Are the Kurds Sunni or Shite?

Actually, this question requires a "yes"-"no"-answer but the case of the Kurds is a little different, so that such an answer is impossible. read more

Kurds are both Shia and Sunni Muslims who are fighting both non-Kurd Shia’s and Sunni’s to carve out an independent Kurdish homeland. Long Answer: Sunni & Shia schism. As Islam spread the early Muslims immediately split into two camp’s - The Macan’s and the Median’ians. read more

Today, the majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslim, belonging to the Shafi school. The Kurdish following of the Shafi legal code has caused some tension when pushed up against Sunni Turks and Sunni Arabs who subscribe to the Hanafi legal code. The majority of Sunni Muslim Kurds belonging to the Shafi school speak the Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) dialect. read more