Cultural Survival

In 2003, when the Kurdish troops moved into some of the Shabak areas, they began to be called "Kurd Shabaks", ultimately stealing their identity.  This caused the Shabak people to enter into a new threat of genocide.  In 2005, they began to demonstrate because they were so angered that they were no longer recognized as their own independent ethnic group in Iraq.  Some men belonging to the Kurdistan Democratic Party began to shoot at the crowd, causing many to become injured. Starting in 2006, the Shabak people were under a thought out plan given under the Kurdish parties to take over their culture, language, and ethnic rights. 

Cultural Food

In this culture, they eat a lot of vegetables, such as tomatoes, onions, spinach, and eggplants. Other popular foods to eat are lentil, grains, wheat, barley, rice, meat, and flat breads which are served with basically every meal.  Two of the most common meats are goat and sheep. Other meats include: lamb, cow, chicken, fish, and sometimes camels. 

Fereni

Pudding that is very common to the Shabak culture!™ 

Milk- 1 liter (about four cups)

™Rice flour- 2 table spoons

™Sugar- 8 tablespoons

™Rose Water (vanilla extract)- 2-4 tablespoons

Pistachios- desired amount just for decoration

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