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Bookmark or Share- Where Are the Yazidis Today, Almost a Decade After ISIS’s ... - PBSAlmost a decade after ISIS launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi community in northern Iraq, Yazidis still face challenges as they seek justice, reunite with family members and...
- Yazidi | History, Culture, & Religion | BritannicaYazidi, member of a Kurdish religious minority found primarily in northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, and northern Syria.
- Yazidi genocide - WikipediaThe Yazidi genocide was perpetrated by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017. [1] [11] [12] It was characterized by massacres, genocidal rape, and forced conversions to Islam.
- Yazidism - WikipediaYazidi accounts of the creation differ significantly from those of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), since they are derived from the Ancient Mesopotamian and Indo-Iranian traditions; therefore, Yazidi cosmogony is closer to those of Ancient Iranian religions, Yarsanism, and Zoroastrianism.
- Who Are the Yazidis, the Ancient, Persecuted Religious Minority ...As thousands struggle to survive in the mountains and others press into Kurdish-held territory, Yazidi leaders warn of an existential threat to the long-persecuted group.
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