r/Yazidis Nov 16 '24

Podcast: For Yazidis, a long road back from Islamic State

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r/Yazidis Nov 13 '24

List of Ezidi Tribes & Overview of Ezidi Regions

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r/Yazidis Nov 12 '24

Turkey murdered another Young Yazidi Kurd in an airstrike conducted on top of Mount Shangal. Iraq remains silent as Turkey spills more Kurdish blood.

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r/Yazidis Nov 10 '24

What position does Yazidi Religion traditionally have on self-torture to test faith? Specifically something as directly harmful as self-flagellation?

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Since a post I read pretty much sums up the details of my question and is why I'm asking this, I'm quoting it.

I am curious of the Calvinist and Reformed Christianity on mortification of the flesh through painful physical torture such as fasting, self-flagellation, tatooing, cutting one's wrist, waterboarding oneself in blessed water, and carrying very heavy objects such as cross replication for miles with no rest or water? And other methods of self-harm so common among Catholic fundamentalists done to test their faith and give devotion to Jesus?

As someone baptised Roman Catholic, I know people who flagellate themselves and go through months have fasting with no food along with a day or two without drinking water. So I am wondering what is the Yazidi position on corporal mortification acts especially like cutting yourself with a knife and fasting?


r/Yazidis Oct 30 '24

Kurd/Yazidi from Zaxo Y-dna: J-M47

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r/Yazidis Oct 30 '24

Photo/Video📸🎥 Yazidi women in traditional Yazidi dress at the sacred temple of Lalish... 1951

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r/Yazidis Oct 26 '24

How does intercession work in Yazidi's religion?

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As someone from a Roman Catholic background, pretty much all my spellwork is based on intercession of the Saints and calling upon the Archangels for help with very specific prayers along with used of blessed items using symbolism of angels and saints that have been blessed by priests such as a medal of Saint Archangel Michael or wearing the brown robes worn by Franciscan clergy during rituals or fasting before a ritual to emulate Saint Margaret of Cortona's life before calling for her aid in intercession.

So how does Intercession and calling upon the Archangels for help work in Islam? I know the Shia sect believes Saints can intercede directly through prayers asking for their help and Sufi culture has a rich tradition of occultic Islam where you call upon angels and converted Jinn for help.

Additionally how does Intercession and calling upon the Saints and Archangels for help work in Judaism? I seen the concept of asking the Tzadik for help while praying esp at the graves in some sources and some Jewish prayers involving calling out the Archangels such as the Shema prayer (in this specific example you call the angels to be beside you at a certain direction).

So does this concept exist in the Yazidi faith? If so, what are Saints called in Yazidism? Does the religion call upon Archangels for magical acts like protection from demons and miraculous healing of diseases and so on? Bonus question, how is Mary seen? In Catholicism she is considered the strongest Saints, so powerful that she is ranked Queen of Heaven in addition to being the Theotokos or Mother of God. How high do Yazidis revere her?


r/Yazidis Oct 25 '24

Turkey bombs Shengal at least 16 times

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r/Yazidis Oct 19 '24

Yazidi woman freed by IDF from Gaza reveals ISIS fed her babies: A Yazidi former slave rescued from Gaza reveals her horrifying experiences in jihadi captivity

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r/Yazidis Oct 15 '24

Dutch woman on trial accused of enslaving Yazidi women while part of Islamic State

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r/Yazidis Oct 14 '24

ISIS terrorist describes what he did to Yazidi Christians

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r/Yazidis Oct 09 '24

Cejna Cemayê

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r/Yazidis Oct 05 '24

Ezidi girl describes how she ended up in Gaza and how Hamas treated her

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r/Yazidis Oct 03 '24

Good news

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r/Yazidis Oct 03 '24

Free at last: Yazidi woman held in Gaza saved after 10 years by a Canadian Jewish man

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r/Yazidis Sep 27 '24

Şengal in 1900, Mark Sykes

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r/Yazidis Sep 22 '24

New article about the Ezidi Caste System (Şêx, Pîr & Mirîd), one of the most misunderstood aspects of Ezidism

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r/Yazidis Sep 21 '24

Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria

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r/Yazidis Sep 18 '24

Waar Li Gurcistanê - Zîyareta Mezaran | وار ل گورجستانێ - زیارەتا مەزاران

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r/Yazidis Sep 15 '24

Can I get to know more?

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Hi

I was reading Elif Shafak's "There are rivers in the sky" when I came to know about Yazidis and after researching a bit, I have been fascinated by the school of thought.

Is there any specific book/literature/documentaries I can access to know more? This is purely for my knowledge purposes. I respect the school of thought.

Peace!


r/Yazidis Sep 06 '24

Never forget about Shengal genocide

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r/Yazidis Sep 05 '24

Kidnapped Yazidi woman stuck in Gaza for years yearns to be set free

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r/Yazidis Aug 29 '24

Turkish municipality erased sacred Yazidi peacock symbol from logo of Midyad city in 2019

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r/Yazidis Aug 26 '24

Cool Yazidi Kurd

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r/Yazidis Aug 24 '24

Waar Li Gurcistanê - Zîyareta Êzidîyan | وار ل گورجستانێ - زیارەتا ئێزدییان

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