Iraq Kurdish donkey party unveils statue

“The statue of the donkey has more than one meaning,” said Mr Kalol.

“The donkey played a very distinguished role in the Kurdish armed liberation movement … and it was the only friend of the Kurdish fighters in the mountains of Kurdistan during the struggle for Kurdish rights,” he said, referring to decades-long guerrilla war in northern Iraq and Iran.

The Donkeys’ Party was founded and officially authorised in 2005.

Its administrative structure is based around the life of a donkey, with its headquarters and branches named after various structures that house donkeys, and its party ranks range from “little donkey” to “donkey.”

The party has demanded that Kurdistan regional government provide it with financial support to open a radio station, which is to be named “Zarin,” the Kurdish word for the sound a donkey makes.

Source: AFP

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