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‘The church comes first’: A Yazidi family’s promise to protect a Christian sacred site
22 Jun 2025 14:23 GMT
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Despite being Yazidi, a non-Christian religious minority that has … prayer. We respect all religions and will serve this … the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, and most of its … coexisted with Christians and other religious minorities in northern Iraq. …
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Featured StoriesForced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill
18 Jun 2025 21:02 GMT
… victim.
Whether Christian or Yazidi, Assyrian or Copt, … S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Stephen … president of the Canadian Yazidi Association; Joseph Janssen with … president of the Canadian Yazidi Association. She said …
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Congressional Briefing to Address Forced Religious Conversions and Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls
09 Jun 2025 14:24 GMT
… United States Commissioner on International Religious Freedom, Stephen Schneck. Keynote … “Gendered Persecution: Targets of Forced Religious Conversion”
Date: Wednesday, 11 June … the significant harm to Yazidi cultural and religious heritage,” she shares. …
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Yazidi leader Baba Sheikh stable after hospitalization in Kurdistan’s Duhok
05 Apr 2025 14:41 GMT
… the spiritual leader of the Yazidi community, was hospitalized in … several weeks of intense religious ceremonies and events at … serves as the highest religious authority for Yazidis in Iraq … Yazidis are a Kurdish religious minority with a global population …
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Armenian scholar awarded for contributing to Kurdish language, Yazidi community
27 Mar 2025 10:57 GMT
… Foundation designated the religious scholar Khanna Omarkhali … “systematically” documented Yezidi religious texts and advanced linguistic … comes from a prominent Yazidi religious lineage in the country … dissertation focusing on the Yazidi religion. This made her …
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The Yazidi woman freed from captivity in Gaza: 'I realized I would be stuck there forever'
27 Mar 2025 09:21 GMT
… during the war—a young Yazidi woman, abducted from her home … considered an "inferior" religion, Sido was treated as a …
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Humanity in the face of horror: Yazidi efforts to protect Armenians
26 Mar 2025 18:30 GMT
… non-Muslim group with distinct religious beliefs, Yazidis were often labeled … countries to officially recognize the Yazidi Genocide. The Armenian government condemned … and provided humanitarian assistance to Yazidi refugees. This recognition highlights the …
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Sexual assault charge resolved by peace bond for Yazidi Association of Manitoba executive director
18 Mar 2025 00:00 GMT
… , executive director of the Yazidi Association of Manitoba, agreed … News reached out to Yazidi Association of Manitoba on … Yazidi minority in Canada." Yazidis are a persecuted ethnic and religious … had gathered for a religious celebration and the woman …
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32 Yazidi victims remains to arrive in Sinjar
20 Feb 2025 15:03 GMT
… / The remains of 32 Yazidi victims, killed and buried in … Kogjo cemetery
with a special religious ceremony fitting the scale of … the delivery of
the 32 Yazidi victims' remains to their …
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Yazidi woman enslaved by Islamic State relocates to Germany months after rescue
19 Feb 2025 01:46 GMT
… asylum-seekers from the religious minority at risk of … have enacted laws to protect Yazidi asylum-seekers from deportation. …
Hagemann argued that allowing Yazidi survivors, particularly those who … Watch, have reported that Yazidi survivors do not get …