Posts Tagged: Yazidi persecution
IsraAID Joins Memorial for Yazidi Victims of Islamic State, Helps Surviving Refugees
JNS.org - Members of the Israeli humanitarian organization IsraAid have joined 1500 Yazidi refugees in northern Greece on a march and candle lighting ceremony in...
ISIS Uses Smartphone Apps, Shared Databases to Sell Captives as Sex Slaves
The advertisement on the Telegram app is as chilling as it is incongruous: A girl for sale is "Virgin. Beautiful. 12 years old.... Her price...
UN: ISIS Committing Genocide Against Yazidis in Iraq, Syria
The United Nations said that Islamic State is committing genocide against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq and Syria, as it urges further international action against...
Holocaust Educator to Help Yazidis Document Genocidal Persecution by ISIS
A Holocaust educator will help record tragic stories from the Iraqi-Syrian Yazidi community who survived genocidal persecution at the hands of ISIS terrorists and made their way to Germany,...
In Iraqi Kurdistan, a Genocide Before Our Very Eyes (PART TWO)
Part One of this article appeared here. Nothing can prepare one for the level of destruction found in Shingal. The streets are strewn with rubble, housing blown...
In Iraqi Kurdistan, a Genocide Before Our Very Eyes
The two bullet casings are already beginning to rust. Sheikh Nasser Pasha plucks them from the ground. “Look, one is from an AK-47, one from...
Kaddish for Christian and Yazidi Victims of Islamic State Genocide
JNS.org - Jews should observe a day of remembrance for the Christians and Yazidis being exterminated in the Middle East. Lighting a yahrzeit (memorial) candle and...
Inspired by Oscar Schindler, Jewish Businessman Leads Effort to Rescue Christian, Yazidi Girls From ISIS
A Jewish businessman is leading an effort to rescue Christian and Yazidi girls kidnapped by ISIS militants and sold as sex slaves in northern Iraq,...
Have the Yazidis Been Forgotten by the International Community?
Nearly one year ago, global media and public opinion raged over the humanitarian crisis and near genocide facing the Yazidi population of northern Iraq at...
