Kirjoittaja aivoriihi » Pe Marras 13, 2026 6:35 am
Makwan Amirkhanin uskonnollinen vakaumus on jarsanismi (yarsanism), ainakin Rudaw Media Networkille antamansa haastattelun mukaan.
Rudaw Media Network - Breaking news, politics, culture, sports from Kurdistan and the Middle East.
Kurdish MMA fighter ‘Mr Finland’ crushes opponent
Campbell MacDiarmid
21-06-2015
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Kurdish mixed martial arts fighter Makwan Amirkhani showed flashes of future stardom in Berlin on Saturday with a second consecutive first-round victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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The Amirkhani family belong to the Yarsan religious minority, also known as Ahl-e Haqq. The religion, mostly practiced by Gorani Kurds, was outlawed by the Iranian government. There are an estimated one million followers of the Yarsan faith, primarily found in western Iran and Iraq.
Despite growing up in Finland, Amirkhani remains proud of his Kurdish heritage. At the weigh-in ahead of Saturday's fight, a bare-chested Amirkhani held a Kurdish flag aloft as he stood on the scales, drawing cheers from the audience. He also posts support for the Peshmerga on his social media accounts.
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https://www.rudaw.net/english/categorie ... tan/976705Makwan Amirkhanin uskonnollinen vakaumus on jarsanismi (yarsanism), ainakin Rudaw Media Networkille antamansa haastattelun mukaan.
[b]Rudaw Media Network[/b] - Breaking news, politics, culture, sports from Kurdistan and the Middle East.
[b]Kurdish MMA fighter ‘Mr Finland’ crushes opponent[/b]
Campbell MacDiarmid
21-06-2015
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Kurdish mixed martial arts fighter Makwan Amirkhani showed flashes of future stardom in Berlin on Saturday with a second consecutive first-round victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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[b]The Amirkhani family belong to the Yarsan religious minority, also known as Ahl-e Haqq.[/b] The religion, mostly practiced by Gorani Kurds, was outlawed by the Iranian government. There are an estimated one million followers of the Yarsan faith, primarily found in western Iran and Iraq.
Despite growing up in Finland, Amirkhani remains proud of his Kurdish heritage. At the weigh-in ahead of Saturday's fight, a bare-chested Amirkhani held a Kurdish flag aloft as he stood on the scales, drawing cheers from the audience. He also posts support for the Peshmerga on his social media accounts.
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Koko haastattelun voi lukea täältä:
https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/kurdistan/976705
