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[29] [30] [31] The majority of Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh and Duhok. [32] [33] There is a disagreement among scholars and in Yazidi circles on whether the Yazidi people are a distinct ethnoreligious group or a religious sub-group of the Kurds, an Iranic ethnic group.
The name Yazidi seems to have been applied to the group because of his Umayyad origins. [12] In Yazidi religious lore, there is no trace of any link between Sultan Ezid and the second Umayyad caliph. [14] Some scholars have derived the name Yazidi from word yazata, the name for a divine being in Old Iranian. [4] [1]
Adawiyya (Arabic: العدوية; Kurdish: عدویتی) also pejoratively known as Yazidiyya (Arabic: اليزيدية; Kurdish: یزیدیتی), was a Sunni Sufi order founded by Adi ibn Musafir in Kurdistan. Adawiyya was a syncretic and heterodox sect, heavily influenced by Pre-Islamic religions. It later evolved into Yazidism.
When Rihan Ismail returned to her family’s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she was coming back for good. Islamic State militants had abducted then-adolescent Ismail ...
Because of the radio, Kurds in Turkey were able to have an opportunity to hear the Kurdish language on the radio as well as listen to material related to Kurdish culture, especially music. Today, there are approximately over 10,000 recordings of Kurdish folk songs and theatrical plays in the archives of Yerevan Radio. [16] [22] [23] [24]
Population numbers for the Syrian Yazidi community are unclear. In 1963, the community was estimated at 10,000, according to the national census, but numbers for 1987 were unavailable. [ 5 ] There may be between about 12,000 and 15,000 Yazidis in Syria today.
The following is a list of Yazidi settlements in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Armenia, including both current and historical Yazidi settlements. Historically, Yazidis lived primarily in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria. [ 1 ]
A prisoner who has been held at Guantanamo Bay since the day it opened over 20 years ago has been released, the Pentagon said.. Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi’s transfer back to Tunisia was approved ...