Since the 2014 genocide, digital platforms have reshaped how Yazidi communities gather information, negotiate leadership, and mobilise for justice. Social media, online networks and digital archives now complement oral tradition, creating new forms of collective decision‑making.
This article examines the Yazidi Batizmî and the Zoroastrian pādyāb ablution rituals, outlining their theological bases, ceremonial procedures, and cultural contexts. It highlights convergences and divergences, drawing on scholarly sources to illuminate how each tradition conceives purity and ritual preparation.
This article compares the Arabization campaigns directed at Yazidis and Kurds in Iraq from the 1960s onward, outlining state policies, demographic and cultural outcomes, and the varied forms of resistance each community mounted.
Since the mass displacement of Yazidis in 2014, the Kirasgorîn ritual—a communal blessing ceremony for newborns—has been reshaped by diaspora life. New forms of performance, digital transmission, and negotiated caste boundaries reflect broader shifts in Yazidi religion abroad.
This article traces the evolution of the Yazidi priesthood from the hereditary qewal reciters and the emergence of the Sheikh caste to the modern authority of the Mir and Baba Sheikh. It highlights oral traditions, scholarly debates, and regional variations across the Yazidi world.
This article surveys the lived testimonies of Yazidi women who survived ISIS captivity, highlighting recurring themes of sexual violence, forced motherhood, psychological trauma, and the role of artistic and journalistic documentation in preserving their voices.
The mental health system for Yazidi internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Khanke combines protection teams, community‑based counselling, legal aid, and awareness programmes, coordinated by NGOs and the International Organization for Migration. It targets women, survivors of sexual‑gender‑based violence, and the broader community through a referral network and gender‑sensitive care.
German courts’ recognition of the Yazidi genocide has reshaped migration governance, influencing asylum outcomes, deportation policies, and return initiatives. While legal acknowledgment creates pathways for protection, administrative filters and political decisions continue to produce uneven repatriation experiences for Yazidi survivors.
The Yazidi community, primarily concentrated in Iraq and dispersed across a growing diaspora, exhibits a youthful demographic profile. Recent displacement data show that roughly one‑third of Yazidis are under 18, while the majority are adults, reflecting both historic fertility patterns and the impact of recent conflicts.
The 2014 ISIS‑led genocide reshaped Yazidi religious life, intensifying traditional rites, spawning new memorials, and prompting diaspora adaptations. Scholars document how trauma, resistance, and reconstruction have re‑defined contemporary Yazidi worship and collective memory.