Yazidis
From forced conversion to genocide: How Yazidis carry centuries of persecution into exile
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: The Islamic interpretation of the Yazidi faith is what members of ISIS used to justify the enslavement of over 6,000 women and children and the murder of more than 5,000 people.
Thousands of ISIS-linked women, children still held in Syria’s camps amid escape efforts - analysis
Israel's decisive Syria strikes highlight need for intervention in preventing genocides - analysis
Where are the missing Yazidis? Thousands still held captive after ISIS attacks
Prosecutors seek 8 years for Dutch woman accused of keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria
She had told judges earlier in the trial that she moved from the Netherlands to Islamic State-held territory in Syria in 2015 with her young son to try to change her life for the better.
Dutch woman on trial accused of enslaving Yazidi women while part of Islamic State
In earlier procedural hearings Aarab's lawyers said she was young and naive and was left in the house with the Yazidi by her then-husband, but did not command the women.
Free at last: Yazidi woman held in Gaza finally leaves enclave
M., kidnapped from her home in Sinjar as a ten year old girl, was lured into Gaza and remained stuck there for years.
Saad Hariri stirs up storm with comment understood to call for support to Hezbollah
Some lauded the former Prime Minister for his “national stances”, while others slammed him for commending those responsible his father’s assassination
Kidnapped Yazidi woman stuck in Gaza for years yearns to be set free
Steve Maman, popularly nicknamed the “Jewish Schindler” for his efforts to rescue and aid thousands of Yazidi refugees, calls on Netanyahu to lend a shoulder and assume responsibility for aiding M.
In the shadow of genocide: Remembering 10 years of Yazidi struggle
A decade after ISIS’s genocidal campaign, the Yazidi community remains deeply scarred, struggling with displacement, mental health issues, and ongoing sectarian conflict.
Syrian Democratic Forces rescue Yazidi woman held by ISIS during counterinsurgency operation
The woman disclosed that she endured rape and forced marriage to IS fighters before being transported to al-Hol in 2019.
Yazidi women rescued eight years after ISIS kidnapping - analysis
While many Yazidis have been saved, the community continues to live in displaced persons' camps and does not receive much international assistance.
Yazidis who survived genocide in Iraq flee to Cyprus, en route to Europe
A Yazidi man currently in Cyprus tells ‘The Jerusalem Post’ of his travel, survival and the woes of his community.
German lawmakers recognize Islamic State crimes against Yazidis as genocide
The jihadist group killed thousands of Yazidis, enslaved 7,000 and displaced most of the 550,000-strong community from their ancestral home.
