International Journal of Social Research and Development

authors
Dr. Mahfooz Alam

abstract
The Kurdish issue is very vexed and it presents a significant challenge to the security and stability of the Middle East region. The Kurds are one of the significant groups of minorities without state. The Kurdish minority is spread over four states- Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria in the Middle East region. The ethno-political challenge posed by the Kurdish factor is a source of constant threat to the integrity of the states in which Kurdish minority resides. The Kurds have been steadfast in demanding autonomy and even an independent state of Kurdistan. This article seeks to analyse the issue of Kurdish minority through the theoretical lens of post-modernism and post-structuralism in international relations. It endeavours to explicate the differential trajectory of the ethno-political movement of the Kurdish minority in Iran, Iraq and Turkey.