The Yazidi people: who are they and why are they on the run?

[rangerrebew]

The Yazidi people: who are they and why are they on the run?
Explainer
 
01 Who are the Yazidi people?
02 What is Yazidism?
03 Why are the Yazidis persecuted?
04 Sinjar, Iraq, August 3, 2014
05 Where are the Yazidis today?
By Kerrie Armstrong

22 Nov 2016 - 6:33 PM  UPDATED 22 Nov 2016 - 6:33 PM
Who are the Yazidi people?
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The Yazidi people traditionally live in northern Iraq, particularly around the Nineveh and Dohuk provinces with large communities in SInjar and Shekhan, where a number of their holy sites are located.

Khalaf Smoqi, from the US-based Yazidi advocacy organisation Yazda, called the Yazidis an ancient people.

Yazidi

A map of traditional Yazidi settlements in northern Iraq. (SBS News)

“Yazidis believe that they were the first people on earth,” he told SBS.

“You can see that through their traditions."

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/explainer/yazidi-people-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-run

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Very sad.  To the extent we take in refugees from that part of the world, it should be limited to persecuted religious minorities, including Christians, jews, Yazidis, etc..