10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YEZIDIS»
Discover the use of
Yezidis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Yezidis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This is the first detailed survey of Yezidi culture to appear in English.
2
Survival Among The Kurds
Luke articles, 'Minorities of Mosul III: The Yezidis', The Times, 27 August 1924, p.
9, and 28 August 1924, p. 9, reprinted under title 'The Yezidis or Devil-
worshippers of Mosul', The Indian Antiquary, May 1925, pp. 96-7, and in his
books: Mosul ...
3
The
Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion
The Ottomans forced the Yezidis to convert to Islam, and from the eighteenth
century, many fetwas were declared against Yezidis for their infidelity. Moreover,
because they were not recognised as a 'People of the Book' (ahl al-kitab)
protected ...
4
Yezidism in Europe: Different Generations Speak about Their ...
Yezidis in Germany: migration and community history As we saw earlier, in the
1960s and early 70s, the immigration policies of Germany and other European
states opened the way for Yezidis to come to the West as legal immigrants.
Philip G. Kreyenbroek, 2009
5
The Yezidi Oral Tradition in Iraqi Kurdistan
Like their Muslim neighbours, the Yezidis felt the loss of their villages during
collectivisation keenly, but their overall perception was that they had been losing
settlements and territory not just during the rule of Saddam but for hundreds of
years.
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The Mysteries of Mithras: The Pagan Belief That Shaped the ...
ECHOS OF MITHRAISM IN THE YEZIDIS AND THE PEACOCK ANGEL "The cow
driven astray invokes him for help, longing for the stables: 'When will that bull,
Mithra, the lord of wide pastures, bring us back, and make us reach the stables?
7
Languages of Iran: Past and Present: Iranian Studies in ...
Although some elements of their tradition suggest that Yezidis are aware of a
theoretical association with the 'Satan' of other religions,8 they regard Tawusi
Melek as wholly divine and worship him absolutely. Tensions between Yezidis
and ...
8
The Modernization of Public Education in the Ottoman Empire, ...
Until 1844 Ottoman troops exerted pressure on the Yezidis, who refused to be
conscribed to the Ottoman army. When in 1847 the British ambassador to the
Sublime Porte, Stratford Canning, intervened on behalf of the Yezidis, the
Ottoman ...
9
The Kurds: A Concise Handbook
At the time of Saladin's conquest of Antioch, the Yezidis were dominant in the
neighboring valleys in the Amanus coastal mountains, and by the 1 3th and 14th
centuries Yezidis had expanded their domains by converting many Muslims and
...
10
God and Sheikh Adi are Perfect: Sacred Poems and Religious ...
Yezidis, as non-Muslims, could be sold as slaves in the lands of Islam, and raids
on their community were commonplace. On the other hand, the Yezidis of Sinjar
had a reputation for highway robbery. In the early centuries of the faith many of ...
Philip G. Kreyenbroek, Khalīl Jindī, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YEZIDIS»
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Yezidis is used in the context of the following news items.
Iraqi Kurdish leader vows justice for Yezidi victims of ISIS
The attacks on the Yezidis unified disparate Kurdish forces as they all took on ISIS, although fault lines have again started to emerge over the past two weeks, ... «News24, Aug 15»
Yezidis demand UN action a year after Shingal massacre
Yezidi women hold up signs during a demonstration outside of the United Nations compound in Erbil on Sunday, August 2, the day before the one-year mark of ... «Rudaw, Aug 15»
World's Yezidis Rally for International Community to Stop ISIS …
The Yezidis are holding worldwide rallies and Memorial Services tomorrow in Oldenberg, Germany; on August 2nd in Lalish, Iraq (the Yezidi spiritual heartland), ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
Who and what are the Yezidis?
Yet, in the Middle East today, nearly a million Yezidis continue to worship according to their pre-Islamic traditions. And yet, when the Yezidis recently appeared ... «Deseret News, Jun 15»
Official: Kurdish Yezidis used as child soldiers by ISIS
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Yezidi children from the Kurdistan region are being forced to take up arms and fight for the Islamic State, a Kurdish Yezidi member of ... «Rudaw, May 15»
Yezidis demand autonomy: leader
Cologne, Germany – Haider Shasho, commander of the Yezidi Shingal Protection Forces in northern Iraq, met with the Yezidi community in the German city of ... «ARA News, May 15»
New massacre of Kurdish Yezidis proves to be a hoax
Earlier this week, the news went around the world: 300, perhaps as many as 600, Kurdish Yezidis held in captivity by the Islamic State were slaughtered in their ... «Rudaw, May 15»
Shiite militia recruiting Yezidis, strengthening foothold in Shingal
DUHOK, Kurdistan Region - The Shiite militia formally known as the People's Mobilization Forces appears to be strengthening its foothold in the Yezidi town of ... «Rudaw, Mar 15»
Looking for Their Women, Yezidi Fighters May Have Raided an Arab …
Details are scarce, but it appears that as many as 20 armed Yezidis stormed the town in a violent raid. Al Jazeera reported that both the Peshmerga and Yezidi ... «War is Boring, Jan 15»
Official report: thousands of Yezidis still in ISIS captivity
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi Human Rights Committee (IHRC) says that more than 3,500 Yezidi men and women have been captured by the Islamic ... «Rudaw, Dec 14»
