(The US and Britain forced them to abandon the idea.) Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims, but pre-Muslim practices and beliefs related to the ancient faith of the Iranians, Zoroastrianism, survive in the practices of the fascinating Yaresan and Ahl-i Haqq religious orders or brotherhoods. ..…

He is also the coauthor of numerous academic book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers on topics relating to polarization, anti-Muslim attitudes in the US, religious tolerance of atheists, and new methods for measuring social class and religious belief.. ..…