Maxim Edwards

Maxim Edwards is Commissioning Editor at openDemocracy Russia. He writes on nationalism and interethnic and interreligious relations, with a particular focus on post-Soviet countries. His work has appeared on Al Jazeera and in Souciant, R&K and the Forward among other publications. On Twitter: @MaximEdwards

Iraq Pulse | Sep 16, 2015

Displaced Yazidis in Georgia find respite, but little else

A small number of Iraqi Yazidis fleeing Islamic State attacks in 2014 headed for economically struggling Georgia, where the existing Yazidi community, itself formed by refugees escaping persecution, has been trying to assist them.

Iraq Pulse | Oct 10, 2014

Ethnic dimension of Iraqi Assyrians often ignored

Iraqi Assyrians are often referred to simply as “Christians,” but there is an ancient, distinctive ethnic aspect to Assyrian groups that is overlooked, thus undermining their rights.