Now 26 years old, Malkhas Amoyan has reached the final in each of the last five European Championships, earning four gold medals and one silver. Known as the “Ezidi Lion”, he continues to inspire not only wrestling fans but also young athletes from the Ezidi people and beyond who look to him as a symbol of strength, determination, and pride in one’s heritage.
On April 16th, 2025, the Ezidi people celebrated the arrival of the Ezidi New Year, marking the year 6775 according to the ancient Ezidi calendar. The celebration, known as Charshama Sare Salê, Charshama Sare Niane or just as Sarsal—the New Year—was held at Quba Mêrê Dîwanê in Aknalich, Armenia, the largest Ezidi temple in the world.
Tener más personas educadas y bien establecidas beneficia a todos los Ezidis (mlete Ezdi) del mundo. Con más Ezidis empoderados, tendremos mayores posibilidades de protegernos, de hacer oír nuestra voz en el ámbito internacional, e incluso de lograr nuestro sueño colectivo de reconstruir nuestra tierra ancestral, Ezdixan. Pero no podemos lograrlo confiando únicamente en los hombres. Necesitamos tanto hombres como mujeres Ezidis que estén educados, sean respetados y ocupen cargos de liderazgo. Ese es el camino hacia el verdadero éxito y la prosperidad. Forzar a las niñas a matrimonios tempranos solo para que tengan hijos—hijos que, debido a la falta de acceso a una educación y desarrollo profesional adecuados, probablemente no podrán contribuir de forma sólida a nuestra sociedad—mientras se espera que los hombres carguen con todo el peso, es una visión ingenua. Basta con observar cualquier nación exitosa: fíjense en cómo las mujeres contribuyen en igual medida a la solución de los problemas colectivos. Observen cuán fuertes y prósperas son esas sociedades.
Having more educated and well-established individuals benefits all Ezidis (mlete Ezdia) across the world. With more empowered Ezidis, we stand a better chance of protecting ourselves, having our voices heard internationally, and perhaps even achieving our collective dream of rebuilding our ancestral homeland, Ezdixan. But we cannot achieve this by relying solely on men. We need both male and female Ezidis who are educated, respected, and hold high-level positions. That is the path to true success and prosperity. Forcing girls into early marriages solely to bear children—children who, due to a lack of access to proper education and career development, are unlikely to become strong contributors to our society—while expecting men to shoulder all the burden, is naïve. Just look at any successful nation: observe how their women equally contribute to solving collective problems. See how strong and prosperous those societies are.
¿Por qué se muestra la cultura ezidi y asiria durante un evento que tiene como objetivo profundizar la amistad entre Armenia y los kurdos? Si la presencia kurda realmente es tan fuerte en Armenia y esta “amistad” ha existido durante tanto tiempo, ¿por qué es necesario llenar el vacío con fotos y materiales históricos de literatura, danza, películas y otros relacionados con los ezidis y los asirios?
Political and Historical Prostitution Between Armenia and the Kurds – Ezidi Times looked deeper into what exactly this exhibition showcased and was shocked to find that those “historical documents and photographs of Kurdish and minority communities” were materials related to the Ezidis and Assyrians. The few materials that were labelled as “Kurdish” were actually Ezidi documents and photographs, which had been fabricated or wrongly labelled as “Kurdish.”
The Yezidis, also known as Ezidis, are an ethnoreligious people predominantly residing in the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Armenia. The Yezidis are a distinct and separate group with their own unique identity. In this article we explain the multifaceted reasons why the Yezidis should not be mixed with the different people who see themselves as “Kurdish”.
When IS attacked the Ezidis and when many were forced to seek refugee in the Sinjar mountains, some effort were made to support and assist them. According to Farhad, the distribution of assistance was perhaps not optimal but it was at least something, considering that they had just survived a genocidal attack(s). However, due to the war between Ukraine-Russia and the situation in Palestine-Israel, the Ezidi genocide and all issues related to the Ezidis have been forgotten. Farhad explains that “Our people continue to suffer, and the effects of the genocide are still ongoing”, yet the suffering of the Ezidis has been overshadowed by other global issues that are of bigger political interest for the global powers.
Ezidi district of Al-Qahtaniyah, west of Nineveh governorate, Ezidi people who are currently living in IDP camps still remember August 14, 2007, as the day when their region experienced the deadliest series of bombings in Iraq since the 2003 U.S. invasion.
The Yezidis are an ethno-religious minority with the majority speaking Kurmanji, one of the main Kurdish dialects, according to researchers. Geographically, they are classified as a dispersed minority in demographic centres where population density is homogenous and concentrated. They are mainly located in contested areas across several residential clusters, notably in the Sinjar region (locally known as Shingal) and the Nineveh Plain, which falls administratively under the central government. This region includes the Shekhan district, along with numerous Yezidi villages and towns in the Tel Keppe district, as well as the cities of Ba’shiqa and Bahzani in Nineveh province. There are also smaller population clusters in the southern and western parts of Duhok province, which have been part of the Kurdistan region since 1991, including towns and cities such as Sharya, Khanke, Ba’adre, and Derabun.
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. It has been ten years since over 10,000 Yazidis were brutally murdered. Ten years since more than 7,000 women and children were subjected to abduction, violence, and enslavement. Ten years since thousands have disappeared and over 2,600 are still missing without a trace. This article is republished on Ezidi Times with the kind permission of Jurist.org.
В 2023 году мир глубоко переживал важные события, оставившие непередаваемый след на глобальной политической сцене. Не упустите шанс окунуться в обзор ключевых политических моментов этого года, формирующих облик нашего мира. Какие события сыграли важную роль и оставили свой отпечаток в динамике глобальной политики? Узнайте об этом в увлекательной статье ниже.
December 7th, 1988, marked an ill-fated day in the history of Armenia, a day that would forever be etched in the collective memory of its people. On this day, a devastating earthquake struck the northwestern region of the country, leaving in its wake a trail of destruction, loss, and resilience. Read more…
Lianna Mhoyan: Det bliver tydeligt, at hun fremmer en bestemt fortælling gennem hele programmet. Vær opmærksom på aggressiv kurdisk propaganda i Armenien.
Lianna Mhoyan; it becomes clear that she is pushing a narrative throughout the entire program: Beware of Aggressive Kurdish Propaganda in Armenia
Yezidis, who lived in proximity to Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, and Turks, were also caught in the crossfire. Kurdish tribes actively participated in the persecution of the Yezidis