Iraqi Kurdistan..“The market has nearly stopped; instead of buying and selling we are talking about politics.”
Khalid Sulaiman I asked a Youngman in downtown Kalar, who is working in real estate aspect, and said: “Did the demonstrations in Sulaimanieh city affect your business? In response, he said “The market has nearly stopped; instead of buying and selling we are talking about politics.” I asked another man, who is working in the Rizgary cattle market and is making his and his family’s leaving in that way, and said: “How many animals you bought and sold during the Nawroz Feast? In response, he has also talked about the last y ear and said “last year before the Nawroz Feast, I bought and sold more than 20 animals including sheep, goat, and bull, but this year the work has stopped as if there were no Nawroz.” These small stories and other stories, which we will mention, raise big questions about the daily life of people and the family economy in one hand, and the effects of the demonstrations on the small businesses on the other hand. Albeit what is most considered in these busin...