Stop the Kurdification of Sinjar
The PUK says its reopened headquarters in Gir Ozer will serve local residents. In reality, it gives another Kurdish political party a permanent base from which to expand its influence over Sinjar.
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Opinion
3 August Is a Day of Remembrance – Not An Opportunity for Kurdish Self-Validation
Twelve years after the Ezidi genocide, this opinion piece argues that 3 August should remain a day of remembrance for the victims; not a platform for political narratives. It calls for justice,…
Twelve Years Later… We Are Still Waiting
Twelve years after the genocide against Ezidis, thousands of survivors are still waiting for justice, the return of their loved ones and the rebuilding of Sinjar. In this opinion piece, Jumana Omar…
Ezidis Are Not Kurds: Language, Politics and Attempts to Erase Ezidi Identity
Ezidis and Kurds are two distinct peoples, and speaking related forms of language does not erase that distinction. This opinion article examines how Kurdish political parties, curricula and nationalist narratives have used…
Who Does Yuri Nabiyev Really Represent?
Russian lawyer Yuri Nabiyev has built his political career around Kurdish nationalism while repeatedly referring to himself as an “Ezidi Kurd.” This opinion article examines the contradictions in his public statements and…
Former Ezidi MP Warns That Hate Speech Is Reproducing the Ideas Behind ISIS
Former Iraqi MP Moha Khalil has warned that anti-Ezidi hate speech is preserving the ideology that produced the 2014 genocide. His comments follow renewed controversy over the media treatment of an Ezidi…
When Did isis Members Become the Victims?
An Austrian woman of Bosnian herring who voluntarily joined isis is being portrayed as the victim of her own story, while the victims of the terrorist organisation she joined remain largely forgotten.…
Lamara Mirangi: An Artist Selling Ezidi Culture for Kurdish Propaganda
Lamara Mirangi has repeatedly displayed paintings of Ezidi children, traditional clothing and sacred Sharfadin imagery in exhibitions and political settings that present them as Kurdish culture. Her public statements, partnerships with Kurdish…
The Arabisation of Our Name Must End
Reports published in July used [“Yazidi”] as hostile references connected to Yazid ibn Muawiya, although neither report concerned the Ezidi people. Ezidi Times calls on Ezidis to reject imposed spellings beginning with…
Twelve Years After the Ezidi Genocide, Many Survivors in Iraq Still See No Future
Twelve years after the Ezidi genocide, many survivors remain in displacement camps in Iraq, while Ezidi families in Europe continue to face deportation despite unresolved insecurity, trauma and the absence of a…
Who Gave Jino Victoria Doabi the Right to Define Ezidis?
At a European Parliament hearing on women’s rights, Jino Victoria Doabi presented Ezidis, Jews, Christians and others as part of the Kurdish people. Ezidis reject this claim, condemn the use of our…
The Paradox of Protection: Can Integration Endanger Ezidi People’s Survival?
Giorgi (“George”) Gigauri reflects on whether displacement, migration, and integration may threaten the long-term survival of the Ezidi people by weakening the bonds between identity, memory, and ancestral place.
Hassan Kajal or Kajal Hassan… Who Is Better for Ezidis in Northern Iraq?
In this opinion piece, Hyman Krasafi reflects on Ezidi political representation in northern Iraq, the demand for a quota seat, and whether political forces will continue to treat Ezidi rights with the…
President Amedi’s Words on the Ezidi Genocide Are Not Enough
President Nizar Amedi’s statement remembering the Ezidi genocide is not enough. Ezidis need reconstruction, safe return from IDP camps, security guarantees and trials for the perpetrators — not another annual statement.
Why Return to Shingal Remains Impossible for Many Ezidis Twelve Years After the Genocide
The return remains impossible for many Ezidis despite signs of reconstruction, as insecurity, destroyed homes, political uncertainty and lack of rights continue to shape life after genocide.
Australia’s Return of ISIS-Associated Women Reopens Wounds for Ezidi Survivors
The return of ISIS-associated individuals to Australia has renewed difficult questions about justice, accountability, and survivor recognition. From an Ezidi perspective, the issue is not only about national security or legal process,…
International Children’s Day
On International Children’s Day, Ezidi Times extends its thoughts to all children affected by war, displacement, and hardship, with special attention to Ezidi children still living in camps in Iraq and growing…
Lalish Is Not “a Spring That Flows Into the Stream of ‘Kurdish’ Culture”
A response Sheikh Zeido Baadri’s article on the Lalish Cultural and Social Center, questioning the repeated framing of Lalish, Sharfadin, and Ezidi identity through Kurdish nationalist language.
Why Always Syriac and Ezidi Villages?
Concerns are growing in Tur Abdin as renewable energy projects are increasingly planned near historic Syriac and Ezidi villages, raising questions over land, consent, agriculture, water resources, and the future return of…
Ezidis Are Not a “Minority Within a Minority”
A published interview about Hawar, Our Banished Children describes Ezidis as “a minority within a minority,” reducing an ancient ethno-religious people to a subgroup of another identity. This wording is not harmless.…