The Yezidis, a religious minority located mostly in Northern Iraq, came to the attention of the world in August when Islamic state advances into Mount Sinjar forced many thousands to flee their homes amid summary executions and kidnappings. However, this is only one in a long series of persecutions remembered by a community which has weathered many storms in the past and undergone many changes in its struggle to survive.
The Yezidis form part of a complex structure of faith communities that have inhabited the area, a structure which has been broken by recent events. This paper will consider the prospects for survival of this ancient community.
EVENT: The Yezidis of Northern Iraq: Catastrophe and Survival
DATE: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
TIME: October 24: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. GMT
VENUE: The Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, 210 Euston Road, London NW1 2DA
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By Professor Christine Allison
Ibrahim Ahmed Professor of Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter
Biography
Christine Allison is Ibrahim Ahmed Professor of Kurdish Studies and Director of the Centre for Kurdish Studies at the University of Exeter. Professor Allison’s main areas of interest are orality, literacy and popular culture across the Middle East and especially amongst the Kurds. Much of her written work has focused on the Yezidis. She is currently preparing a book on discourses of memory in Kurdish communities.
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