Aren’t the Kurds muslims? IF not, what are they?
Kurd are certainly non-muslim. A fraction of them are Alawites, but the vast majority are Ezidy.
Excerpt: Today, the majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslim, belonging to the Shafi school. Mystical practices and participation in Sufi orders are also widespread among Kurds.[147] There is also a minority of Kurds who are Shia Muslims, primarily living in the Ilam and Kermanshah provinces of Iran, Central and south eastern Iraq (Fayli Kurds), and who are Alevi, who mostly live in Turkey....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_people#Religion