Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (/ jəˈziːdiz / ⓘ; [24] Êzidî), [25] are a Kurdish -speaking [26] endogamous [27][28] religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. [29][30][31] The majority of Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in ...

2025年3月11日 · Yazīdī, member of a Kurdish religious minority found primarily in northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northern Syria, the Caucasus region, and parts of Iran. The Yazīdī religion includes elements of ancient Iranian religions as well as elements of Judaism, Nestorian Christianity, and Islam.

Yazidism, [a] also known as Sharfadin, [b] is a monotheistic ethnic religion [c] which has roots in pre-Zoroastrian Iranian religion, directly derived from the Indo-Iranian tradition. [d] Its followers, called Yazidis, are a Kurdish-speaking community. [e]

2024年3月13日 · Over 3,000 Yazidis, mostly men and elderly women, were killed, and around 6,000 women and children were captured by ISIS. The captive women and children were targeted for sexual slavery and...

2014年8月11日 · 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.

2018年9月4日 · Yazidis speak of surviving 74 genocides throughout their tormented history the horrific IS campaign to eradicate their faith and culture, recognised by the United Nations as genocide, may have ...

2024年2月24日 · The Yazidi people appeared only briefly in the international media thanks to the West’s battle with ISIS, and their religious faith remains shrouded in mystery. An estimated 5,000 Yazidis were brutally slain by the extremist militants in an attempted genocide and hundreds of thousands more were run out of many towns in their ancestral lands ...

2014年8月7日 · Among the many victims of the advance of The Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East are a group of up to 50,000 Yazidis, who are trapped in the mountains in northwest Iraq without food or...

Although Yazidis are often regarded as Kurds, they form a religious and ethnic minority with unique beliefs and practices misunderstood by their neighbours, leading to their persecution and...

2018年5月21日 · Who are the Yazidi people? The Yazidi people traditionally live in northern Iraq, particularly around the Nineveh and Dohuk provinces with large communities in Sinjar and Shekhan, where a number of their holy sites are located. Khalaf Smoqi, from the US-based Yazidi advocacy organisation Yazda, called the Yazidis an ancient people.