The whole world need to know the sufferings of the Kurdish people in the hands of Turkey, Iraq and Iran for a century. Turkey bombed them. Iraq bombed them. Saddam Hussein, the worst dictator, gassed many thousand Kurdish people in 1988 at Halabja city. The whole world knew about it. Iraqi government could not hide it. The world will never forget this mascre. No countries stood for Kurdistan people against Iraq in that time.

This should never happen again in a Free Democratic Kurdistan Country

Saddam Hussein gassed the Kurds. It should not happen again!

Iraq armies put down the Kurdish uprising in 1991 using helicopters and tanks and killed many Kurdish fighters and civilians under the eyes of American pilots who flied around them. Kurds died like rats in the hands of Saddam Hussien. UN did not protect the Kurds from the atrocities of Iraqi armies. US did not protect them either. No western countries stepped up against Saddam Hussein, the mad man and the killer of Kurds. Kurdish people were very helpless and they suffered terrible losses. They lost not only the Kurdish freedom fighters but also civilian lives, cattle, properties, even crops, homes, businesses and everything they have.

Today, the whole world through the leadership of United Nations need to stand by with Kurdistan people and face and solve the political crisis in Iraq and surrounding regions. The UN needs to understand and realize the political truth in the region and stand by for it. The reality and the truth is Kurdistan people need a free, peaceful, stable and democratic homeland for them, which will solve many problems including terrorism, human right abuses, wars, famines, refugee crisis and the one like the rise of the evil ISIS' movement in that region, because Kurdish people are the most strong, trust worthy, faithful and sincere people in those regions. The West and the United Nations can trust them. In fact they can't trust Iraq, Iran and Turkey because the whole world know the past behavior of their leaders.

Kurds should never forget the suffering of their people in 1991

Kurds  should never forget this tragedy (Ref. flickr.com)

The world needs to know that the Kurds have suffered enough for about 100 years. After long-suffering of 100 years they still showed their quality of lives and ability of solving crisis to crisis in Iraq. They love peace, freedom and self-determination. They do not threatened other neighboring countries. The Kurds know when and how to end fighting and make peace which Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria do not know. Kurds know well how to fight corruptions and how establish a peaceful, educated, modern and egalitarian society in Iraq which is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Kurds have strength, powers and ability to guard and secure their land even though Iraq has been facing many political turmoils in their land for almost four decades in Iran-Iraq Wars. Many historian and economists know that the Iraqi Kurdistan is the most secure, safe, peaceful, developed and educated in the region for decades now. Economy is booming until today even though Iraq government helped very little, almost nothing.

Kurds are able to build like this modern Eibil

The Kurds even saved many thousands of Yazidis people and made safe-haven for them in the Kurdistan areas who were left unprotected in the arms of evil ISIS terrorists by the Iraqi leaders and armies in 2014. The Peshmerga armies came and fought and died for the Yazidi. Many thousands of Yazidis are rescued by Peshmerga forces. They are truly the saviors for them. The Peshmerga are brave and strong and they sacrificed their lives for their people, homeland for other minorities like Yazidis during the uprising of ISIS the evils. Many Peshmerga fighters gave their lives in actions against the evil ISIS terrorists. KRG supports many thousand of Yazidis refugees and other internal displaced people in Iraq and saved and helped them as their protectors.

The Peshmerga forces even saved and protected the people and Kirkurk region from the destruction of the evil ISIS after the Iraqi army deserted the areas. The Kurds dared to die and sacrificed their lives for their nomeland, Kirkuk, because it is their homeland. They fought and died for it. The world need to think why they died for Kirkuk because that was originally their homeland before the creation of Modern Iraq.

Angelina Julie visited Khanke Refugee camp

Khenke Refugee camp in Kurdistan region

For these many reasons, therefore, the West, the United Nations, the EU and the Yazidis people should not forget and always remembered the braved Kurdish people for their love of peace and justices for all. Now, the Kurds need to be recognized, remembered, embraced, supported and justified for their struggles for their independence, by the whole world. All the minority groups around the world need to stand up with the Kurdish people. All ethnic minorities around the world need to stand by for Kurdish people for their fights and struggles for their independence movement in Iraq. It is the best time and the right time and is the golden chance for the Iraqi Kurds to get independence.

The Kurdish people in Iraq should not fear and scare for the intimidation of the leaders of Turkey, Iraq and Iran to deter their independence and all the people including Peshmerga forces and all fighters and civilians in Kurdistan need to "unite" under the leadership of Pre, Massoud Barzani and his government in this time. That is the most important thing and the only thing they need in right now in their country for independence.

Iraqi Kurds need to understand that the Iraqi government and their "constitution" will never allow the Kurds for independence. Therefore the Kurds must take it for themselves from Iraq. They need to foresee the difficulties and challenges during their struggles for their independence. It is clear they will encounter enormous challenges ahead economically, morally, psychologically, militarily and even food scarcity and face them with unity and moral strength because their victory is near. They should not rely on the West or the UN who did not really put their interests on the Kurdish people right now. They are busy with their own agenda in the region. Now is the time for the Kurdish people to ask question themselves and determine and choose their own fate. They need self-determination now and forever. They need to realize and accept the fact that "Independence is not be given but taken" in human history. The Kurdish people will not get independence freely and easily. It is expensive and they need to pay the price by hardship, difficulties, challenges and even many human crisis. They need to remember and never forget the Halabja Massacre and say "Halabja Massacre will never happen again."

They may face many difficulties and challenges ahead and may be death or massacre by Iraq, Iran and Turkey. But they need faith and hope that they will get freedom no matter whatever hardship they may face- "victory is in the end" for them. Nothing-military actions or economic embargo of other countries-can deter their victory and independence any more. Victory, justice, peace and independence is forever for them now on. Iraqi Kurdish people will get independence in any means sooner or later. This is God's predestination for them. They may face many hardships and obstacles but their the future of Kurdistan people and their land is as bright as the snow on the mountain tops of their beautiful Kurdistan land.

Therefore, the United States, the EU, the United Nations and the NATO need to help Kurdistan people for their struggles of peaceful independence and solve the political crisis in the region as soon as possible so that the region will be more stabilize and peaceful. If UN does not involve in finding peaceful solution Kurdish independence movement, they need to realize they are facing imminent political crisis and turmoils in that region in the near future. It will cost more human lives and more unstable situations and destruction in the region soon then the uprising of ISIS the evil. UN needs to prevent those destruction before it happen and looking for a peaceful solution. The Kurdish independence movement can explode the region in a very chaotic situation like in the time of Saddam Hussein, the mad man.

Now, the neighboring countries of Iraqi Kurdistan need "restraints." They need to think and choose a better solution by doing peaceful dialogue and negotiation rather than wars and fighting to establish a more peaceful neighboring countries. Especially Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his governments need to abandon Saddam' Hussein's policy of wars, torture, human right abuses, imprisonments and all forms of violence to deter the wish and determination of the Iraqi Kurds and choose a peaceful dialogue to find the better answer and solution for the future of Iraq itself. Mr. al-Abadi should not act like Saddam Hussein did in the past. Then he will be remembered as a true leader of the modern world.

Moreover all leaders in the region need to realize the importance of establishing a more secure, peaceful an prosper world for their future generations. If Iraq, Turkey and Iran choose wars against Kurdistan people it will be a very bad choice and strategy for the region, the Middle East and beyond and it will be more troubles than ISIS crisis in the future. Avoiding wars and military actions is important for all. Solving crisis to crisis and problems to problems peacefully is the most important thing for the world in the 21st Century.

All leaders in the region must understand that truth, peace, love and non-violence prevail in the end and are the best ideas for the leaders. All leaders need to realized that hates, intimidation, oppression, wars, fighting, arms and violence always make scars in human history. One of the wise leaders in the world and the most popular non-violent leaders of all times, Mahatama Gandhi, said:

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall-thik.__think of it always!"

All leaders in Iraq, Turkey and Iran think of Gandhis's words always, unless they will bring their region into wars and chaos which will make great destruction in there for decades.

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Note:  http://archives.forusa.org/blogs/for/peace-quotes-mahatma-gandhi/10229

Kurdistan Independence Referendum

                                                     Kurdistan Independence Referendum

Iraqi Kurdistan people cast their vote for the first time for their independence on September 25, 3017. This is a historic vote for the Kurdish people and their land. Iraqi Kurds have voiced and voted overwhelmingly in favor of declaring independence from Iraq. It is a historic vote and also controversial that could change the political landscape in the Middle East.

Almost 93% of those who took part in the referendum support for Kurdistan independence from Iraq. Voters turn out had been very high, with about 72% of the 8.4 million population taking part in the referendum. The referendum peacefully ended without any major accident. Many thousands of Kurds including women, children and older people rejoiced this vote. This vote will someday lead the Kurds for independence. As a minority ethnic group in Myanmar, I am really thankful to this historical vote. I rejoiced with the Kurdish people for their desire and wills for independence from Iraq.

In fact, I predicted that Iraq will be split in three parts Anbar Province, Kurdistan and Iraq proper if USA and UK invaded Iraq in 2003. I totally opposed the Iraq invasion by Pre. George W. Bush. Now it became a reality that Iraq is split itself. USA and UK are the most responsible countries in the world for dividing Iraq into two right now because of their invasion in 2003. But splitting Iraq is good for Kurdistan people who lost their home land and freedom since the break up of Ottoman Empire one century ago. Kurdistan independence referendum vote is a historic vote and is a key to determine their fate. The vote on September 25 is making a decision for the Kurdistan people and their home land.

Ref. www.bbc.com

The writer is from an ethnic minority in Myanmar. I knew the suffering of ethnic minority not only in Myanmar but also in other countries around the world. I have been reading and studying a lot about the history of the Middle East such as the founding of Israel, the founding of Syria and Iraq and Turkey and how the Kurdish People, the world largest ethnic minority group, lost they country, culture, ethnic identity and how they suffered under the rules of Iraqi, Syrian and Turkey regimes for century. Every educated people in the world knew the long-suffering of the Kurdish people in Turkey, Iraq and Syria. We all know about the history of the suffering people of Kurdish. 

Especially the Kurdish people in Iraq have suffered long brutal treatments under the Iraqi rulers for more than 100 years. Saddam Hussein abused them and tried to wipe out the Kurdish people from the their land by all means using helicopters, fighters jets, bombers, artillery shelling and killing thousands in wars against the Kurds. Even Halabja Massacre was killing agaist the Kurds by chemical agents by Saddam Hussein's regime. Between 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed and about 10,000 were injured on March 16, 1988.  Those killed were mostly innocent civilians and most of them women and children and elderly people. That is the most painful chemical attack in the 20th century.

In short, the Kurdish people have been suffering a lot. They were betrayed by the Western countries including Britain, French and US. They have been attacked and bombed by Turkey's regimes for years. They have been brutally attacked, bombed, tortured, imprisoned and gassed by Saddam Hussein's regimes. They have been attacked and killed by the evil ISIS (jihadists) both Shiite and Sunni from Iraq and neighboring Arab countries.

Saddam Hussein violently crashed the uprising of the Kurdish in 1991 during the time of Pre. George Bush. He abandoned and betrayed the Kurds under Saddam Hussein's regime. Saddam Hussein used tanks and helicopters to onslaught the Kurdish fighters and civilians. Iraq army victimized many Kurds like killing rats and animals including children and women. Dominic Green wrote those killing under the American pilot's watch:

American pilots held their fire as they observed Saddam's helicopters attacking Kurish fighters and civilians. 

The whole world know that many thousands of Kurd died for their homeland during Saddam Hussein's regime. Nobody helped and rescued them from the dangers of Saddam Hussien. He onslaught many thousands of Kurdish people. He killed them like rats. UN did not protect them. Neither European Union nor NATO protect them. No Western countries including USA, Britain and French stood up against Saddam Hussien to protect the Kurds in that time. Why should Kurdish people listen the voices of US or EU or UN or NATO in this time who never protected them from the onslaught of Turkey regimes and Iraq regimes?

The Kurdish people victimized politically, physically, emotionally, psychologically, mentally and economically. They endured long sufferings from the wrath of Iraqi army for many decades. Why the Iraqi government abused the Kurds? Why they violated their rights as a human being? Whey the Kurds wered tortured and killed by the Iraqi armies? Were they their own citizens? The Kurdish people should never forget those stories.

When the ISIS invaded their homeland they stood firmly against the evil ISIS army. No Iraqi government protect the Kurds. Why? Are they their own fellows? Are the Kurds their country's citizens? Why didn't the Iraqi help them by weapons, money, human resources from the dangers ofr the ISIS? It is clear enough that Iraqi government had no concern for the safety and survival of the the Kurdish people at all. Why?

The answer is clear. The Iraqi people didn't like the Kurds. So, why should the Kurds stay with the Iraqi people? Why should KRG stayed with Iraq? Why should Kurdistan be part of Iraq who always tried to destroy the people and the land of Kurdish people?

The capital of Kurdistan "Erbil" 

Kurdish people need to go back and read and reread their own history deeply and ask the questions themselves. Why should the Kurdish people be in Iraq who abused their rights for century? Could the Kurdish people trust the Iraqi people and government after all these years of fighting and killing by the Iraqi government? All atrocities and bullying by the Iraqi army?

The Kurdish people should think and ask for themselves that would the Iraqi government say "Yes" for Kurdish independence? Would the Iraqi government thump for the Kurdish independence referendum? It is clear that Iraq will not thump or say "Yes" to the Kurdish independence movement until the end of the world. So, should the Kurdish people wait until the Iraqi say "Yes" for their independence?

The history is clear. This is the right time and the best time and the greatest opportunity and the golden chance for the Kurdish people to choose their fate and future whether they should be under the the Iraqi government with very little freedom and choices or whether they should decide their future and fate freely?  If the Kurdish people choose independence the Iraq could not win against their wish because all colonies under the British Empire got Independence. Many small countries like Kosovo and East Timor got independence from a very strong governments in their country. Why could not Kurdish people got independence in this time? Even South Sudan got independence from powerful Sudan government. Why could not Kurdistan region get independence?

Freedom, democracy and independence is in the hands of Kurdish people in Iraq. No country other than Iraq itself should involve in the internal affair of Kurdistan region in Iraq. Neither Iran nor Turkey nor Syria has no legitimate authority over Iraq internal affair at all. Iran said they would close their border upon the Kurdistan independence referendum. That is fine. That is up to them. That is their border but Iran has no right at all to interfere in the internal affair of Kurdistan people and their land. Turkey has no right at all.

Nouri al-Maliki, the former Prime Minister and the Vice President of Iraq that "He will not allow the establishment of "another Israel" north of the country through a referendum on the Kurdistan Region's independence from Iraq" in Iraqinews.com. His position is clear. It is Iraqi government's policy and position that Iraq did not allow Kurdish people to decide their future and fate. Iraqi government will use constitution as a weapon not to allow the Kurdish people decide their wills and rights. So, how long the Kurdish will loose their God's given rights to Iraqi regimes? Now the time is come for the Kurdish to decide their own future and write their history.

Kurdistan army Peshmerger and their people need to stand up together for their freedom for the people and their land. They should not be bothered by the the Iran and Iraqi tactics of "fear and intimidation" which is not a working tactic for any people on earth for many thousand of years who want freedom and self determination. The world history proved it. Fear is the most dangerous thing for Kurdistan people right now. Iraq is trying to intimidate the Kurdish people so that they can dominate and manipulate the Kurdish people and their land. Kurdish people need to know Iraqi tactics of divide and rule too. It is the most dangerous political idea for the Kurdish people.

The clear thing is that Iraqi government and army will threaten or make use scare and fear tactics among the Kurdish people to divide them peace by peace and rule them later easily. Burmese government uses this tactics for its own ethnic minority groups and which destroyed the unity among the many ethnic groups. Kurdish leaders must understand all the pressures and cheating tactics of Iraq and stand up against those dangerous idea. All Kurdish people need to unite against Iraq.

The most important things for the Kurdish people are to defend their God's given rights; they need to protect and defend their people and mother's land and need to safe guard their ethnic identity such as their religion, culture, custom, language, music and arts; they need to protect their natural resouces and need to write their own history now and forever until the end of the world. They should not allow any other nations on earth to write the history of their land and people.

Kurdistan people must understand that no British colonies were allow to get independence from the British constitution but the colonies fought for their own freedom to get independence against the British empire. Constitutions of Iraq should not be used as a tool or weapon to blog the right or wills of the Kurdish people since the constitutions are most of the time drafted by the people who are the powerful and the rulers. Kurdistan people must understand that they will never be free from Iraq if they follow the Iraqi constitutions of 2005 or before.

Therefore, the Kurdish people must fight and earn their freedom and decide their future and fate. It is their original and given right and they should take that right sooner than later. Today is the best day for them. This time is the golden chance for them to get independence. Unless they will loose their freedom forever. It is time to defend their forefather's land with blood and sweat.

The whole worlds also need to remember and understand the position of NATO and EU countries when Kosovo declared independence. The NATO and EU supported Kosovo independence. The UNO also needs to understand that clear recent history. When Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, many of EU  countries and NATO countries recognized Kosovo Independence declaration in February 17, 2008.

According to the Wikepedia the whole world know that the following countries already recognized Kosovo independence even though the government of Serbia rejected it vehemently:

As of 27, 2017, the Republic of Kosovo has received 115 diplomatic recognitions as an independent state. Notably, 111 countries out of 193 (57.5%) of the United Nations member states, 23 out of 28 (82%) of European Union (EU) member states, 25 out of 29 (86%) of NATO member states, and 36 out of 57 (63%) Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states have recognised Kosovo. Serbia does not recognise it as a sovereign state, but has begun to normalize relations with the Government of Kosovo in accordance with Brussels Agreement. 

Why should not EU and NATO countries recognize Kurdistan Independence referendum? Even NATO bombed Serbia to protect Kosovo. Why should not NATO bomb the Iraq or Iran or Turkey to protect Kurdistan people who were the most persecuted ethnic group in the world for many decades? NATO member countries and EU countries  are too bias in the world's politics. Even UN is too bias a lot of times. If many of the UN member state recognizes they should also recognize the Kurdish independence referendum which is their moral obligation.

Regarding the Kosovo declaration of independence in 2008, the United Nations General Assembly requested the advisory opinion to the International Court of Justice. It was the first case to be brought before the International Court of Justice regarding the declaration of independence by one region or province in a country. The court declared that "the adoption of the declaration of independence of the 17 February 2008 did not violate general international law because international law contains 'no prohibition on declaration of independence.'

The above declaration was delivered on 22 July 2010 by the vote of 10 to 4.

Therefore, "the Kurdistan declaration of independence vote on 25 September 2017 does not violate international law and the Kurds should have absolute rights to declare independence from Iraq." This is the internal issue between Baghdad and Erbil. Turkey or Iran or Syria should not interfere in the affairs of Kurdistan independence referendum militarily because that is not their affairs. 

So, the whole worlds are looking right now. What would the NATO do when Kurdish people vote their independence referendum in September 25? What would EU countries do on that day and beyond? If they don't support the Kurdistan independence referendum, it will mean NATO and EU countries are the most bias countries in the world. Time will tell whether they are bias or not or whether they stand up for justice for all!

EU warned that the Iraqi's Kurdistan's planned referendum on independence from Iraq will be "counterproductive," joining world powers opposing the disputed poll. 

According to the above statement, it is clear that the position of EU is too bias now comparison to Kosovo independence declaration in 2008. So, the Kurds should not trust the EU right now. Israel is the only country that supports the Kurdish independence referendum because they never forgets their history of 2000 years "a nation without a country." Kurdish people are a nation without their own country. Now they need to create their nation on their forefathers' land which they lost to Iraq over one hundred years ago. This is the right time and the best time for them. This may be the only chance Kurdish people have the best opportunity to create their own nation and their own country.



Iraqi government also needs to realize and recognize the truth about the Kurdish history and they cause and they need to grant independence peacefully which will dignify their country. They should grant the right of self determination to the Kurdish people after 100 years of their control. The Iraqi should not choose fighting and violence against the Kurds instead it is better to give them independence peacefully.

 If the Iraqi government does not give independence to Kurdistan people peacefully, the struggles of Kurdish people will go one as long as the Kurdish people live until they get their independence in the end. Independence is a natural thing. Independence is not given but taken by the people. Iraq will never give independence to Kurdish people. Therefore, the Kurdish people must take it from Iraq and secure their land and people.

The Iraqi should realize the reality in history that Roman Empire give independence to many countries. The British governments, the most powerful empire in the world history, granted independence to many of their colonies because they were no longer capable of controlling and ruling their colonies. Iraq is not strong like Roman Empire or British Empire. The clear thing is that Iraqi government will grant the independence to Kurdish people one day sooner or later. It is better to grant independence to Kurdish people sooner than later for the sake of their future relationship.

If the Kurdish people choose to get independence from Iraq the whole world needs to support them. NATO countries need to support them. EU countries need to support them. The United States and Russia need to support them. Most of the UNO member countries except Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran need to support them. All Arab countries except Syria and Turkey need to support them.

It is important for the Kuridish people they should determine their future and choose their fate. The Kurds should not listen or pay attention to EU or NATO or USA who oppose against the vote for independence referendum. This is their right not the right of EU or NATO or any western countries. The Kurdish people need to ignore the advises of those Western countries and go on for their future.

After all,  all minorities around the world who are struggling for their existence and freedom, need to support and stand firmly with the Kurdish people for their independence movement because they are the best example for all ethnic minorities in the world who are suffering right now in their own countries under the regimes of their countries.

In fact, Kurdistan independence is a symbol of freedom, democracy and self determination ethnic minority. We, all ethnic minority groups around the world, are happy and proud of the Kurdistan independence movement which is our symbols also. Kurdish people should never give up their independence movement until they are given their God's given original right. They need to stand up against all the odds and forces against them.

It is clear nos that Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey will never want the strong and united Kurdish people and they will never want to grant the freedom and self-determination to the Kurds. So, the strong army of KRG, Peshmerger, who are the symbols of freedom and justice for Kurdistan people, need unite under the leadership of KRG's leaders and fight all their enemies who are trying to destroy them. This is the right time for Kurdish people to take their independence.

KRG Pre. Massoud Barzani

 I, as an ethnic minority, love Kurdistan people and their independence movement. I support and admired Pre. Massoud Barzani, who is one of the greatest leaders in the 21st century who could bring his country to an independence country (I truly believed he will be chosen as person of the year by some magazines like Times and Newsweek etc). He has a great vision for his people and their land. He is courageous and brave who would sacrifice his life for his people. He is a a warrior, a leader, a hero, a politician and a revolutionary. He is one of the greatest leaders in the world today because he took risk against many odds such as the threats of Iraqi regimes, Turkey regimes and Iran's regimes.

I believe that Pre. Barzani could fight for independence for his people and their homeland. He would not be scare to Iraq, Syria. Iran or Turkey. God will help him to establish a free and democratic country for his people. Under his leadership, the capital city Erbil became one of the most developed and popular cities in the world and some predicted it as "Second Dubai."

Therefore, all his country fellows, young and old, male an female, rich and poor, educated and uneducated need to stand firm behind the leadership of their great leader and hero, Massoud Barzani, and united against all the threats from Iraq and all foreign countries especially Iran and Turkey which countries never respect minority groups in their own countries.

Kurdish people must realize "Independence is not cheap and given; it is taken with bloods and sweats."

I, an ethnic minority in Myanmar, strongly endorse and support Kurdistan independence movement. I truly believe that they must have the right to secede from Iraq and have the right of self determination and self-rule over their land and people. No nations or organizations on earth have no right to rule them. This article is to support Kurdish minority in Iraq for their independence movement.

We all need to pray for Kurdish independence referendum so that peace can be restored by all parties. We all need to pray for peace and justice for Kurdistan people so that they must have the right to exist as a people on earth. If they vote Yes to independence the future of Kurdistan people and their land is as bright as the now peaks in their beautiful homeland.

The journey for independence may be long and difficult but victory is in the end. This victory will not come from others but from the Kurdish people themselves.

Beautiful Snow Peaks in Kurdistan (Ref. www.DavisHunter.com)

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Endnote 

1. International Recognition of Kosovo Independence quoted in Wikepedia

2. International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the declaration of Kosovo Independence, Wekipedia.

3. https://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politics/kurdistan-news-eu-independence-referendum-counterproductive/

3. Dominic Green, "A Kurdish State is in American's Interest-and the Region's, too" cited at http://www.weeklystandard.com/a-kurdish-state-is-in-americas-interestand-the-regions-too