Over the past few weeks there have been a concerning pattern of attacks, though it is not clear who would have an agenda to ...

Maao said that in the Yazidi story, God rewarded this angel (which they believe was a spirit called Melek Tawûs) for his ...

Ashty Bahro, who founded the Christian group in 2007, has never received USAID or UN funding. But this would not be a problem ...

Thousands of Yazidis who were in displacement camps in northern Iraq's Kurdistan Region have returned to Sinjar. "It's a beautiful feeling to be home," says a Yazidi woman who recently arrived.

Yazidis accuse local Arabs of siding with the militants. “How can we let them back?” asked the colonel. “They lived with us for 100 years but they stabbed us in the back.

August 2024 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Islamic State group’s genocide, in which thousands of people from Iraq’s marginalized communities, including Yazidis, Christians and Shiite ...

T he genocide of the Yazidis in northern Iraq ’s Sinjar District will be remembered as one of the darkest chapters in the rise and “fall” of ISIS. It is hard to fathom the pain, suffering ...

Hundreds of members of Lincoln's community of the Kurdish-speaking religious group gathered for the two high school students' ...

Yazidis practice a monotheistic religion that has elements in common with many Middle Eastern faiths, including Islam, Christianity and Zoroastrianism. A central figure is Melek Taus, ...

Many Yazidis are hesitant to file a claim for fear of stigmatization and harassment. For many who fled ISIS captivity, reintegrating into Yazidi society has brought difficulties.

Yazidis are an ethnic and religious minority in the Middle East, with the largest population concentrated in northern Iraq. The centuries-old monotheistic faith blends teachings and beliefs from ...

Represented by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and former veteran U.S. diplomat Lee Wolosky, the Yazidis - who are all U.S. citizens - and their families are survivors of Islamic State violence ...