The Yazidis elected the new spiritual leader

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Read: 1932     15:30     16 Ноябрь 2020    

The Yazidi clergy on Saturday elected Eli Elyas Haji Nasir as their new Supreme spiritual leader, also known as Baba Sheikh.

The announcement was made in the city of Duhok in the Kurdistan region after several days of discussions among senior Yazidi figures. The election of the new Baba Sheikh followed forty days of mourning for the death of the previous leader.

"The should choice after consultations between family members, Yazidi tribes and the Supreme Spiritual Council of Yazidis, headed by the Yazidi world (Prince) Hazem Tahsin Saeed Beg, " Hadi Baba Sheikh, Khartou Haji Ismael's younger brother and head of his office, told Middle East Eye (MEE) in October.

Eli Elyas Haji Nasir will be inaugurated in a special ceremony on Wednesday at the Lalish temple, the holiest site for Yazidis.

Source ezdina.com





Tags: #yazidisinfo   #newsyezidi   #aboutyazidi   #Shangal   #Lalesh   #yazidispiritualleader  



The Yazidis elected the new spiritual leader

2020/11/89984-1605513310.jpg
Read: 1933     15:30     16 Ноябрь 2020    

The Yazidi clergy on Saturday elected Eli Elyas Haji Nasir as their new Supreme spiritual leader, also known as Baba Sheikh.

The announcement was made in the city of Duhok in the Kurdistan region after several days of discussions among senior Yazidi figures. The election of the new Baba Sheikh followed forty days of mourning for the death of the previous leader.

"The should choice after consultations between family members, Yazidi tribes and the Supreme Spiritual Council of Yazidis, headed by the Yazidi world (Prince) Hazem Tahsin Saeed Beg, " Hadi Baba Sheikh, Khartou Haji Ismael's younger brother and head of his office, told Middle East Eye (MEE) in October.

Eli Elyas Haji Nasir will be inaugurated in a special ceremony on Wednesday at the Lalish temple, the holiest site for Yazidis.

Source ezdina.com





Tags: #yazidisinfo   #newsyezidi   #aboutyazidi   #Shangal   #Lalesh   #yazidispiritualleader