Ashty Bahro, who founded the Christian group in 2007, has never received USAID or UN funding. But this would not be a problem ...

One member of the minority religious community found asylum in Europe and sends home his meager grocery store wages.

Over the past few weeks there have been a concerning pattern of attacks, though it is not clear who would have an agenda to ...

A deadly suicide bombing at a Damascus church on Sunday June 22 has reignited urgent calls for global recognition of the ...

August 2024 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Islamic State group’s genocide, in which thousands of people from Iraq’s marginalized communities, including Yazidis, Christians and Shiite ...

Hundreds of members of Lincoln's community of the Kurdish-speaking religious group gathered for the two high school students' ...

Yazidis are an ethnic and religious minority in the Middle East, with the largest population concentrated in northern Iraq. The centuries-old monotheistic faith blends teachings and beliefs from ...

Yazidis captive in Turkey actually might stand a better chance of being returned home than those who are trapped with remaining ISIS forces in Iraq and Syria.

Represented by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and former veteran U.S. diplomat Lee Wolosky, the Yazidis - who are all U.S. citizens - and their families are survivors of Islamic State violence ...

Yazidis say the angel is a benevolent figure entrusted by God to care for the world. Some community activists say finding abducted Yazidis has not been a priority for Iraq’s government and its ...

Many Yazidis are hesitant to file a claim for fear of stigmatization and harassment. For many who fled ISIS captivity, reintegrating into Yazidi society has brought difficulties.

For Yazidis, the land holds deep religious significance; adherents from all over the world—remnant communities exist in Turkey, Germany, and elsewhere—make pilgrimages to the holy Iraqi city ...