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- The Yezidis live principally in northern Iraq. There are approximately one million people worldwide. Historically, the Yezidis lived primarily in communities in locales
Read More - Lalish: The Yezidi Spiritual Heartland (I)
The Tomb of Sheikh Adi in Lalish Lalish is the spiritual heartland of the Yezidis, a place where they find both spiritual solace and physical protection during times of invasion and persecution.. During the recent assaults on the Yezidis by Saddam Hussien and the Kurdish Muslims many Yezidis sought short and long-term refuge in Lalish.
Read More - As a minority group in Middle East, Yezidis have been persecuted throughout their history. They have been an easy target especially since they are a minority and are wrongfully labeled as “devil worshipers.” In reality though, they worship god and the seven angels. In order to maintain peace Yezidis have had to alter their clothes, language,
Read More - It has been estimated that 23 million Yezidis have been killed by Muslim extremists and their other self-proclaimed enemies during the past 700 years. The Yezidi population continues to decrease. Just 200 years ago, it was 2 million. It is now estimated to be less than one million worldwide. A current “incentive” to the ongoing slaughter is a belief that states that if a Muslim slays a Yezidi great awards await him or her in Heaven. If a Muslim man slays a Yezidi he is told that he will be rewarded with 72 virgins in the next world.
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