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Bookmark or Share- 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.
- Who, What, Why: Who are the Yazidis? - BBC NewsDue in part to its secrecy, there have been misunderstandings that the complex Yazidi faith is linked to Zoroastrianism with a light/dark duality and even sun worship. Recent scholarship, however...
- Yazidism - World History EncyclopediaYazidism is considered by its adherents to be the oldest religion in the world and the first truly monotheistic faith. The Yazidi calendar states that the religion, as well as the universe, is almost 7,000 years old, which is 5,000 years older than the Gregorian Calendar and 1,000 years older than the Jewish calendar.
- 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.
- Yazidis - WikipediaThere is a Yazidi temple called Ziarat in the village of Aknalich in the region of Armavir. In September 2019, the largest Yazidi temple in the world called "Quba Mere Diwane", was opened in Aknalich, just a few meters from the Ziarat temple.
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