TAJÊ: The genocide of Yazidi women continues, time to take the struggle to a new stage

TAJÊ: The genocide of Yazidi women continues, time to take the struggle to a new stage

The Yazidi (Êzidî) Free Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) issued a statement marking the 11th anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide committed by ISIS on 3 August 2014. In the statement made in Shengal with the slogan “With the Call for Peace and Democratic Society, We Will Avenge the Genocide Against Êzidî Women,” it was emphasized that the KDP, the Iraqi government, and the Turkish state are continuing their policies of genocide. The statement, read by TAJÊ…

What Do Iraq’s Persecuted Yazidis Believe?

John Moore / Getty Hadi Maao has faced multiple challenges in his 22 years of life. At age five, his mud-brick house fell on him, a result of nearby car bombings. At age 12, he fled to the mountains when ISIS displaced his people. At age 19, he dodged police while seeking asylum in Europe. Today, he lives and works legally in the Netherlands, while missing and worrying about his family still living in camps in northern Iraq. Yet he maintains hop…