A Yazidi woman who was kidnapped aged 11 by the Islamic State group in Iraq and subsequently taken to Gaza has been rescued ...
Initiated Sept. 16 by Dr. Lisa McLean and Dr. Carrie Traher, professors of Thanatology (scientific study of death, dying, ...
Thursday’s announcement came as Yazidis gathered in the village of Kocho in northern Iraq’s Sinjar province on the tenth anniversary of the massacre that killed hundreds there. Displaced ...
Daesh specifically targeted religious minorities, Yazidis and Christians, for destruction in an attempt to annihilate religious pluralism and establish a purely Islamic region, in accordance with ...
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But Hadia's interactions with animals at the Horses for Hope project have helped her and other Yazidis affected by conflict and displacement to overcome their trauma. Originally from Sinjar, ...
Yazidis fear their ancient religious rites and rituals will dilute over time if formal recognition is not provided. Being able to tick your religion on the national census may seem like a small ...
Iraq-Israel diplomatic rift was complicating factor in rescue of a 21-year-old Yazidi captive of Islamic State militants ...