Displaced Yazidis in Georgia find respite, but little else - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Maxim Edwards

Maxim Edwards

Sep 16, 2015

Yazidis in Georgia commemorate the victims of the Sinjar massacre at Tbilisi's Yazidi temple, Aug. 3, 2015 — Maxim Edwards

A general view shows the city of Tbilisi, Georgia, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili - D1AETIXBTSAB

Why Iranians are lured by Georgian delights

Rohollah Faghihi

Rohollah Faghihi

Women worshippers stand at the altar, they pray and tie knots in pieces of cloth that represent their wishes, during their visit to the new Yazidi Temple in the village of Aknalich, 35 kilometres from the Armenian capital Yerevan, on October 11, 2019.

Yazidis or Kurds? The fight over identity in Armenia and Iraq

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, walk towards the Syrian border, on the outskirts of Sinjar mountain, near the Syrian border town of Elierbeh of Al-Hasakah Governorate August 10, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo - RTX2GIYQ

Why Moscow won't recognize genocide against Yazidis in Iraq

Yekaterina Chulkovskaya

Yekaterina Chulkovskaya

A Yazidi girl catches a scarf in a religious ritual at the Lalish temple in Dahuk, Nov. 17, 2022.

Yazidis in Iraqi Kurdistan face 'extinction,' community leaders say

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture