Feature: Who are the Yazidis & Why Don't They Eat Lettuce?

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Presenter: Madison Marks

Delivered: Dubai on April 21, 2018

Who are the Yazidis and why don't they eat lettuce? This was the initial question that sparked this topic, and led to exploring who the Yazidis are and what their story is. This afikra feature dives into understanding the history, culture, beliefs, and practices of the Yazidi people.

Sources & Future References

• Yazda

• Lifting Hands International

• The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion by Birgül Açikyildiz - Google Books

• The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World by Garnik S. Asatrian & Victoria Arakelova - Google Books

• Nelida Fuccaro: The other Kurds: Yazidis in colonial Iraq | Cambridge Core

• A Pilgrimage to Lalish by C. J. Edmonds - Google Books

• The Yezidis: A Study in Survival by John S. Guest - Routledge

• The last girl : my story of captivity, and my fight against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad & Jenna Krajeski

• Sinjar: 14 Days that Saved the Yazidis from Islamic State by Susan Shand - Google Books

• The Yazidi and the Responsibility to Protect

• The Yazidi—Religion, Culture and Trauma

Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.

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Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.